Starfruit has been importing exotic products, including passion fruit, since it was created. The first volumes arrived to Brussels in the late 80's and, up until 2016, imports have continued growing at a reasonable pace.
The banana is the Argentineans favorite and most consumed fruit: per capita consumption stands at more than 12 kilograms per year. Argentina produces bananas in a tropical area in the north of the country but local production only supplies a fraction of w
Prices for fresh vegetables in Canada were up 18.2 per cent in the 12 months to January, where the average price of food in global markets has fallen by 14.5 per cent in the last year as wholesale prices fell for oil, grains and other food products, accor
After a stretch of the season where supplies of lettuce from California could not keep up with demand, the market has shifted the other way and prices have dropped significantly since January.
Production of pomegranates is increasing in both India and Turkey. Growers from both countries have increased their supplies of the fruit in recent years, which has caused prices to come down.
Stephan and Yves Wolfcarius, with their fruit farm in West Flanders, are perceived as a pretty unique player, given that West Flanders is best known for its fruit production.
"The Spanish early potato campaign will kick off with serious problems this year because of the situation with exports to the UK," explains David Sánchez, director of PepSur Marketing. "Spain may have to stop exporting to this country this year because of
Some revival in grain futures is on the way, ABN Amro said, even as it cut its estimate for values near-term – saying that these low prices were having an impact in quelling growth in supplies.
The FAO Food Price Index was stable in February, as falling sugar and dairy prices offset a substantial jump in vegetable oil prices from the previous month.
In January this year, cross-border fruit trade in Guangxi Province achieved rapid growth of 55.9% compared with the same period of last year, or 7.35 billion Yuan despite the overall grim export situation.
One would normally expect gariguette strawberries around the 1st or 2nd March, but they arrived about 10 days early. Jean-Marc Pra, strawberry producer in Cours-de-Monségur, is not surprised.
The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) reported a possible ban on the import of fruit and vegetables from Belarus with documents from Kenya, India and Liberia.
The Telangana State Food Laboratory has been conducting tests on fruit samples, for traces of carcinogenic calcium carbide, and ethephon pesticide; so far six varieties of fruits have failed tests and more results are expected in the coming days.
As supermarkets compete to draw in customers, a price war has led to the lowest shopping bills in 15 months. Vegetable prices have reduced by nearly 14 percent, with mushrooms and broccoli recorded as the lowest priced items.
Loblaw stores plan to introduce more ugly fruit and vegetables across Canada to appeal to shoppers who are looking to save money in the face of sky high food prices.
Banana growers in Tiruchi who cultivated the Poovan and Karpooravalli banana varieties are suffering extensive losses. The growers have been delaying their harvest in the hope of receiving better prices, but this has not materialised.
Recently published data by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) demonstrates that the economic value of the vegetable industry is set to grow significantly, with the gross value reaching $4.2 billion by 2020-2
The ugly orange, a hybrid of pomelo and orange recently gained a lot of consumer favor in the Chinese fruit market. Though their skin looks crumpled and not smooth, they are rich in antioxidant carotenoids and vitamin, which are considered very beneficial
