Persian limes are available year-round from Jalisco, Mexico. “We have a packing facility in our main growing area in Jalisco, Mexico,” says Mayra Romero with Fresco Produce.
Good yields for cranberry growers in Massachusetts have made for plentiful supplies from that state, though lower-than-expected yields in Wisconsin and Canada have evened out North American production for the year. But because there's a surplus of concent
Convenience, flavor, authenticity and freshness are what will drive consumer cheese purchases in 2016, according to the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB), Madison, Wis.
“At the moment there is a high demand for exotic fruit,” states a German wholesale trader, “Especially mangos are loved now. But our customers also ask for avocados.” And the shoppers favor other exotic fruit, such as papaya, kaki (persimmons) and passion
As more and more Indian consumers include rare and exotic fruits in their diet, the exotic fruit industry is growing at a healthy 15-20% per annum. The increasing popularity of fruits such as Sharon from Spain and horned melon and avocados from New Zealan
The citrus production in Tamaulipas has fallen by up to 50 percent over the last four crop cycles due to the impact of climate change, reported the president of the Regional Union of Citrus Growers "Emiliano Zapata", attached to the National Peasant Confe
After a four-year import ban, Japanese apples can again be sold in Vietnam according to the managing director of Aeon Vietnam Co., Ltd., Nagahisa Oyama.
After a customer found a rare green tree frog in their bag of Carmel Crops lettuce, the company took advantage of the incident to highlight why the frog, which is at risk of extinction, would be so discerning as to choose their brand which eschews the use
The representatives of Peru and Brazil finish the first negotiation round in Lima, which was held from December 14 to 16, stated the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur).
Raul Urteaga Trani, general coordinator for International Affairs, said on Thursday that Mexico had managed to become the country that signed the most health protocols with China this year, thanks to the decisive political will of the presidents Enrique P
Costa Rican entrepreneurs who recently conducted a trade mission to Cuba, coinciding with the official visit of President Luis Guillermo Solis to the island, expressed their satisfaction with the results, as reported by the Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOME
Spain's fresh fruit and vegetable imports between January and September 2015 stood at 1.8 million tonnes, of which 58% (1.07 million tonnes) came from the EU, representing an increase of 5% compared to the same period of 2014.
Exporter Gerard Hoekman of Mulder Onions from The Netherlands, characterises the situation on the onion market as very healthy. "The demand is wide and a lot of onions have left over the last few weeks.
Green asparagus is a popular item for Christmas, "Demand is increasing right now, but it is not always being met," says Cesar Cestrat from Special Fruit about the current market situation.
"The import of the main vegetables from the foreign markets at the moment is dead calm", explains CoFra, a wholesaler based in Verona specialising in imports from Spain, the Netherlands and France.
