Published: Mar 17, 2016

As reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta, a meeting was held between the Russian Minister of Energy and co-chair of the Intergovernmental Russian-Iranian Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation

Published: Mar 17, 2016

Peru's Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Magali Silva reported that as of February 2016, Peru had conducted 13 commercial activities aimed at promoting exports, which is a 10% increase in comparison with the similar period from the year before.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

Last year, according to the Foundation of Assistance Programmes for Agriculture (FAMMU/FAPA), Poland exported fewer than 680 thousand tonnes of fresh vegetables and almost 1 million 113 thousand tonnes of fruit.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

Owen Paterson, a former Tory Cabinet minister allegedly suggested that pensioners should pick fruit in order to reduce the number of East European immigrants that come to the UK to do the job.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

Sergei Travkin, an analyst from the National Union of Vegetable producers, discusses the fruit and vegetables which are for sale on Russian shelves. According to Travkin, even in winter it is possible to find any type of fruit or vegetable for sale in Rus

Published: Mar 17, 2016

A specialty crop is not some kind of exotic plant, not an obscure herb or flower, specialty crops are quite simply the fruits and vegetables that are (or should be) a staple of most diets.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

On Tuesday 15 March, Maersk Line reported plans to increase freight rates for transporting containers from Asia to Northern Europe by $400 per 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) from April 1.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

Hong Kong-based China Resources Ng Fung, a Chinese state-owned food enterprise, acquired 15.38% of Christchurch agribusiness Scales for about $56 million.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

A photo posted by a Vancouver resident of a pre-cut avocado wrapped in plastic and cardboard has caused an internet uproar. Christine Kizik posted the photo of a $3.99 pre-cut avocado on the Facebook page of Canadian grocer Sobeys Inc., saying she was “su

Published: Mar 17, 2016

Spain's domestic production of subtropical fruits concentrates in the area stretching from Albuñol, in Granada, to Fuengirola, in the neighbouring province of Malaga.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

"This year, Argentina's onion harvest has started with many complications. Weather changes have caused irremediable diseases; excess water has resulted in the inside of the onions looking stained and damaged

Published: Mar 17, 2016

According to Jamaica Agro-Processors Association (JAPA), Jamaica should focus on developing its local red pepper variety, in order to produce it at commercially viable levels.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

In Anantapur, India, progressive farmers are jumping on the bell pepper bandwagon, after seeing the popularity of the vegetable both on the domestic and international markers. Green peppers are popular on the domestic market and red and yellow, on the int

Published: Mar 17, 2016

Belgian growers will soon be allowed to export their leek and chicory to Indonesia. "We received permission for this last week," says Philippe Appeltans of the Bond of Belgian Horticultural cooperations.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

The company Fresh Delight UK Ltd. is a subsidiary of Unispice, in Guatemala, and is mainly devoted to the production and export of sweet peas and beans to Europe, both to the British Isles and the continent and to North America.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

110.5 million boxes (109.3 million 19‐pound box equivalents) of California table grapes were shipped during the 2015 season, setting a new record crop value at $1.83 billion, surpassing the previous record set in 2014 of $1.76 billion.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

The local pomegranate market in India is quite good at the moment, and this, according to Nandkumar Ahire of Jay Agro Export, "We don’t really have to depend on the export market.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

Over the past few years Kenya avocado could not compete with supplies from Peru and South Africa. Something had to be done to improve the maturity standards of Kenyan Hass avocado to become again a major player in the avocado market.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

Unfavorable weather earlier in the season has made for tight supplies of red grapes coming from Chile as compared to the supply of green grapes. But that situation could flip next month, as more red grapes are expected in the U.S. market.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

Soft fruit continues to register good growth figures worldwide. In fact, the upward trend of blueberries, both in terms of demand and production, is still strong.