Published: Mar 11, 2016

Bulgarian organic producers have attended the latest edition of the exhibition FoodExpo 2016, which was held in the peninsula of Jutland, Denmark, between 6 and 8 March.

Published: Mar 11, 2016

On Wednesday 9 March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported that its estimate of the 2015-2016 Florida orange crop increased 3 percent to 71 million boxes. In comparison, during the 2014-2015 season, Florida produced 96.8 million boxes of oranges.

Published: Mar 11, 2016

The Citrus Growers Association of Peru (Procitrus) stated that Peruvian mandarin exports in 2015 amounted to 100,800 metric tons, which account for 88 percent of the country's total citrus shipments.

Published: Mar 11, 2016

The lime sector from the Valley of Apatzingan wants to ensure that, during this week, lime prices remain at the same level they had in the previous week, i.e. between 7 and 8 pesos per kilogram, said the president of the Union of Packers from the Valley o

Published: Mar 11, 2016

By working together in associations, fruit and vegetable producers have a much better chance to access foreign markets, according to Mr Kosta Petrov, president of the Bulgarian Peach Association

Published: Mar 11, 2016

Origin Fruit Direct traditionally receives a set programme of import pears in the spring. "We aren't a large player in the imported top fruit, but have loyal growers who send us a certain volume each year.

Published: Mar 11, 2016

The fruit and vegetable import market is currently looking good. Grapes have reached fabulous prices of 12 Euro for the loose product and between 13.50 and 14 Euro for the packaged fruit from South Africa.

Published: Mar 11, 2016

Viemose Driboga, the Danish developer of moving gutter systems, recently introduced a new system as an answer to the growing global demand for cubical vertical farming solutions.

Published: Mar 11, 2016

"This year, the artichoke campaign has been rather early due to the weather. Unfortunately only little produce was exported, meaning that a lot went to the canning industry with very low prices for the period.

Published: Mar 11, 2016

Consumers will continue paying high prices for avocados, as the dispute over the ban on Mexican imports in Costa Rica will be resolved by an international lawsuit and this process will last for several years.

Published: Mar 11, 2016

Due to the lack of a market, pineapple growers in Mwinilunga, Zambia, are turning to maize growing, meaning the district risks losing its status as Zambia's main pineapple-producer. Market challenges mean farmers have been avoiding the fruit in recent yea

Published: Mar 11, 2016

Every March, a large volume of mangos swarm to the market, and they can be seen everywhere on the fruit stands. The main mango varieties include Little Taiwan Mango, Big Gold Mango etc, and the most popular one, also the cheapest one is little Taiwan Mang

Published: Mar 11, 2016

The season's first Alphonso mangoes have started to arrive at the APMC wholesale market in Vashi, from where they are sent to the Mumbai market and for export.

Published: Mar 11, 2016

The general manager of the Peruvian Association of Mango Producers and Exporters (APEM), Juan Carlos Rivera Ortega, stated that Peru would ship between 5,200 and 5,300 twenty three-ton containers of fresh mango in the 2015/2016 season

Published: Mar 11, 2016

Over the past few decades the Belgian potato-processing sector has grown remarkably and this trend continued in 2015, when just under 4 million tonnes of potatoes were processed into fresh or frozen fries, mashed potato products, crisps, precooked potatoe

Published: Mar 11, 2016

Just over five years ago the National Agricultural Research Laboratories (NARL) Kawanda released the M-9 banana variety; since then it has seen an unprecedented rate of adoption, due to its popularity among farmers and consumers. M-9 or Kabana 6H, is resi

Published: Mar 11, 2016

Tonnes of carrots are thrown away by producers in the Burgas region, in Bulgaria, while the market is flooded by Turkish produce grown with (allegedly) dubious methods, warned Mr Nikolay Nedialkov, president of the Association of Vegetable Producers in Bu

Published: Mar 11, 2016

Inflation in China in the month February mounted to +2.3%, highest since July 2014.

Published: Mar 11, 2016

Almeria's pepper production has already halved due to how advanced the season is this year because of the warm winter. Now that temperatures are lower, production is also slower and volumes are scarcer in the auctions

Published: Mar 11, 2016

Morocco has already exported 58% of the tomatoes which it is authorised to ship this 2015/2016 season, according to data published in the latest Horticultural Campaign Monitoring Bulletin,