Published: Apr 28, 2016

The Indian government aims to increase food processing by 2.5 times in the next 10 years, in a bid to reduce post harvest losses. Presently, food processing stands at only 10% of India's total agricultural output, but according to Radha Mohan Singh, Union

Published: Apr 28, 2016

The Ecotrophelia Awards, organised by the Federation of the Food and Beverage Industry (IFLA), were presented last Monday in the framework of the fair Alimentaria 2016.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

Eamonn Crean grows berries on his 220 acre farm at Ballinavarry near Davidstown. The berries are grown in 20 acres of fruit tunnels which are part of a family tradition going back three generations.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

The situation in the Polish apple market is quite difficult, with low prices, large stocks and the quality of stored apples getting worse. In such circumstances, many growers have no other choice but to sell the fruit for processing.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

The Vision Companies announced distribution starting late April of conventional and organic honey dews, squash, cantaloupe, mangos, jicama and conventional cucumbers.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

Recently, Shandong Province Inspection and Quarantine Bureau released its report on fruit export from Shandong ports. According to the data, the province has imported a total of 55,400 tons of fruit, a year on year increase of 32.9%.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable imports in January and February 2016 grew by 22% in volume and 29% in value compared with the same months of the previous year, to a total of 480,107 tonnes and 367.5 million Euro, according to the latest data supplied by

Published: Apr 28, 2016

UK newspaper The Sun conducted a probe into the cost variations between packaged and loose fruit and vegetables. Their findings revealed that some vegetables cost up to double when they are sold in packets compared to loose.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

In the March quarter inflation was down 0.2 per cent in Hobart and the cheaper price of fruit, as well as fuel, contributed to this. The Australia Bureau of statistics found that the cost of fruit dropped 12.2 per cent, while fuel was down by 8.8 per cent

Published: Apr 28, 2016

Beijing's Ministry of Commerce reported on Tuesday 26 April, that farm produce prices are continued the downward trend last week in light of increasing vegetable supplies.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

Since 2007, fruit purchases in the UK have fallen by 14 per cent. To counteract this decline and encourage consumers to eat the recommended '5 a day', NFU has launched its ’options for action’ report.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

Primaflor, one of Almeria's largest food companies, based in the municipality of Pulpí, has closed the purchase of a salad factory in Leon and has recorded a six fold increase in its business profit in 2015.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

Cho Hyun, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea plans to resolve the mango import issue with India during the negotiations on the upgrading of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

Published: Apr 28, 2016

Mango producers of Cuicatlan are really concerned because they won’t be able to supply the Jumex international company this year due to the decrease in the harvest.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

French fry companies cutting back on process potato contracts is predicted to cause a fall in Manitoba's potato acreage this spring. Although growers are still negotiating contracts with Simplot and McCain Foods

Published: Apr 28, 2016

Up to May 28, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be taking public comments on possible methods to deal with the pale cyst nematode, which has infested potato fields in southeastern Idaho.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

SL Agritech Corp. (SLAC), is a hybrid rice producer, which has had some previous experience with exporting small volumes of bananas. But now the company is aiming higher and has entered the banana export business with a revenue target this year of P300 mi

Published: Apr 28, 2016

In comparison with the same period in the previous season, the price of early white cabbage in Crimea has almost halved, reports Fruit-Inform.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

In the city of Vijayawada, vegetables prices are increasing in the face of increasing demand and declining supply from other states and districts.

Published: Apr 28, 2016

Whilst France produces a lot of asparagus, heavy competition has recently come in from Asia. The 20,000 tons produced in France today is half the amount that was produced in the 90’s. France’s main competition comes from Peru and China - the world’s large