Published: Feb 14, 2016

China will make potatoes their staple food within four years, in a big shift that aims to stop land, water and food shortages. It also aims to ensure basic food supply is available as the country’s population balloons to 1.3 billion by 2020.

Published: Feb 14, 2016

Wet and stormy weather hit the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou last month affecting vegetable supplies, this combined with the high demand for food over the Lunar New Year Holiday, caused vegetable prices to rocket.

Published: Feb 14, 2016

In Guelph, Ontario, grower Zach Loeks stores vegetables year-round with his award-winning, underground, cold storage facility. Through the winter, vegetables are held at just above freezing and with near-optimum humidity. By making a thousand ice blocks i

Published: Feb 14, 2016

Egypt's Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) in a press release issued Feb 9, stated the annual inflation rate registered its first decline on an annual level to 10.7% after rising for six consecutive months, closing at 11.7% in

Published: Feb 14, 2016

Sustained rain and cold weather in Florida have wreaked havoc on many of the state's vegetable crops. For radish growers in the Bell Glade area, the inclement weather has all but halted production up to now.

Published: Feb 14, 2016

The Spanish growers cooperation Murgiverde has been growing and trading Sweet Palermo since 2002. "An unsurpassed, tasty pointed pepper," says Manuel Galdeano.

Published: Feb 14, 2016

As the winter season approached, lower temperatures and less sunshine resulted in the slow growth of vegetables. Coupled with the continuous smog and snow in the North and Northeast region

Published: Feb 14, 2016

The company Lexportia Bio was founded in Almeria in 2012. It currently consists of a team of young people with a common conviction in the need to promote a healthy lifestyle and respect for the environment. The owners are Torres Carmona and Luis del Olmo

Published: Feb 14, 2016

After announcing the realization of their first 40 hectare glasshouse project in Stawell, Victoria, Australian start up Nectar Farms now announces its second 40 hectare greenhouse project at its proposed site in Oberon in regional NSW.

Published: Feb 14, 2016

Dublin-based banana company Fyffes have come under fire after allegations were made about mistreatment and underpayment of workers on their Central American plantations.

Published: Feb 14, 2016

“The orange supply is very strong,” said Abe Lopez of 1st Quality Produce in Fresno, California.

Published: Feb 14, 2016

At Fruit Logistica, Levarht introduced the special Taste line for its Foodservice customers. "With our Taste line, Levarht will be able to cover the Foodservice's needs when it comes to specialties

Published: Feb 14, 2016

With 90% of production for Sutherland Produce being exported out of North America, the company will continue the expansion of its network of growers in 2016 with production in California set to start by mid-April of this year

Published: Feb 14, 2016

The health benefits of raw milk have been widely documented. Yet in many states, farmers and retail stores can’t sell it, and consumers can’t buy it.

Published: Feb 04, 2016

Good news for farmers. Now they can market their fruit in the domestic market without having to send them to the packers. Thus, producers will be able to send their pears and apples directly to the consumer, without any intermediaries.

Published: Feb 04, 2016

Last year, the Association of Cooperatives of Extremadura (Acopaex) exported to the United States 15 percent more than in the previous year; a trend that is expected to continue in 2016.

Published: Feb 04, 2016

“Our strength is the direct import from Turkey,” states Ruhi Yavuzs the CEO from Yavuz at the wholesale center in Frankfurt am Main. “We carry a wide range of fresh products and through the years we developed into the largest distributor and importer of T

Published: Feb 04, 2016

A senior U.S. official said on Tuesday 2 January, that U.S. companies should be treated the same as their European counterparts in South Africa.

Published: Feb 04, 2016

On Tuesday 2 February, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight operations shut down across the country, causing concern for fruit and vegetable exporters over the future of their exports.

Published: Feb 04, 2016

According to the latest figures published by the European Commission Wednesday 27 January, the value of EU agri-food exports in November 2015 amounted to €10.9 billion