Published: May 04, 2017

Over 60% of kiwi orchards were damaged in various areas in Lazio.

Published: May 04, 2017

Despite the boycott of the import of fresh fruit and vegetables from EU countries and Turkey, Russia was still the third largest importer of fresh produce globally in the past year.

Published: May 03, 2017

German company FOOD freshly, which deals in fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, has formed a joint venture with exotic fruits importer IG International and will launch packaged sliced fruits which will remain fresh for 10 days.

Published: Apr 28, 2017

Switzerland-based New Ventures, through its food and beverage subsidiary Kingdom Foods [Kingdom GHL] has announced plans to set up a potato processing factory in Kenya, to be located in Elgeyo-Marakwet at a cost of Sh1 billion (10 million USD)

Published: Apr 28, 2017

Bolstered by a solid and functional biosafety framework, Malawi is one of the few countries in Africa poised to move forward in commercializing genetically modified crops, with cowpeas and bananas that are now in field trials.

Published: Apr 25, 2017

This map uses a 3D visualization to show which cities in the United States have the highest GDP.

Published: Apr 24, 2017

The American Vegetable Grower magazine asked growers about their crops as part of the 2017 State of the Vegetable Industry survey, and gained a lot of insight into which crops are most commonly grown, and how well those crops are performing.

Published: Apr 21, 2017

Yesterday, the Panamanian government presented to the National Assembly (AN-Parliament) a contract allowing the transnational De Monte company to invest more than 100 million dollars in the reactivation of the country's banana area.

Published: Apr 21, 2017

The Indian company Ecplimpex is aiming to directly put its kesar mangoes on the world market.

Published: Apr 20, 2017

JD.com, China’s largest online retailer, is launching a direct sales flagship store for imported Zespri kiwifruits following a blockbuster year for sales of the fruit on the site.

Published: Apr 19, 2017

According to the Nielsen Perishables Group, in the US bananas were the top selling item in 2016 with 4,641 units sold per store per week.

Published: Apr 19, 2017

After being battered by three storms over the last month New Zealand is seeing a shortage in certain vegetables with flooding causing root rot, wiping out crops across the country.

Published: Apr 19, 2017

On Tuesday, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah, outlined a new tomato policy, conceived in collaboration with the federal ministry of agriculture, which he said will create 60,000 jobs in the country.

Published: Apr 18, 2017

MIA continues to handle the majority of America´s perishable imports by air, including 89.2% of all flower air imports; 66.7% of all fruit and vegetable air imports.

Published: Apr 17, 2017

BILLA Bulgaria has reported excellent financial results for 2016. The turnover of the retail chain increased by 15.05%, with gross sales revenue amounting to over 785 million Lev (about 402.05 million Euro).

Published: Apr 17, 2017

When the Lao Banana Co. first laid down roots a decade ago, it was quickly beset with tenacious pests, rot from fungi, and difficulty shipping through China.

Published: Apr 14, 2017

The ministry of consumer affairs, food and public distribution is considering fixing the portions of the food served in restaurants and at events.

Published: Apr 14, 2017

You probably know that cigarettes can kill you—in fact, smoking kills half of those who don't quit1—but do you really have the full story?

Published: Apr 13, 2017

Sri Lankan Cargo is tasked with raising its current business volume to 15-20%, and making nearly one-fifth of the total earnings of the Airline in the near to mid term.

Published: Apr 13, 2017

Yesterday, the Indonesian Agricultural Department announced a revision of the 'legislation for fresh food products from plants'.