Published: May 25, 2016

The Deputy General Department of Health Agreements and Border Control (SGASCF) of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Magrama, has announced the extension of the export season to China.

Published: May 25, 2016

Fruit-Inform reports that since the beginning of the 2015/16 season Kazakhstan has been reducing its apple imports; now imports of the fruit have reached a 5-year low.

Published: May 25, 2016

While several municipalities of the shire of Alto Palancia, especially Castellnovo, are still assessing the damage caused by the hailstorm recorded last Wednesday in La Salzadella, it has already become clear that the weather has caused massive losses to

Published: May 25, 2016

According to Liaoning Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, the exported fruits from Dalian region reached 10,300 tons from January to April this year, hitting a revenue of 8.121 million US dollars, which were a year on year increase of 2.2 times and 1.49 ti

Published: May 25, 2016

According to a study by the IESE Business School and Deloitte consulting, China has replaced the United States as the country that offers the most opportunities to food and beverages exports.

Published: May 25, 2016

Russia is still looking for alternative suppliers for fruits and vegetables and one of the countries it has set its eyes on is Uzbekistan. As reported by Russian sources, the total import of fruit and vegetables from Uzbekistan to Russia since January

Published: May 25, 2016

Saudi investors have held a number of meetings with their Turkish counterparts, resulting in a number of trade agreements signed, at a recent investment forum for fruit trade in the Middle East, held in the Turkish city of Antalya. Visits were also organ

Published: May 25, 2016

A State agency has reported that Uganda plans to target east African markets for its export drive over the next five years. Executive director of the Uganda Export Promotion Board (UEPB), Elly Twineyo Kamugisha, said the country’s exports to the EAC were

Published: May 25, 2016

The latest report issued by the Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine of the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture revealed that agricultural product exports to countries in Europe and the Gulf are on the rise, with a total of 2 million 435 thous

Published: May 25, 2016

UF/IFAS hosted a public meeting to help Florida’s specialty crop industry understand what’s ahead as FDA begins implementing new food safety rules set out under the 2010 Food Safety Modernization Act.

Published: May 25, 2016

The U.S. International Trade Commission reports that U.S. agriculture would see significant gains with the implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. The recently released ITC report

Published: May 25, 2016

In Vellore, Tamil Nadu, the price of tomatoes has almost tripled over the past week. Tomatoes in Vellore come from Andhra Pradesh, where the supply has been limited by the harsh summer heat.

Published: May 25, 2016

The Federal Service Rospotrebnadzor has received a petition from the Association of Retail Companies (AKORT) requesting changes to the technical regulations of the Customs Union.

Published: May 25, 2016

India, the top producer of papaya with an overwhelming 38.6% contribution in the global market from 2008-2010, surprisingly, lags behind from its major producing counterparts in terms of exportation of the fruit.

Published: May 25, 2016

On Sunday 22 May, an Italian ship, the “Santa Francesca” left the port of Lobito, a town in Angola, with a cargo of 17 tons of bananas headed for Portugal. This was the first shipment of Angolan bananas headed to Europe in 42 years, Angolan national radi

Published: May 25, 2016

“In two to three weeks our natural flowering season starts. This means we will have more volumes again, which hopefully result in lower prices for our pineapples as well. We know that the first part of the year is always difficult, but with these expecta

Published: May 25, 2016

The agricultural sector of Ghana has been suffering from an intense drought. The dry season lasted for over three and a half months. Temperatures on average have been between 39 to 40 degrees Celsius, while the lack of rain impairs the irrigation of the

Published: May 25, 2016

The agricultural sector of Ghana has been suffering from an intense drought. The dry season lasted for over three and a half months. Temperatures on average have been between 39 to 40 degrees Celsius, while the lack of rain impairs the irrigation of the

Published: May 25, 2016

The asparagus market started the year with low productions and high prices, but in week 19 this changed when there was suddenly a massive supply causing a decrease in price. “The price for Double-A asparagus is currently around 3 Euro, so that is not ver

Published: May 25, 2016

The Spanish citrus season is coming to an end. There are still some small volumes coming in, but not much can be found on the market. Looking back at the season, William Willems of Central Fruit from Brussels is satisfied.