Published: Feb 26, 2016

According to Australian growers, the export markets for table grapes are booming, as lower production levels and strong demand has pushed prices up. At the same time, domestic prices for the fruits are languishing.

Published: Feb 26, 2016

As the rouble rebounded and the Russian purchasing power increases, the Russian demand for Chinese agricultural produces rises exponentially. Dongning, the largest Chinese export city to Russia, shipped fruits and vegetables worth USD 6.9 million.

Published: Feb 26, 2016

Mexico food exports to Canada, which have gone from 94 million dollars to 1,659 million dollars in the past 21 year, i.e. a 1,700 percent increase, will continue growing, said the secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food,

Published: Feb 26, 2016

The Peruvian agricultural industry has enjoyed really good results in 2015 and its growth prospects are also positive. Peru's Commission for the Promotion Exports and Tourism, PROMPERÚ, has carried out an analysis.

Published: Feb 26, 2016

After public complaints concerning pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables entering the Kathmandu Valley, the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control and the Directorate of Crop Protection have started regular monitoring of the use of pestic

Published: Feb 26, 2016

Health conscious shoppers and trend-chasing foodies are driving the vegetable-centric menu trends, and they are looking for a greater variety of root vegetables to add nutrients, color, texture, and flavor to their dishes.

Published: Feb 26, 2016

Walmart will create hundreds of management positions as part of a new program aimed at improving the fresh food sections at its U.S. stores, according to people familiar with the matter and a spokesman for the retailer.

Published: Feb 26, 2016

Maersk Line reports strong growth in shipping volumes from Asia to the rest of the world in the first weeks of the year.

Published: Feb 26, 2016

The Philippines is capable of growing jackfruit but does not do so on a commercial scale, which is why supermarkets and fast food chains in the country source their requirements from Vietnam.

Published: Feb 26, 2016

Australia’s custard apple season has had a later than usual start this year, with some growers still weeks away from picking.

Published: Feb 26, 2016

TaiMei Potato Industry Ltd, a Chinese potato processor belonging to Lamb Weston, has signed an agreement with American Lorain Corporation, to produce the Lorain brand of French fries in China.

Published: Feb 26, 2016

During the National Potato Conference in Dublin on Tuesday 23 Feb., Kantar Worldpanel research was unveiled which showed that the Irish potato industry has experienced simultaneous growth in terms of potato value and volume for the first time in seven yea

Published: Feb 26, 2016

Hot chip vending machines could be a potential new market for West Australia potato growers, who are currently facing the loss of the only chip manufacturer in the state. Smith's Snackfood Company announced last year that it would close its doors on its C

Published: Feb 26, 2016

Rapeseed futures will continue to outperform soybeans, as the production deficit in the global market tells, Commerzbank said.

Published: Feb 26, 2016

The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) March 16 Futures have been trending down in recent weeks, finishing today at 442.75 US cents per bushel, down 5.25 USc/bu overnight.

Published: Feb 26, 2016

CHICAGO —Entrepreneurial companies are disrupting the food chain through product innovation, storytelling and home delivery services. In the February issue of Food Technology Magazine, published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), writer and nut

Published: Feb 25, 2016

For Israeli avocado growers around the Sea of Galilee which grows mainly Pinkerton, this has been an especially good season that brought good yields as well as strong prices.

Published: Feb 25, 2016

According to Luis Leris, head of the Technical Office of INIA in Limari and articulator of the Tres Rios Nut Producers Association, which brings together farmers from the community of Monte Patria

Published: Feb 25, 2016

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a new environmentally-friendly food packaging material that has the potential to double the shelf life of perishable foods.

Published: Feb 25, 2016

The 2015 stonefruit campaign was marked by stability in the entire export sector. Peach and nectarine exports amounted to 849,502 tonnes, slightly higher than the figure achieved in the previous year, when 843,310 tonnes were shipped.