The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA, Minister Lee Dong-phil) announced that the phytosanitary quarantine authorities of the Republic of Korea and Socialist Republic of Vietnam finally concluded ‘the Requirements of Korean Strawberry
As Japan ramps-up its export drive, APL is supporting Japanese growers and exporters in the exploration of overseas markets for their fresh produce. Through its range of SMART reefer solutions and diversified global network, APL offers an optimal and cost
In a world-first, major grocery retailers and the horticultural industry have agreed to streamline fresh produce safety requirements lowering the cost of doing business and improving food safety across the fresh produce supply chain in Australia.
Ghanaian mango farmers are unable to provide enough fruit for fresh fruit manufacturing firms, which means they are having to import mangoes from neighbouring African countries.
A local Taiwanese upscale supermarket chain implemented a service for shipping Taiwanese fruit to customers in Hong Kong and Japan, back in 2008. The service will now allow customers to order mangoes, lychees, pineapples and dragon fruit online, said Ella
This year, horticulture experts in Bihar are expecting a bumper mango and litchi harvest, with production estimated to be at least 30 to 35% more than last year. The fruit is already on market stalls, but higher quality produce is soon expected.
According to a statement from the All Pakistan Fruits and Vegetables Exporters, Importers and Merchants (PFVA), released Monday 16 May, this season Pakistan has set its mango export target at 100,000, which would mean earnings of $75 million in foreign ex
Summer is the best season for Taiwan mango. In the beginning of May, as this years first batch of Taiwan mango passed the inspections and quarantines in Xiamen Port, its sales season starts to unveil.
At the moment, Polish customers are turning away from domestic potatoes and choosing those of foreign origin, as reported by the Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics.
A team of Michigan State University researchers with the School of Packaging, have shown that packaging improvements can enhance the safety and improve the quality of onions.
SouthWind Farms, based in Heyburn, is exporting fresh potatoes to the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Canada and Malaysia. According to partner Jerry Tominaga, they grow around 700 acres commercially.
In 2015, the brand Plátano de Canarias increased its market share in Spain by 11%, reaching 72.10%, according to data provided by the Food Consumption Panel of the consultancy firm Kantar, an official source of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
In far-north Queensland, hot and humid weather conditions have led to an oversupply of bananas, causing the price to drop to as little as 15 cents a banana. While in South Australia the opposite situation has happened, recent storms have damaged strawberr
With an increase of 32% to 68,000 metric tons the banana sales reached record sales in 2015. All Fairtrade bananas on the German market are organic certified. The total market share of Fairtrade bananas is 10%. German consumers spent 12 Euro on average on
A Japanese research group has identified the enzymes that change the grassy odor of plants into a sweeter “green” fragrance. This discovery can potentially be used to grow sweet tomatoes with less of a grassy odor. These findings were published on April 2
"Quality means making it possible for consumers to choose fruit depending on its ripeness, sweetness, crispness, shape and appearance. It is not possible to display everything in stores while at the same time separating ready to eat items from what needs
The Spanish melon and watermelon campaign kicked off with good weather in Spain and adverse weather conditions in Europe, which took a toll on demand and, therefore, affected the first exports in late April.
"Don't believe those who say Italy is being invaded by tomatoes from China. It may actually be the opposite," explained Guido Conforti from the industry tomato interbranch organisation during a convention held at Cibus in Parma.
The company Babia exports refrigerated fresh vegetables, mostly broccoli, from Mexico to the United States, Canada and Japan. It is a relatively new family business, but with 85 years' experience in the production and distribution of ice.
Silk may have found a second use outside the textiles industry with scientists discovering it can help persevere fruits.
Published in the May 6 issue of Scientific Reports, scientists from Tufts University in the US found bananas and berries can stay f
