Published: Dec 17, 2015

The South African stonefruit season is in full swing again at importer Beltran of Group A. de Witte and as of last week grapes have been added to the fruit assortment again as well. "At the moment we have Black Gem from the province Transvaal," says Eric

Published: Dec 17, 2015

Freshop, Inc., a comprehensive grocery e-commerce solution, has announced that its platform is now live in each of Sendik’s Food Market’s eleven full-line stores, making Sendik’s the first grocer in the greater Milwaukee area to implement an online shoppi

Published: Dec 17, 2015

Dairy prices extended gains at a second successive GlobalDairyTrade auction, helped by further evidence of the slowdown in New Zealand production, and a reduction in product being made available for purchase. Prices at the GlobalDairyTrade auction, whi

Published: Dec 17, 2015

Sugar prices ended higher for the first time in four sessions on the back of a report by Platts Kingsman that estimated demand for sugar will outstrip production this year by a larger margin than previously forecast.

Published: Dec 17, 2015

Could the first rise in US interest rates in nearly a decade be overshadowed, on ag markets at least?

Published: Dec 17, 2015

The editors at Food Technology magazine, published by the Institute of Food Technologists, announced their predictions on hot food trends for 2016. Here’s what they’re forecasting for next year.

Published: Dec 17, 2015

With growing consumerism and fierce competition in food & beverage retail space, companies can gain competitive advantage by adopting modern supply chain technologies

Published: Dec 16, 2015

The EU was the main export market for Ukrainian berries in 2015, according to the official statistics. The EU countries accounted for almost 1,100 tons of exports with the total export volumes amounting to 1,300 tons.

Published: Dec 16, 2015

Apple prices in China continue to go downhill. At the end of November, average wholesale prices dropped from 7 Yuan (€1,00) per kg to 6 Yuan. Retail prices came down from 8.3 Yuan to 7.6 Yuan per kg. Current retail prices are 26% lower than last years pri

Published: Dec 16, 2015

Since early November, Almeria's growers have been suffering the low prices registered by the region's horticultural products, especially those of cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers.

Published: Dec 16, 2015

This week, green bean prices have increased again in the province of Almeria. The cost of this residual crop (in terms of volume) in week 49 has reached 1.52 €/kg on average in the case of the flat variety, while the price of round green beans has increas

Published: Dec 16, 2015

Recently, batches of southern vegetables started to enter the market in Beijing. In the middle of November vegetable prices rose fast due to bad weather circumstances. But soon prices started to drop back down gradually.

Published: Dec 16, 2015

This year, the Chinese fresh fruit and vegetable market is marked by low prices and sales problems. Li Luo is the director of teh Guizhou Shuangdo Agriculture Product Association.

Published: Dec 16, 2015

Steady shipments of pineapples from Costa Rica have kept prices down, both for Central American fruit on the East Coast and Mexican imports.

Published: Dec 16, 2015

The political tensions between Turkey and Russia are running high. Last week president Putin hinted that a boycott will not be the only measure the country will take.

Published: Dec 16, 2015

According to official statistics of China's Customs, the Philippines is the largest pineapple exporter to China. From January to May 2015, China imported 24,931 tons pineapples from the Philippines, a 65% increase compared to the same period last year.

Published: Dec 16, 2015

As the premium apple market continues to grow, New York Apple Sales are strengthening their premium programs with international product.

Published: Dec 16, 2015

When Russia closed its borders last summer, the Polish top fruit sector was hit hard. In one blow, the country lost the most important market for their apples.

Published: Dec 16, 2015

Dutoit Agri imports onions to South Africa in the off-season. John Davey says “We usually start importing from Egypt, mainly red onions. Then we move over to Spain and France but the majority of the imports are coming from Holland. We also get Shallots, O

Published: Dec 16, 2015

In the face of historically low pricing, Mexican avocado imports are thriving as 2015 comes to a close. “I’ve been in this business for over 20 years and this is one of the best,” says Atticus Macias, whose wholesale company, Centex Produce, is based out