Published: May 04, 2016

As part of the 'Development of technical and management capacities for the integrated management of the banana production chain' VI component, specialists and technicians from SENASA will develop three lines of action: A Safety Program that implements and

Published: May 04, 2016

Starting this week, fruit operators in Thailand, who wish to export their products abroad, are required to apply for permits issued by the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and Food Standards.

Published: May 04, 2016

More than 8,600 kilometres separate Poland and Vietnam, and just such a distance must be travelled by Polish apples in order to reach the tables of Vietnamese consumers. "It's quite a challenge, but realistic to achieve; in fact, the first apples already

Published: May 04, 2016

The state Department of Ecology requires a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit for all fresh fruit packing facilities. They are to be renewed every five years. A general wastewater permit for the fresh fruit packing industry is being up

Published: May 04, 2016

"More and more companies are dedicating between 3,000 and 5,000 sqm to soft fruit, and raspberries in particular," explains Gilberto Molari, a nursery gardener who in 2015 sold over one million plants of soft fruit in Italy (60%) and Europe (40% - especia

Published: May 04, 2016

As much as California Giant Berry Farms focuses on health and fitness, the company still likes to have a little fun with dessert now and then, and even better, creating desserts for those living a vegan lifestyle.

Published: May 04, 2016

Members of the special committee for nationalizing jobs in Jeddah’s central fruit and vegetable market are being accused of preventing expatriates from buying fruit and vegetables wholesale. Traders have called this move illegal and say that it has alread

Published: May 04, 2016

Indian vegetable prices tend to be higher in summer due to the shortage in supply, but prices have started to increase even earlier this year, as temperatures have been high since the first week of April. The heat wave across northern and western India is

Published: May 04, 2016

The value of Egyptian fresh fruit exports to the Russian market in 2015 has been estimated at 183.59 million US dollars, accounting for 44% of the country's total shipments to the Russian market.

Published: May 04, 2016

According to Economic Research Service’s Amber Waves magazine, farmers who market goods directly to consumers, rather than only through traditional channels, are more likely to remain in business.

Published: May 04, 2016

Pineapple prices in Rwanda's largest city, Kigali, continue to remain stable, according to a mini market survey conducted by the Business Times.

Published: May 04, 2016

On Friday 6 May, the first review of the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (Pjepa) will take place. At this review, the Philippines plans to seek the removal of quotas and tariffs on its key agricultural exports, such as bananas and pineapp

Published: May 04, 2016

Last Tuesday, Russia stopped a shipment of potatoes coming from Israel in the port of Novorossiysk after it was allegedly found to carry agricultural pests, reports the Russian agency "Sputnik".

Published: May 04, 2016

Farmers in the Indian cities of Bidar and Kalaburagi will receive help from Tamil Nadu based National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) scientists. The farmers will be trained in cultivation methods, crop protection and post-harvest technologies, as well

Published: May 04, 2016

The Dominican banana sector generates US $420 million a year and creates more than 32,000 jobs, 44% of which are permanent and 12% of which are for women.

Published: May 04, 2016

Contrary to onion and garlic prices, Chinese ginger prices have fallen sharply this year. Anqiu, in Shandong province, is one of the biggest ginger producing regions in China.

Published: May 04, 2016

After three turbulent years with a reorganisation and a change in direction level Steen Martina took the helm of The Greenery this year in February. For the first time in years someone from the ranks of the company is taking the position of CEO.

Published: May 04, 2016

Researchers at the University of Palermo have studied which are the main characteristics that influence the purchase of soft fruit. 200 German consumers were interviewed in Munich (Germany) to assess the connection between qualitative characteristic and p

Published: May 04, 2016

In 1995, Piet and Jacco van Liere decided to expand their arable farm with a cold room, a store room, a sorting station and a packing station for onions. “Initially, the idea was to only add value to our own onions, but that immediately went well and befo

Published: May 03, 2016

Processors and exporters in Cambodia have called on the government to channel more investment into cashew nut growing, in light of the increase in its price, which has risen by about 15 percent this year.