Published: Mar 25, 2016

Nut production in Mexico has increased by 80% and the country has positioned itself as the second largest exporter of nuts, only behind the United States.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

The damage that cyclone Winston caused to farms in the hinterlands of Nadhari, Ba, has affected the supply of vegetables both to the local markets and to export companies. This is one of the problems faced by the seven-member Chand family of Nadhari, Ba.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

The president of the Association of Blueberry Producers from Argentina's Mesopotamia (Apama), Omar Chiarello, met with the Secretary of Commerce of the province of Entre Rios,

Published: Mar 25, 2016

The news that Egypt plans to cut imports by 25 percent could affect Indonesian exporters who deliver products to the country, including citrus fruit and potatoes. The exporters are being advised to explore new markets or improve their competitive edge.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

The first shipments of Syrian fruits and vegetables, bound, in part, to replace the Turkish products covered by the import ban, have started arriving to Russia, as reported by the importer Adyg-Jurak to the newspaper Kommersant.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

China now is Chile's leading trade partner, with their bilateral trade volume having grown fourfold in the past decade, local media reported on Monday.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

The results of a survey released Monday 21 March, suggest that Taiwanese children may be lacking proper food education.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

The Italian retailer Coop will invest €1 million in targeted checks of its suppliers and good management practices, which are part of measures to eradicate what it calls the “fruit and vegetable mafia”.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

Ukrainian onion exports in 2015 grew by 42.9% to $2.9 million. The first two months of 2016 showed the same positive trend. In February 2016 Ukraine exported onions to the value of $626,000, reported the state fiscal service of Ukraine.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

Since January this year, onion supply shortages started to hit the Chinese market and onion prices are rising. In February, the price of the newly listed Yunnan onions hit a new three-year height.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

A sudden price crash has caused huge losses to tomato growers in India's Yadgir district, where many farmers have taken up shade net cultivation in the hope of bettering their returns.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

The spring has started and Easter is around the corner. It is worth noting that the demand for new seasonal products is growing. "The weather is starting to improve a bit," affirms Robert van Ooijen, of Van Ooijen Fruit and Vegetable imports, a company wh

Published: Mar 25, 2016

Recently, the first batch of pink lemons were imported by Shanghai Riverstone Fruits Co., Ltd from a California based giant company Limoneira. Upon their landing in Shanghai fruit and vegetable markets

Published: Mar 25, 2016

The terrorist attacks in Belgium have a huge impact on the Belgian people. There is a mixture of shock, disbelief, fear, anger and sadness. "There is a big difference between the attacks in Brussels and Paris.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

According to the Exporters Association (Adex), despite the stagnation experienced in 2015, Peruvian agricultural exporters expect to double exports to 10,000 million dollars in 2021.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

On Wednesday 23 March, a fruit importer called for help after finding 26 migrants in the back of a refrigerated lorry carrying £25,000 worth of peppers. 24 men, one woman and one boy were crammed inside the Romanian-registered HGV.

Published: Mar 25, 2016

Retail sales of fruit and vegetables in Poland have recorded an impressive growth, as reported by the newspaper "Rzeczpospolita".

Published: Mar 25, 2016

A report, published Monday 21 March in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, argues that a drastic change in diet could not only save trillions of dollars, but also millions of lives, as a shift in global eating patterns has the pot

Published: Mar 25, 2016

Exports of geothermal early vegetables cultivated in the Gabes govenorate, a province of Tunisia, have increased by 43% in comparison with last year, according to Hafedh Hamdi, officer responsible for extension and agricultural promotion at the Regional A

Published: Mar 25, 2016

Earlier this week we published the news that Tesco launched a new 'farm' label in a bid to compete with discounters, it seems that the retailer is now coming under more fire for its new brands, which sound British but are actually also on imported produce