We interviewed Arturo Medina Castro, head of ProHass (the Association of Hass Avocado Producers of Peru) to find out more about the current situation of the Peruvian avocado market.
The president of the Association of Polish Fruit Growers, Miroslaw Maliszewski, stated that Polish strawberries this year have conquered the Russian market, displacing other producers.
Produce World Group has acquired TIO, a company based in Forres, Morayshire in Scotland, which supplies organic root vegetables into retail and food service sectors.
The revenue generated by Azerbaijan's agricultural production in the first half of 2014 amounted to AZN 2.3 billion, which exceeds the figure for the same period in 2013 by 5.8%.
In a recent survey conducted by the European Food Safety Authority, which focused on the average consumption of fruits and vegetables, the Czech Republic was revealed to have the third lowest rate in Europe.
The country's only irradiation centre at Lasalgaon, about 70 kms from Nashik, has irradiated a record 295 metric tonnes of mangoes for export to USA in the current mango season.