Published: Sep 08, 2015

Table grape exports to Japan have boomed under the recent free trade agreement, and next season Japan wants more.

Published: Sep 08, 2015

Tasmanian berry producer, Westerway Raspberry Farm is teaming up with Coles to put Tasmanian-grown berries in supermarket freezers around the nation.

Published: Sep 07, 2015

Those who say India's inflation woes are under control forgot to tell Mumbai's onion thieves. Prices of the vegetable — a staple in Indian diets — have almost doubled since July, leading to a series of widely-reported heists in recent weeks.

Published: Sep 07, 2015

Nearly 3 to 4 million tonnes (mt) of onions are wasted every year due to lack of adequate storage facilities, said senior Government officials at an event held here on Wednesday.

Published: Sep 01, 2015

Nigeria spends over $1.5 billion annually on tomato products' importation from China and other parts of the world, the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, Raw Material and Research and Development Council (RMRDC) Dr Husaini Ibrahim, has said.

Published: Sep 01, 2015

"I have dehydrated a lot of things in my life," says Antonio Bettarello, owner of Capuzzo, a company established in 1962 and specialising in the production of a wide range of diced, powdered and flaked fruit and vegetables as well as fruit in syrup...

Published: Sep 01, 2015

The Bursa Black fig, which is exported all over the world, has increased in export price to €2.45 a kilo. The harvest began on 18 August and the fig started to be exported on 22 August.

Published: Sep 01, 2015

Orange juice prices jumped Friday after Florida issued a state of emergency as tropical storm Erika barreled toward the state, posing risks to citrus crops.

Published: Sep 01, 2015

In 2014, Turkey's watermelon production was almost five times greater than Spain's, according to data from the European Statistical Office (Eurostat).

Published: Sep 01, 2015

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden announced last week Thursday that Whole-Farm Revenue Protection insurance will be available in every county in the nation in 2016.

Published: Sep 01, 2015

According to a report released by the Egyptian Ministry of agriculture and Land Reclamation, the total volume of vegetables exported last Thursday amounted to 354 tonnes, while the amount of fruit shipped overseas reached 383 tonnes.

Published: Sep 01, 2015

Brits think bananas are produced in the UK, are unsure as to whether apples grow on trees or not and the majority have no idea where kale comes from, new research shows.

Published: Sep 01, 2015

Summer fruits are a major business for Israeli growers, who employ modern techniques which allow them to produce large quantities for local consumption. In the local market, fruits are a big hit among Israeli consumers during the summer months.

Published: Sep 01, 2015

“Think fresh, deliver fresh.” This is the motto of Apimex Fruchthandel GmbH from Munich. The import- and wholesale company primarily supplies major customers such as supermarkets and the European processing industry.

Published: Sep 01, 2015

The acreage and productive potential of kakis in Valencia has registered a 20% growth rate since 2004. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the acreage devoted to this subtropical crop has expanded from 2,281 hectares to 12,000 hectares, thus becomin

Published: Sep 01, 2015

Jordan's Ministry of Agriculture has denied speculation about the massive import of Israeli potatoes, stating that the product arrives from various different origins, such as France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Palestine, Lebanon and Egypt.

Published: Sep 01, 2015

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service is now taking comments on a rule that will reduce the market order assessments on onion handlers by half.

Published: Sep 01, 2015

Nanasaheb Patil, chairman, Lasalgaon Agriculture Product Market Committee (APMC) said that India's daily consumption of onion is 35,000 tonnes while the imported quantity is only 10,000 tonnes. He questioned what the government will do once the stored sto

Published: Sep 01, 2015

Over the last weeks, many onion fields in all of the Federal Republic have suffered from continued drought. Dipl. Ing. agr. Andrea Scheinder of Fachverband Deutsche Speisezwiebel e.V explains the current situation...

Published: Sep 01, 2015

A Minnesota-based seed potato company recently expanded its operations. Founded in 1945, Pieper Farms, LLC supplies seed potatoes to farmers/growers, both nationally and internationally, who then raise them to maturity, becoming the potatoes consumers buy