The Port of Wilmington's top banana - Dole Fresh Fruit Co. and the 65 million pieces of the yellow fruit it ships there each week - could be lost to the competing port across the Delaware at Paulsboro.
Fresh Del Monte Produce, a US-based fruit and vegetable producer, has reported that its net earnings for the second quarter of 2013 increased 8.4% to $62m, compared with $57.2m for the same period in 2012.
Blumberg Grain, a US-based multi-national food security firm, has signed a letter of intent with the Nigerian federal government to invest around $250m in the country's agribusiness sector.
Czech garlic has begun to appear in large domestic retail chains to a larger extent and while its offer was very low in supermarkets in the last few years.
Dole Food Company, Inc. DOLE +0.55% today announced financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 15, 2013, and reiterated guidance for full year 2013.
According to Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation, Russia imported 364,000 tons of pears in the season 2012/13, a decrease of 15% from the previous season.
India is mulling a ban on the export of onion in order to ensure domestic supply and prevent steep rise in prices that could lead to a further stoke inflation.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Water of Murcia estimated that the new varieties of nectarines would be highly demanded by children, as it is a fruit with a great organoleptic quality and easy to consume.
The USDA has agreed to purchase up to $5 million worth of cranberry concentrate. It will then be used in distributions to federal food programs, schools and food banks.
The multinational Dole, the largest exporter of fruit in the country, announced that it had investment plans for US $20 million in Chile this year, which includes the construction of three new fruit processing plants.
