Published: May 03, 2016

The Councillor for Agriculture, Environment, Climate Change and Rural Development of the Government of Valencia, Elena Cebrián, has announced that the target is to increase the acreage devoted to organic production by 20% by 2020.

Published: May 03, 2016

The season of Italian cherries started earlier than usual this year. "They arrived around ten days earlier," says Dirk Biltereyst of importer Van Lier. "The weather conditions in Italy were favourable and this means we can already offer the lovely cherrie

Published: May 03, 2016

In the county of Kent, farmers and growers employ more than 13,500 people who work across 9,562 hectares of farmland, producing fruit like apples, pears, berries and cherries. Agricultural experts in the county fear for the future of the industry, as it b

Published: May 03, 2016

Research findings released April 28 show significant levels of misunderstanding about the realities of food production, namely that only 4% of adults surveyed in Europe correctly estimate that world food production must increase by 60% by 2050.

Published: May 03, 2016

It's been a few weeks since consumers can find fruits from other countries on the shelves devoted to regional fruits. This trend is even more pronounced in the supermarkets in Santa Fe, the federal capital, and in the north of the province of Buenos Aires

Published: May 03, 2016

Mexico's Agriculture Ministry has reported that the country is preparing its farmers to meet the safety standards set out in new US imports regulations.

Published: May 03, 2016

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Hadassah Medical Center recently conducted a study into produce grown on land irrigated with treated wastewater. Their research found that the food could potentially expose consumers to small amounts of carbamazepine

Published: May 03, 2016

Russia President Vladimir Putin has reported that the volume of Uzbek agricultural imports has increased by 10 percent since the start of the year, with citrus fruit having increased by a factor of 54.

Published: May 03, 2016

Seven months of snow have hampered Russia's production of agricultural crops, according to the Tanzania Ambassador to Russia, Lieutenant General (rtd) Wyjones Kisamba.

Published: May 03, 2016

On Friday 29 April, Dole Food Co Inc said that the U.S. Department of Justice was investigating the deadly Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to packaged salad products from its processing plant in Springfield, Ohio.

Published: May 03, 2016

Polymer Logistics, a provider of retail-ready packaging (RRP) solutions, will exhibit its next generation products for the fresh produce supply chain at the London Produce Show 2016, held between the 8th and 10th June 2016 at Grosvenor House, Park Lane in

Published: May 03, 2016

An agreement concerning access for Cambodian mangoes to the South Korean market was signed by officials from Korea and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, on Friday 29 April.

Published: May 03, 2016

While potato prices in the UK remain high, there are signs of levels stabilising, and FG Insight reports that some buyers are hanging back from the market. This, it is suggested, could also be starting to reflect the ‘price ceiling’ effect of imported alt

Published: May 03, 2016

Over 81 percent of the total bananas exported globally come from 10 countries. The banana export trade is a huge industry, with exports totaling over $14 billion in the year 2014 alone, which saw an increase of 8.1% from the previous year.

Published: May 03, 2016

The Mexican mango campaign started about a month ago for the company Caster, which produces mangoes for export, as well as papayas and bananas for the Mexican market.

Published: May 03, 2016

After a surge of lettuce in California made for a low lettuce market, prices have been improving as supplies have tightened. The market should keep improving through the week and into the beginning of next month.

Published: May 03, 2016

“Canadian fresh produce consumption trends are in line with global trends,” says George Pitsikoulis with Canadawide. “In general, people eat more fresh produce and one of the key drivers is ethnic diversity.

Published: May 03, 2016

India, the world’s second-largest sugar producer, may harvest the smallest crop in seven years after drought cut cane planting.

Published: May 03, 2016

Export sales of corn jumped to a marketing-year high of 2.16 million metric tons in the week that ended on April 21, up 80% from the prior seven days, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a report this morning.

Published: May 03, 2016

U.S. corn dropped on Monday, hit by forecasts of a return to dry weather that should help planting in parts of the United States. Soybean prices edged higher on production losses in Argentina, while wheat was little changed.