According to the data from the Food and Fishery Information Service (SIAP), Zacatecas programmed the biggest onion production in the last 6 years for the autumn-winter 2015-2016 season, which is why they expect production will amount to nearly 50,000 tons
The Exporters Association (ADEX) estimated that Peruvian capsicum exports in 2016 would amount to $286 million dollars because of the increase in demand of chillies and peppers in different markets in the world.
General Mills announced today it will begin labeling U.S. products that contain genetically engineered (GE) ingredients. The move comes just months before Vermont’s law that will require labels on GE foods by July 1, 2016, and bans use of the word “natura
"In recent years, the food sector has been regularly hit by crises. EHEC 5 years ago, but also chlorate, perchlorate and quaternary ammonium salts have caused a lot of turmoil in recent years.
The UK’s first air-dried range of vegetable crisps including Tomato & Cucumber, Pepper & Courgette and Beetroot & Parsnip, has been launched by Nim’s Fruit Crisps. Aimed at health-conscious consumers, the new range is made from 100% fresh vegetables.
According to a Cambridge University report, the good cholesterol contained in foods like avocados and nuts, could actually increase the probability of heart disease for some people.
As part of a campaign to promote fruit and vegetables, support Portuguese farmers and regulate fair prices for both producers and consumers, Portugese supermarket chain Continente recently turned one of Lisbon’s most heavily trafficked bus stops into an o
Though the majority of oranges brought into the United States from Mexico are Valencia, local production of Navels still has an impact on the market for imported fruit. As California Navels are still available, prices for imported Valencias from Mexico ha
The Commercial Office (OCEX) of Peru in Miami stated that, in 2015, the country had been the sixth citrus provider for the United States with an export volume of 35,200 tons, i.e. 15.2% more than in the previous year.
Héctor José Pellegrino, head of Central Market, told Radio Brisas that, since there was no harvest of oranges in the Coast because of the floods, the country had had to import oranges from Spain and prices had increased.
Recently, Norwegian retailers had a price war with chocolate snacks; now this has extended to oranges. At Menu, Kiwi and Rema stores, the price of oranges has been reduced to 2.50 kroner per kilo (0.26 Euro).
Kari Peter, a Penn State Biglerville tree fruit pathologist, has released a recent report announcing that the first apple scab spores of the season have been detected in both Pennsylvania and New York orchards.
The price of watermelons dropped sharply at the Berlin wholesale market, states a Berlin-based wholesaler and importer. “The entire market is flooded with watermelons. The products that went for 1.50 Euro yesterday only cost 70 cents today,” explains the
The slowing Chinese economy is contributing to declining container trade in South Africa, and this is expected to continue. Yet strong crop outputs for apples, pears and grapes, meant that the refrigerated export market continued to see robust growth of 7
Producers of table grapes in the Coast of Hermosillo and the Valley of Guaymas are getting ready for the 2016 harvest season. Table grapes from this areas are in high demand in international markets because of their excellent quality.
In February, the fruit prices in Xiamen City declined. In Zhongpu fruit wholesale market, the monthly sales volume reached 8,540 tons, an increase of 3%.
