Published: Jan 15, 2016

Chilean cherries are a popular product in the weeks up to the Lunar New Year. This year, more than 80% of the Chilean cherry harvest have been shipped to China.

Published: Jan 15, 2016

Texas grapefruit growers and shippers are enjoying good prices for their fruit this season. Florida supplies have suffered because of citrus greening, and with less volume on the market, prices have been kept afloat.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

Sugar prices eased, as data from Brazil’s main cane growing region showed that the wet harvesting season has not affected sugar production as badly as had been thought.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

According to a new market report published by Transparency Market Research, Albany, N.Y., the global chilled and deli foods market is expected to rise to $988.7 billion by 2021.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

According to recent estimates, there is a predicted gap of 39,000 tonnes of cashew output in 2015/16 crop-buying season in Tanzania. The reason for this 20% drop is said to be bad weather and poor farming methods.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

At this moment citrus fruits enter the market, accounting for one third of the fruit supply in the large supermarkets. Main varieties are: Shatang orange, tangerine and mandarin.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

Temperatures of 40C-plus before Christmas, have meant that the prices of stone fruits will be high for at least the next couple of weeks, as the amount of supply was decreased.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

Within a year the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) – the top government body responsible for promoting exports – is aiming to increase Pakistan’s exports to Sri Lanka to $500 million from the current $267 million.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

At least 9 million out of a total of 45.7 million tons of fresh fruit and vegetables grown in Turkey go to waste every year due to flaws in the supply chain, the Turkish Union of Agricultural Chambers has warned.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

The situation for Maltese farmers is becoming desperate as a meager 187.5mm of rainfall since September 1, has stretched their resources and is threatening their harvest. The lack of rain could cause a severe shortage of fruit and vegetables in spring and

Published: Jan 14, 2016

Exports of Spanish fruit and vegetables to EU countries in 2015, grew on average by 5-7%. According to the Spanish Federation of producers and exporters of fruits and vegetables (Fepex), in 2015 they managed to collect a record harvest of figures approach

Published: Jan 14, 2016

Peruvian Hass avocado exports have registered a 306% growth in the Chilean market during the period between January and November 2015, reaching a total of $ 13.4 million compared to the 3.3 million achieved in the same period of 2014, reports the Ministry

Published: Jan 14, 2016

Carl van de Wiel from Agro Centre Holland says that the market for red onions is developing well, "The prospects look good. There is plenty of demand for the red onions; in fact, demand is coming from all sides.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

According to the IDR, the surface cultivated with winter vegetables in the province of Mendoza amounted to 12,626 hectares, i.e. 16% less at the provincial level over the previous season.

Published: Jan 14, 2016

Turkey wants the WTO to make a ruling on the Russian boycott. According to Ankara, Moscow is breaching international agreements by closing its borders.

Published: Jan 11, 2016

Egypt, the world’s largest purchaser of wheat, has imposed restrictive import requirements, an agricultural authority official told Reuters, alarming traders who threatened to boycott tenders for the politically sensitive commodity.

Published: Jan 11, 2016

Wheat futures proved particularly weak in 2015, falling 20% in Chicago. Futures in rival grain corn fell by a more modest 14.5%.

Published: Jan 11, 2016

New York Style Sausage Co., a Sunnyvale, Calif. establishment, is recalling approximately 4,040 pounds of pork sausage products due to misbranding, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Published: Jan 11, 2016

Only until recently, the global dietary supplements and functional foods market operated as a single, large entity. It was not uncommon to see key global players doing meaningful business in multiple regions with a wide range of products.

Published: Jan 08, 2016

For the third time in 12 years the Darling River in south western New South Wales has run dry. Block banks have been placed across the river to hold up water for irrigators with permanent plantings and high security licenses.