Published: May 31, 2016

Light supplies at the end of the Chilean import season have contributed to a strong market for green grapes. Coachella's harvest is slightly behind schedule, so the transition from imports to domestic supplies hasn't had much of a buffer.

Published: May 30, 2016

Traditionally, Broccoli Rabe has been a winter crop. “Fall and winter are the peak seasons for production,” says Claudia Villalobos with D’Arrigo Bros. Co., of CA. “However, between the Imperial Valley and the Salinas Valley, we have been able to grow the

Published: May 30, 2016

China’s efforts to cut its domestic corn stocks by shunning imports and alternatives have already roiled U.S. sorghum and renewable fuel markets, and are now poised to hit U.S. wheat prices just as a bumper harvest rolls in.

Published: May 30, 2016

The 7th Hubei (Qianjiang) Crawfish Festival will take place on 12nd to 16th June in Qianjiang, Hubei. It’s reported from the press conference of the festival held on 24th May that Qianjiang exported 0.19 billion US Dollars worth of crawfish, which account

Published: May 27, 2016

On the basis of a Horticulture Department field report, Odisha's state government decided not to procure potato this year.

Published: May 27, 2016

The global blueberry cultivation is facing a big challenge, says Cort Brazelton, director of Business Development at Fall Creek Farm & Nursery. According to the American blueberry expert there are too many berries of a lower quality than the consumer des

Published: May 27, 2016

The Rosselkhoznadzor has destroyed 12 tonnes of Ukrainian strawberries after checks were carried out on a shipment transported to Russia via Belarus under the guise of Serbian products.

Published: May 27, 2016

This week, Denmark's environment and food minister Esben Lunde Larsen is in Kenya as part of a Danish export delegation, which aims to gain a foothold in the country and boost its ability to produce more fresh fruit and vegetables. Larsen has signed a co

Published: May 27, 2016

2015 and the start of this year has seen a drop in global agricultural commodity prices, yet South Africa, which is still suffering the effect of drought, has failed to capitalise on the slowdown due to the weakness of the Rand.

Published: May 27, 2016

A number of Turkish organisations have gathered together to arrange the export of Turkish fruit and vegetables to the Middle East. The West Mediterranean Development Agency (BAKA), Turkish Airlines (THY), the Investment and Support Agency (TYDTA) and the

Published: May 27, 2016

It is very hard for people in a country like Peru and many other Latin American countries, which have a biodiversity and climate that allows them to grow vegetables, herbs, and fruits throughout most of the whole year, to imagine that the people of some

Published: May 27, 2016

A report by Nomisma on the state of Italy's fruit and vegetable sector has revealed that Italy’s share in the global trade of fresh fruit and vegetables (US$ 156 billion) has fallen over the past decade from 5.1 per cent to 3.6 per cent.

Published: May 27, 2016

On May 24, a seminar and business meeting, “Korean food market access”, was held in Hanoi with the aim of helping Vietnamese businesses boost their farm product exports to the South Korean market. 12 South Korean food importers attended, as well as Vietn

Published: May 27, 2016

While online grocery shopping is just growing in Australia, it is the focus of a new global war between two of America’s global biggest retailers. Both Amazon and Wal-Mart have recently made news regarding the expansion of online shopping services.

Published: May 27, 2016

Mango prices in Panaji, Goa, like in most of India, have been high for weeks, yet as the last batch of mangoes enters local markets, the prices have nosedived. Mancurad mangoes, for instance, are going at Rs300 a dozen, while 12 Alphonso mangoes currentl

Published: May 27, 2016

Purple Magic is a new potato variety developed by Paul Watts, at the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) in Loughgall, Northern Ireland. Watts hopes the variety will appeal to modern consumers, as there is a growing awareness of the positive heal

Published: May 27, 2016

The Australia-Africa Plant Biosecurity Partnership workshop in Arusha, Tanzania, aims to provide information for African banana growers on the management of Panama disease, as well as help Australian experts hone their skills to better protect their own

Published: May 27, 2016

Yesterday, May 25, supermarket giant Coles announced that it has dropped the price of bananas across its New South Wales stores to just $1/kg, for one week only. The market is experiencing an oversupply of the fruit, hence the decision to make it availab

Published: May 27, 2016

Fruit-Inform reports that Ukraine's banana imports were up 42% year-on-year in April 2016. The import volumes totaled 17,000 tons against 12,000 tons in the same month of the previous year.

Published: May 27, 2016

Tomato prices continue to fall and currently stand at the lowest level so far in the campaign. The monitoring report published by the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the Government of Andalusia reported that, in week 19 (9 to 15 May), the average pr