Published: Jan 18, 2016

Two scientists in North Carolina recently conducted a study into the impact of eating bananas and pears before and during exercising as opposed to just drinking water. They found that the fruits can have a positive impact on both performance and recovery.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

The government should encourage the consumption of orange juice to support producers instead of implementing support programs, such as buying tolerant plants and bonds per ton of fruit delivered to the juicing company, because these resources don't really

Published: Jan 18, 2016

The results of the Imperial Mandarin Granulation Study undertaken by Citrus Australia and the University of Queensland reveal that consumers find fruit with up to 35% granulation the most appealing.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

In Turkey’s grape growing region of Alasehir in Manisa, exports of the world-famous Sultaniye grape variety reduced 56 percent in 2015 compared to the year before. In 2014, 250,755 tons of Sultaniye grape were exported, in 2015 this fell to 143,156 tons.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

The president of the Strawberry's Pro Market Association, Jaime Arrendo Salazar, said that 60 to 70 percent of the traditionally grown strawberry crops in Irapuato, i.e. at least 600 hectares, were at risk of being lost if the rains, such as the one on We

Published: Jan 18, 2016

As a result of the heatwave facing South Africa, a zoo has now resorted to giving animals frozen fruits to increase their body water content, despite having automatic sprinkling water. Zookeepers report that the animals love the frozen treats.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

The worst drought in over a hundred years in South Africa is having disastrous effects: crops have been devastated, food prices are rising, investors are increasingly losing faith in President Jacob Zuman and it is even contributing to racial tensions.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

Indian onion growers are being advised to take steps against diseases attacking their crop due to adverse weather conditions, which increase the likeliness of fungal or bacterial diseases.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

Over 400-plus respondents from growers to industry suppliers and research and Extension individuals, took part in American Vegetable Grower® magazine's inaugural State of the Industry survey. The resounding outcome was that U.S. growers are optimistic for

Published: Jan 18, 2016

After an unprecedented period of sustained high pricing and low supply levels, the California cauliflower market has seesawed thanks to warm, wet weather in the state’s desert growing regions.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

A supply deficit has taken hold of the California organic carrot market, report growers in the region. “I’ve been buying and selling carrots for 20 years,” says Robert Lichtenberg, an industry veteran, “and this is the worst shortage of organic carrots th

Published: Jan 18, 2016

The Peruvian sweet onion season is coming to an end, and despite the impact of El Niño, it has been satisfactory for the producer KeyPerú. "It's been a good season. We didn't achieve the yield we expected, but the quality is excellent

Published: Jan 18, 2016

Onion growers in Australia are dealing with lower returns as competition from imported onions continues to stir up the market.

Published: Jan 18, 2016

The extreme weather conditions are causing the fruit import to be more risky, whimsical and unpredictable. This was said by Jan van den Adel of Direct Source International.

Published: Jan 15, 2016

Yet still the smell of market cordite is wafting around financial markets.

Published: Jan 15, 2016

A study has found that men with high levels of lycopene in the blood have a 55 percent lower risk of suffering a stroke, compared to those with lower levels, reports woman-talk.com.

Published: Jan 15, 2016

It was a positive yet complicated pink grapefruit season for Reggiatito. "There were some hailstorms that did not affect us directly, but nonetheless created a weird situation on the market," explains owner Ettore Ciancico.

Published: Jan 15, 2016

As part of the start of the harvest season, there have been meetings, with their first setbacks, to determine the prices of fresh fruit and the prices of the fruit for the industry. Producers have asked that the peach for pulp be worth at least 3.50 pesos

Published: Jan 15, 2016

Del Feigal is a Washington apple grower relentless about developing ideas to grow great fruit efficiently. Last year, Feigal, president of orchard management at Auvil Fruit Company, was selected to receive the 2015 Silver Apple Award, delivered last month

Published: Jan 15, 2016

The rising popularity of exotic and tropical fruits grown outside the U.S., such as mangoes, papayas and pineapples has contributed to an increase in fruit imports.