"Affected by extreme weather such as frosts this year, pear trees in the main production areas of Hebei, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong and other major areas have been seriously damaged during the flowering period.
The growers in Igdir, a city located in southeastern Turkey, were already busy with the melon and watermelon harvest but now the harvest of tomatoes has started as well.
The Banana Producers Association (BPA) of Ghana officially announced its membership to Afruibana in order to defend the interests of the African banana industry in the EU.
During the current season, mango prices have fallen by 30 to 40 percent due to an overproduction of mangoes in Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, and Costa Rica.
The phytosanitary authorities of Peru and the United States should hold a bilateral meeting between September and October of this year to decide if the US will allow the entry of fresh asparagus without fumigation.
The wholesale price of pepper in the Xinfadi Market is currently 0.8-1 yuan [0.12-0.14 USD] per 0.5 kg, which is a decrease of 10% in comparison with the previous week.
The European Association for Fruit and Vegetable Growers reported that the constant high temperatures in Europe have caused one of the worst crises in the European fruit and vegetable industry in the last 40 years.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol from the Philippines plans to have coconut farms in the country irrigated in an attempt to fortify the country's status of being one of the world's top producers of coconut.
U.S. soybean farmer’s biggest foreign competitor Brazil faces new challenges as a judge moves to ban glyphosate until more toxicology studies are completed.
African banana growers have expressed fears that Brexit could contribute to their business with Europe being wiped out, costing the region tens of thousands of jobs.
Since the beginning of this year, Advanced Berry Breeding (ABB) has entered into its new office in Hedel, the Netherlands, and is at full strength with a few new colleagues.
The dry weather has had consequences for the harvest of crops in the north of Jutland, Denmark. However, the fruit trees suffered less from the lack of water.
