As part of a meeting to analyze the sector's situation, the directors of the chambers of industry food and drinks of Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay told EFE that they want Mercosur to achieve a trade agreement with the European Union (EU).
According to data from the Commercial Office of Peru in Seoul, which is part of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), agricultural exports to South Korea amounted to $40 million dollars in 2015, i.e. 55% over the previous year.
Imports of fresh fruits and vegetables are surging across Texas’ international ports of entry, driving industry and economic growth in the Lone Star state, a recent study reported.
The dispute started thirteen years ago, when the Ministry of Finance and Taxes claimed the payment of 8.3 million Euro to the Federation of Horticultural Exporters of the province of Las Palmas (FEDEX), which had been granted for direct aid to tomato tran
Pakistan Horticulture Development and Export Company (PHDEC) is conducting capacity building programmes for growers, processors, pack-houses and exporters on international compliances to ensure quality and enhance exports of fruits.
The severe tropical cyclone Winston caused losses for many farmers in the Western Division; the subsequent shortage of produce has led to prices soaring, with most farmers charging double the usual price.
Production of a unique sweet red onion is going from strength to strength in the UK. The partnership between Bedfordshire Growers Ltd. and Alastair Findlay Farming Partnership has gone from growing 40 tonnes in the 2013/14 season, to 80 tonnes in 2014/15
Prices for tomatoes grown in Florida have been higher than normal this year. Abnormal winter storms have caused shortages of all Florida grown produce.
In order to ensure the safe consumption of agricultural products in the future, Beijing will start a pilot test this year, of a traceability system for large vegetable wholesale markets, 300 vegetable specialty shops and 300 direct supply stores.
The last lychee newsletter (Lettre du litchi) confirms that the lychee season in Europe has reached an end : “No longer in consumption at all, the fruit is now at the bottom of consumer’s shopping lists. Despite a still satisfactory quality and prices sti
Field authorities expected an increase in the municipality's apple production as a result of crop conversion; however, that didn't happen this year as, instead of increasing, production decreased by 25 percent.
The iniagrape-one, the first table grape variety developed entirely in Chile by Consorcio Biofrutales, has received good reviews in the UK, South Korea and China, reported Fedefruta.
Disaster due to listeria contamination. The impact of the zika epidemic. It may be far from home for many fruit and vegetable companies, but architect Herman Bessels deals with it every day.
In the current period, 13% of the total budget for direct payments for the "Fruits, vegetables and livestock" sector is being distributed, as reported by the Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture, Desislava Taneva.
The Bulgarian Agency for Food Safety (NVS) has started conducting mass checks of incoming fresh fruits and vegetables in the border checkpoints on the Bulgarian-Greek and Bulgarian-Macedonian borders, reports the press office of the agency.
The Court of Justice of the European Union has confirmed the mandatory use of labelling in citrus indicating the preservatives and other chemicals used in the post-harvest treatment.
The People's Republic of China is now among the ten largest suppliers of vegetables to the European Union (EU), although this is little more than an anecdote, because its volume of sales represents only 1.35 percent of the total
In a reserved decision released today, Prepared Produce Limited was fined $196,406.25 for six offences and ordered to pay $57,000 in reparation to three victims.
German supermarket chain, 'Real' are the first to sell branded permaculture produce. The supermarkets are working with permaculture farmers who create healthy soils with natural ecosystems, to grow fruit and veg.
