Published: Jul 15, 2015

New Zealand food prices fell in June, for a third monthly decline, with newly introduced seasonal adjustments showing cheaper vegetables helped drag down the index.

Published: Jul 15, 2015

On 11 July, the Association of Potato Operators at Origin of Castile-Leon, (ASOPOCyL) held the second national meeting for this product.

Published: Jul 14, 2015

The South Australian Potato Industry has received funding of $100,000 under the State Government’s Advanced Food Manufacturing (AFM) grant program to enable a project utilising potatoes which are graded-out due to size or shape and do not meet supermarket

Published: Jul 14, 2015

Working with kiwi fruit, researchers at the Queensland University of Technology identified how the fruit makes and regulates the level of vitamin C within its cells.

Published: Jul 14, 2015

On 8 and 9 July Rijk Zwaan organised the Global Melon & Watermelon Event in Spain, with a focus on global trends and how to fulfil the requirements of the whole food chain.

Published: Jul 10, 2015

Cambodia is seeking to export its mangoes to South Korea, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

Published: Jul 10, 2015

Production of avocados from California, which accounts for almost all of the domestic production of avocados in the United States, has declined over the last several years. But as demand for the product has continued to grow in the U.S., Mexican imports h

Published: Jul 10, 2015

The plum season is not there yet, but the forecast has negative and positive aspects. "Concerning forecast, at this stage, the harvest is announced as normal in traditional varieties, like Greengage, variety expected by our French Belgian and English cust

Published: Jul 10, 2015

Published: Jul 10, 2015

Banana farmers in Kabarole district are concerned about the decline in Banana yield from an average of 1332 per acre per annum to 702 bunches per acre, per annum in the last one and half years.

Published: Jul 09, 2015

On Tuesday the funny things were, in no particular order: a protester interrupting the prime ministers considered effort to project gravitas among the root vegetables; the prime minister pretending to

Published: Jul 09, 2015

For the second consecutive year, the Business Event for Experts has been the framework chosen by Bayer CropScience Vegetable Seeds to present their top solutions for melon and watermelon producers, international operators and representatives of major reta

Published: Jul 09, 2015

Some of the world's most popular foods and seasonings can also be the smelliest -- think garlic, onions, certain cheeses and the notoriously stinky Asian durian fruit. No amount of plastic wrap seems to contain their stench, but now scientists have develo

Published: Jul 07, 2015

A first-of-its-kind venture floated by the John Pennycuick Farmers’ Trust (JPFT) at Cumbum in Theni district of Tamil Nadu has proved to be a game changer. In less than three months’ time, Aroma Banana, the trade arm of the trust, has turned the market fo

Published: Jul 06, 2015

Published: Jul 06, 2015

Strawberries with whipped cream, strawberries with sugar, strawberries with balsamic vinegar, strawberries with champagne - these are all great combinations. Now for one that is a little less obvious:

Published: Jul 06, 2015

Cooperatives have confirmed the current "strong demand" for summer fruits, driven by high temperatures that boost consumption, although prices have not yet reached the right levels to ensure profitability. This was explained to Efeagro by the President of

Published: Jul 06, 2015

After the reopening of the Brazilian market for fruits and vegetable trade, the provincial government launched an assistance plan for the pears and apples productive sector, which includes compensation for exports, new credit lines, subsidies, search for

Published: Jul 06, 2015

CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) is introducing Chia and Quinoa to the Indian farming community, which is looking at value addition of crops to generate revenues from food processing.

Published: Jul 01, 2015

Durian season is in full swing, with Singaporeans indulging in this year's bountiful harvest by buying more of the spiky fruit and throwing durian parties.