Published: May 23, 2016

This year the price of greenhouse vegetables on the domestic market in Ukraine have fallen by on average 50 percent. The main reason for this sharp drop in prices is the lack of demand from export markets.

Published: May 23, 2016

Coop has been named this year's most sustainable retail chain at the 2016 Swedish Retail Awards. The win has been attributed to Coop's new store formats with a focus on sustainability, along with their "wonky" vegetable campaign.

Published: May 23, 2016

The latest Spanish garlic season has allowed the country to rank second in the international market, displacing Argentina to third place. The South American country had been in second place for several years thanks to the production of garlic in the provi

Published: May 23, 2016

Europe must make further efforts to gain access to the Russian market, Copa-Cogeca says. The Italian region of Veneto also opposes sanctions. Wealthy Russians invest in agricultural projects. The number of banks in Russia has decreased in the last two yea

Published: May 23, 2016

Germany is the official partner country for Fruit Logistica 2017, which will take place in Berlin on 8-10 February. This was announced at a joint press event in Berlin by Dr Robert Kloos, State Secretary, Dr Christian Weseloh, Managing Director of the Ger

Published: May 23, 2016

The supply of limes from Brazil and Mexico is extremely low at the moment. "The volumes are around the same as the figures in 2014. We looked at our latest export figures this morning and see that compared to the same export week last year, 42% less has b

Published: May 23, 2016

Stars of Export is an Egyptian exporter that has specialized itself in garlic. The company is now involved in the export of dried garlic, which started in March and will last until the end of June.

Published: May 23, 2016

Lonrho Fresh, the South African fresh produce exporter, has gone into liquidation. A number of issues have plagued the company; such as South Africa experiencing its worst recorded drought, which made it difficult for Lonrho to provide quality produce, as

Published: May 23, 2016

“The first shipments of Mexican table grapes arrived in Nogales, AZ on May 5th and we expect to receive fresh arrivals through most of June,” says Chris DeSana with Seald Sweet International. The Mexican program spans about seven weeks and currently is th

Published: May 23, 2016

The drought in Brazil is causing a worldwide shortage. In Europe and the United States, the supply is falling and prices are on the rise. This is a bad situation, given the growing popularity of the fruit. Central America is a major papaya production area

Published: May 23, 2016

Sales of organic products in the United States rose 11% to a record $43.3 billion in 2015, outpacing the overall food market’s growth rate of 3%, according to a recent report from the Organic Trade Association.

Published: May 20, 2016

Niche food retailer Eataly is to launch in Copenhagen following a partnership with Coop Danmark. Eataly was established in 2007 by Oscar Farinetti and now has 30 stores in seven countries,‘providing quality products at reasonable prices, with the shortest

Published: May 20, 2016

The global market for fruit and vegetables processing is set to reach 319.9 billion by 2020, growing at 7.9% CAGR. The market report covers forecast and analysis for the fruit & vegetable processing market on a global and regional level.

Published: May 20, 2016

H.J. Baker, a global agriculture firm, has launched Tiger Greening Guard citrus mix- a new product backed by University of Florida research, which could help citrus growers with Huanglongbing in their groves.

Published: May 20, 2016

In 2015, Spain was the country that obtained the highest revenue from the export of watermelons, with a total of 298.81 million Euro. The value of the world's total exports reached 1,204.45 million Euro.

Published: May 20, 2016

Hot weather and a lack of rain caused by the El Nino phenomenon is affecting crop production in Malaysia and Thailand. As a result Singaporean consumers can expect to pay more for vegetables imported from Malaysia and coconuts from Thailand.

Published: May 20, 2016

A group of expatriate women in Hong Kong have launched a campaign, calling on supermarket chains to use less individual plastic packaging on fruit and vegetables. Sandra Carvajal, from Colombia, said she had seen an increasing use of plastic compared to w

Published: May 20, 2016

A report of the agricultural export industry in Israel has been published regarding 2015, and the results are not encouraging. The report, prepared by the Israeli Ministry of Economy and Industry, shows that exports of agricultural produce from Israel to

Published: May 20, 2016

Supplies of Golden papayas from Brazil have been scarce in the United States recently, as a drought in the South American country has made for low production. As consumption of the fruit increases, supplies of other papaya varieties remain steady. But dif

Published: May 20, 2016

Despite the hailstorms in recent months, packers expect the mango production volume will increase by 15 percent. "The harvest is coming with a lot of production, so producers are going to have a large volume for sale," said Rafael Antonio Villegas, dir