Around 65 percent of global onion output comes from the 8 top onion producing countries. Onion trading dates all the way back to 2,000BC and for centuries, it has been one of the most consumed crops on the planet.
According to evaluations performed by the Agricultural Research Institute of Panama (IDIAP), the producers in the highland and medium regions of the province of Cocle could start producing potatoes.
At the Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF, scientists are working on a prototype of a machine for harvesting cauliflower based on hyperspectral imaging. According to the researchers, the system, called VitaPanther, will be capab
After last week’s announcement that the boycott would be extended, confirmation of at least the boycott of pumpkins and courgette followed in the Moscow Times yesterday. The boycott will be imposed on 19 May. “We decided to set up temporary import restric
The global nutraceuticals market size in 2015 was placed at US$182.60 billion (Transparency Market Research). This market is said to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3 percent. The North American market is the largest in the world, follow
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has presented its recommendations for India recently focussing on helping the smallholding farmers in getting access to the market through value addition in India. According to an independent evaluati
The Fruit Exporters Association of Chile AG (ASOEX), together with ProChile, is conducting a creative and intense campaign to promote Chilean table grapes in various retail shops in South Korea.
Apples, originating from Central Asia, have been consumed throughout the world for several thousand years. The fruit has featured in many major mythologies and religions throughout the ages, including Greek, European Christian and Norse traditions.
The Romanian government wants to introduce minimum selling prices for fruit and vegetables imported from countries outside the European Union. It would be a safeguard measure to protect domestic producers, especially against goods from Turkey, as Romanian
Importing fruit and reselling it locally to individuals and other businesses is the norm in Botswana. But one man decided to buck the trend:
Mr Thompson Majoo decided to produce fruits locally and sell them to meet the market demand.
AgroFresh Solutions Inc. remains heavily reliant on the global apple harvest and its core SmartFresh product, which keeps fruit fresh longer during storage and transportation, and that exposure has hurt the company in recent quarters. Its first-quarter 20
The Commercial Office (OCEX) of Peru in New Delhi reported that Peruvian avocados will be able to make their entry into India from August this year, after the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Asian nation not
Oxnard-based Mission Produce today announced that Bryan Garibay has been promoted to Foodservice Sales Manager. In this role he will be responsible for managing top-level client relationships, developing new business as well as overseeing day-to-day sales
According to CNA news, extreme weather conditions disrupted Taiwan mango production. And Tainan Agricultural Association mentioned that their mango export to Japan decreased by over 50%.
In some parts of Maharashtra farmers are forced to sell their onions for as little as Rs 3-5 per kg. The arrival of more onions onto the market is causing further concern. Last week, onion farmers in the Aurangabad region of the state registered their pro
In March, the Food and Drug Administration inspected the Pasco, Washington, CRF Frozen Foods processing plant, which has recently been possibly linked to a Listeria outbreak. According to Food Safety News,
Facing the severe fruit industry crisis, Argentine fruit growers hope more of their business can depend on the Chinese markets. This week, Argentina exported 143,584 kg of fruits to the Chinese market, which is the season's second batch of exported fruits
The situation of Bulgaria's 2016 cherry crop has been summarised by
Zhivka Grozdeva, a member of the Management Board of the Association of Fruit Growers in Bulgaria, who spoke Sunday 15 May to FOCUS News Agency. “We hoped for good crops but preliminary
It has been reported that Canberra will now allow air freight flying in from Bangladesh, as long as it transits via a First World country, indicating a relax in Australia's embargo on Bangladeshi cargo.
Up until 2015, Cameroon was mostly ignored by major international supermarket retailers; as lacks the scale of Nigeria and DRC or the accessibility of Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire or Senegal it has attracted little interest. Yet this is changing, in spite of the
