Published: Mar 17, 2016

The Food Standards Agency has announced four new appointments to the FSA Board. David Brooks, Rosie Glazebrook, Stewart Houston and Paul Williams will serve an initial three year term ending in 2019.

Published: Mar 17, 2016

Is funds’ short-covering spree in ags running out of steam?

Published: Mar 17, 2016

Canada-based M&M Meat Shops announced plans to change its name to M&M Food Market, accompanied by a new tagline, "Helping You Make Real Food for Real Life.”

Published: Mar 17, 2016

All food facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or store food, beverages, or dietary supplements for consumption in the United States are required to register with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Published: Mar 16, 2016

Recent hot weather in New South Wales has brought the hazelnut crop on early. Hazelnut grower Craig Anderson is enjoying a good harvest at Batlow in southern New South Wales.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

On Wednesday 9 March the administrative committee of the Cashew Export Promotion Council of India (CEPCI) declared their opposition to the withdrawal of the 5 per cent duty on import of raw cashew nuts imposed in the 2016-2017 Union Budget.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

Quindio is the fourth largest producer of pineapple, with great potential for the international market.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

According to information reported by CNN Arabic, the price of onions in Morocco has reached record levels of between 13 and 15 dirhams (between 1.3 and 1.5 dollars) per kilo, both in popular markets and supermarkets.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

SIIM, a French company specialised in the production, import, ripening and distribution of fruits and vegetables in Europe, has chosen ULMA Packaging and its latest generation wrapper, Sienna Hi Tech for the development of its banana packaging activity.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

A project underway at the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station’s Woodman Horticultural Research Farm, will help growers choose which spinach varieties to plant and when.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

Kale has been growing in popularity very quickly in central and northern Europe this year. It is a variety of cabbage with frizzy green leaves that is starting to become common in the fields of Murcia, as this is one of the few areas in Europe where it ca

Published: Mar 16, 2016

Nominations are now open for the fifth annual PMA-Produce Plus Marketer of the Year Award, which recognises outstanding achievement in the marketing of fresh fruit, flowers and vegetables in Australia and New Zealand.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

On the afternoon of March 9, 2016, the first cross-border trade of agricultural summit forum was held in Shanghai. The symposium was jointly organized by China Communications...

Published: Mar 16, 2016

Blueberries and raspberries have recorded the fastest growth in recent years, mostly as a result of important varietal changes and new cultivation and management techniques, and the peak is still far from being reached.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

The Ministry of Primary Industries has provided this statement of clarification below, after an error confused the industry over gold kiwi exports to China.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

Growing awareness of organic produce among consumers has retailers pushing for more organic programs. That, in turn, has signaled to some growers that additional acreage is needed to meet growing interest.

Published: Mar 16, 2016

Epi Ingredients – the dry ingredients division of dairy cooperative Laïta and dairy ingredients expert – will showcase its unique offering of fermented powders as well as its specialty infant nutrition solutions at Food Ingredient China (FIC) in Shanghai

Published: Mar 16, 2016

The U.S., once the world’s largest wheat exporter, is scheduled to import the grain this month from South America in the latest sign of how the country is losing its domination of the global trade.

Published: Mar 15, 2016

According to an official at the Council of Agriculture, Taiwan increased custard apple exports last year, with the export value of custard apples from Taitung, a major producer of the fruit crop, reaching nearly NT$900 million (US$27.57 million).

Published: Mar 15, 2016

As of March, the prices of the majority of agricultural products have returned to normal levels, as the market supply and consumer demand return to rational consumption levels.