Published: Jun 01, 2016

In the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, apple growers have demanded an increase in the import duty on apples, because large-scale apple imports are adversely affecting their business.

Published: Jun 01, 2016

In Japan, the first fruit auction of the year always attracts plenty of media attention, the first batch of fruit is considered good luck in Japan, hence the extremely high prices.

Published: Jun 01, 2016

For this year's first quarter, Vietnam's fruit and vegetables exports reached US$764 million, an increase of 47.7 percent compared to the same period last year.

Published: Jun 01, 2016

The watermelon harvest was delayed for several weeks because the hailstorm that took place in the region of Laguna region some days ago affected the fruit that was ready, rendering it useless.

Published: Jun 01, 2016

Parsnips are not easily found at greengrocers. It is a vegetable similar to carrots, although whiter.

Published: Jun 01, 2016

In the first quarter of this year Azerbaijan imported 4,371 tons of bananas from Ecuador.

Published: Jun 01, 2016

According to data from Euromonitor International, the European food supplement market is projected to grow by around 9.5 percent in the next few years—estimated to be a €7.9 billion market value by 2020.

Published: Jun 01, 2016

For this year's first quarter, Vietnam's fruit and vegetables exports reached US$764 million, an increase of 47.7 percent compared to the same period last year.

Published: Jun 01, 2016

Citrus export from South Africa is going well at the moment although some traders say that they are not doing lemons or grapefruit because they just cant get a hold of it. Volumes of grapefruit are short but with lemons it is the huge demand which is maki

Published: Jun 01, 2016

“The first container vessel of the season with South African clementines arrived in the US on May 18,” says Mark Hanks with DNE World Fruit. “The fruit was released last week and is about two weeks ahead on maturity compared to last year.” South African

Published: Jun 01, 2016

Because of the constantly changing weather and the cold air in the beginning of this year, the golden pompano fry production dropped a lot, which resulted in the significant rise of fry price.

Published: May 31, 2016

China and Chile have tentatively agreed in concept to begin allowing Chilean fruit imports via refrigerated cargo ships. This comes following a risk analysis by the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ).

Published: May 31, 2016

Chinese farmer Li Fengchun has won the title of 'melon king' at a Beijing competition for the largest watermelon, with his 176 pound fruit, which is roughly the weight of an adult man.

Published: May 31, 2016

Russia's Agriculture Minister Alexander Tkachev has told reporters that Russia does not plan to expand the list of banned products. However, the Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev has ordered ministers to draft proposals to extend the food import ban to the

Published: May 31, 2016

New Zealand is the latest nation to join the global fight against food waste with the Love Food Hate Waste campaign launching on 1 June.

Published: May 31, 2016

The alleged ineptitude of a unit inside the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Daff) is accused of losing South African an estimated R150-million in trade annually. Exporters are concerned that the department's poor communication and administrative

Published: May 31, 2016

The 2016 IESE Food and Beverage Attractiveness (FBA) Index demonstrates that China is the most attractive export market for food and beverage companies, meaning that the United States has dropped to second place. Germany holds steady as the most attracti

Published: May 31, 2016

Sorma Group was previously in the news mostly because of its new developments in the field of innovative fresh produce packaging concepts. The new packaging is unique, in particular because Sorma produces both the (packaging) machinery and the materials

Published: May 31, 2016

The head of the Union of Domestic Manufacturers Vazgen Safaryan, told journalists that the ban on imports of Turkish vegetables into Armenia could lead to unjustified price increases.

Published: May 31, 2016

In the lead up to its second Annual General Meeting (AGM) in November, Horticulture Innovation Australia has five Director roles opening up on its Board, and it is calling for applications from growers, and others with an interest in the future of the na