Published: May 23, 2017

Trade Counselor of the VietNam Embassy to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has warned Vietnamese fruit export firms not to have transactions with 13 import companies in the UAE.

Published: May 23, 2017

Recently, Zespri announced that it has launched a program to do a test planting of kiwis in Shaanxi province this season.

Published: May 22, 2017

Yesterday, as part of the State visit of Argentine President Mauricio Macri to China, the Minister of Agricultural Industry of Argentina, and the Minister of Production,signed with their peers in China the Strategic Plan and Phytosanitary Protocol for the

Published: May 22, 2017

In the United Kingdom, farming minister George Eustice (DEFRA) has approved a four-year trial of genetically modified (GM) potatoes at The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich between 2017 and 2021.

Published: May 18, 2017

Fruit and vegetables that look a little out of the ordinary will be sold in the Bernese "gmüesgarte" [vegetable garden] in the future, rather than being thrown away.

Published: May 17, 2017

In an effort to promote and support the transformation of agriculture from subsistence to a commercial undertaking, the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) and the Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA) are in the process of developing a part

Published: May 17, 2017

Japanese general trading house Itochu is pressing ahead with a strategic selection and concentration policy for its Dole fresh produce and packaged foods business, which it purchased four years ago.

Published: May 16, 2017

On May 17, a collection of 35 Dubai restaurants and lounges will accept a cucumber as a form of payment in exchange for a selected mixed beverage.

Published: May 16, 2017

Today saw the start of a brand new conference and trade show - Hort Connections - in Adelaide, Australia.

Published: May 15, 2017

The Shekou container wharf limited company and the Shekou port are companies in which a controlling numbers of shares are owned by investors from the largest common wharf operators in China.

Published: May 11, 2017

Salinas-based Mann Packing is proud to announce that it is the recipient of the 2017 Business of the Year Award in Agriculture from the Monterey County Business Council.

Published: May 11, 2017

Nice but bad looking - we are talking about ancient apple varieties that, despite their appearance, have higher nutritional properties than the commercial varieties.

Published: May 11, 2017

Until 2015, MN Food Impex, located in Surinam, had seen its vegetable sales declining for years.

Published: May 10, 2017

Thanks to the Netto-initiative "Keiner ist perfekt' (no-one is perfect), from 2 to 6 May 2017, there were again not-quite-perfect apples and carrots on shelves in Netto shops all over Germany.

Published: May 10, 2017

From carrot-flavoured toothpaste and charcoal facemasks to motorcycles and solar panels, visitors to North Korea say they are seeing more and more locally made products in the isolated country's shops and supermarkets, replacing mostly Chinese imports.

Published: May 09, 2017

In the evening of 2 May, the first boat with Zespri kiwifruit arrived at the port of Zeebrugge.

Published: May 09, 2017

Uttar Pradesh farmers are expecting exports of mangoes to be hampered this season after a massive sandstorm hit the state last week.

Published: May 08, 2017

Though the start of the export season for Indian grapes turned out to be pretty good, the heavy influx of Chilean grapes into the European market has hit international rates hard, making the season’s close tough for exporters.

Published: May 08, 2017

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida has entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Syfrett Feed Company of Okeechobee, Florida for distributing misbranded and adulterated medicated animal feed.

Published: May 06, 2017

Currently the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) requires bananas to be at least 14cm long to qualify for exports but soon these regulations may change.