Del Monte Pacific (DMPL), a Singapore-based food and beverage firm, has closed the acquisition of Del Monte Foods' (DMF) Consumer Products business for $1.67bn.
Increased ocean freight and fruit costs weighed heavily on Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., which posted a net loss of $146 million during the fourth quarter.
According to the vice president of AGAP, José Antonio Gómez Bazán, Peruvian exports of Hass avocado will amount to 140,000 tons this year, 40% more than what was achieved in 2013, when 100,000 tons were shipped.
According to the Ministers of Agriculture and Agri-food, French agri-food exports grew 3.3% in 2013. The positive figure for the sector is evaluated at 11.5 billion Euro.
According to Celso Martinez Bleizeffer, as a result of the severe winter storms affecting the United States, the export of vegetables, including peppers, has significantly decreased.
During week 4 (20 to 26 January) Spanish peppers registered much lower modal prices in the German markets than those produced in Turkey, especially in Hamburg, but also in Cologne or Frankfurt
Peru expects to beat its fruit export record to the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong this year, driven in large part by increased shipments of Red Globe grapes and frozen strawberries.
Producers from the Apatzingan Valley pacted the sale price of limes for the first time after several years in which its price in Mexico and abroad was set by organized crime.
Yet another good reason to eat your fruits and vegetables! A nutrient found in produce, especially strawberries and cucumbers, may help to prevent memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease patients.
Uncle Matt’s Organic organic orange juice company, and MegaFood whole food dietary supplements, are teaming up to offer consumers nutritional supplements sourced straight from the grove.
Unfair competition from other countries as well as constant pressure from the traders and large retailers. White garlic production is under threat in Lomagne.
The general manager of the Peruvian Association of Mango Producers and Exporters (EMPA), Juan Carlos Rivero, announced that Peru would export 140,000 tons of mangoes this season (2013/2014), 40% more than the initial 100,000 tons projection.
