Published: Apr 14, 2016

Cooking banana is the main staple crop in Uganda produced mostly by smallholders for food and income. However, the cooking banana value chain players face risks of high postharvest losses due to the short green life of bananas and damage arising from poor

Published: Apr 14, 2016

Food prices rose 0.5 percent in March 2016, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was influenced by rises across a range of vegetables, including record high prices for cauliflower. After adjusting for seasonal effects, food prices rose 0.8 percent.

Published: Apr 14, 2016

Vegetables prices remain low at auctions and wholesale markets in Almeria, with cucumbers as the most noteworthy case.

Published: Apr 14, 2016

Sri Lankan Minister of Commerce and Industry Rishad Bathiudeen, who is on an official visit to Pakistan, has said that the island nation would facilitate the import of vegetables, including potato and onions from Islamabad.

Published: Apr 14, 2016

A Portuguese family is consolidating its position in the Andalusian agro-industrial sector. The Ortigão Costa family has opted for Sevilla after disbursing more than 20 million Euro since 2010 in the acquisition and modernization of a tomato paste factory

Published: Apr 14, 2016

Chinese vegetables prices stayed high for weeks after the Spring Festival. Main reason was that part of the production had been damaged by frosts in January and February, which led to shortages on the market.

Published: Apr 14, 2016

Limoneira announced today the formation of Limoneira S.A. (Limoneira South Africa) as another component of the Company’s One World of Citrus® model.

Published: Apr 14, 2016

After a successful first season last year, small organic pick and mix tomatoes from Holland are back on Swedish shelves. Offered under the name 'Taste Wonders', the Dutch tomatoes are available earlier than the domestic supply and according to Anita Janss

Published: Apr 14, 2016

Ukrainian traders say they do not profit much from a trade agreement with the EU. For many products import tariffs have decreased, however, this is not the case for agricultural produce.

Published: Apr 14, 2016

"What we have noticed in recent years, and this year in particular, is that the demand for fresh herbs is rising. A continually available product is a must for this," says Piet van Vugt of Van Vugt Kruiden.

Published: Apr 14, 2016

Messages around nutrition can be overwhelming, so overwhelming in fact that many consumers are left confused about which product to choose. Equally, it’s confusing for food manufacturers when evaluating just what nutritional features and messaging to incl

Published: Apr 14, 2016

There is something unusual going on in the U.S. corn market.

Published: Apr 14, 2016

Pizza consumption is trending at its highest level in the past four years, and showing growth for pizza-focused concepts across channels, according to Chicago-based Technomic’s “2016 Pizza Consumer Trend Report.”

Published: Apr 13, 2016

Australia's macadamias growers are cranking up their mechanical harvesters and gearing up for the harvest as mature nuts fall to the ground across subtropical orchards in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland.

Published: Apr 13, 2016

In Central America, Honduras is a pioneer in the production and export of oriental vegetables to the United States and Europe.

Published: Apr 13, 2016

The Argentine ambassador to the United States, Martin Lousteau, said the lifting of the suspension of the trade of Argentine lemons to the US market was imminent because Argentina had passed all the tests required to authorize the re-entry of this product

Published: Apr 13, 2016

It is possible that India's apple imports could fall this season; as of the end of January, for the season from August 2015 to July 2016, imports of the fruit were 15 per cent down from a year before.

Published: Apr 13, 2016

The Story® Inoredcov variety, achieved by Inra and Novadi, has been tested since 2004. This dark red, two-tone variety’s major advantage is it’s conservation potential, but is not recommended for the North of France where the low temperatures before harve

Published: Apr 13, 2016

Sunripe Certified Brands proudly announced that its products are Non-GMO Project Verified and certified by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ (CIW) Fair Food Program – two certifications that allow the brand to communicate on its packaging for transparen

Published: Apr 13, 2016

Oregon State University plans to help farmers by providing them with a smartphone app with everything they need to know about protecting bees while in the field.