Published: Nov 23, 2015

Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI), Falls Church, Va., released its 2015 Trends Report, which searches for common threads found throughout the entire foodservice packaging value chain—from raw material suppliers, packaging manufacturers, distributors a

Published: Nov 23, 2015

Sugar futures ended lower for a second session Wednesday as bullish investors took profits on news that India would provide subsidies to encourage sugar exports.

Published: Nov 23, 2015

While milk prices are at or just above break-even cost of production levels heading into 2016, there is hope on the horizon.

Published: Nov 23, 2015

Grain markets rallied on better than expected US exports on Thursday, while softs got a boost from a recovery in the Brazilian real.

Published: Nov 23, 2015

Cocoa prices climbed to the highest in more than four years as dryness in Indonesia and slowing deliveries in Ivory Coast added to concerns about supply.

Published: Nov 19, 2015

The “clean eating” trend has inspired a back to basics approach in product development and is an overarching theme in Innova Market Insights’ Top Ten Trends list for 2016. New global products tracked with “organic” claim have risen from 6.3% in the first

Published: Nov 19, 2015

The apricot harvest in the 2014 season was fairly good, as there was a significant amount of fruit. The first estimates for the 2015 season indicate that there will be a sharp decline in production and the outlook for producers is quite gloomy.

Published: Nov 19, 2015

During the first seven months of this year, Romania imported onions, garlic and shallots worth 11.4 million Euro, according to latest official figures from the National Institute of Statistics.

Published: Nov 19, 2015

While shipments from Spain to the United States, the main export market, remain stable, the number of those to markets like China and Brazil continues to fall, as revealed by a report from iContainers on the development of maritime freight exports and imp

Published: Nov 19, 2015

The continual rise in onion prices is hitting the middle class hard in India. Onion prices have gone up from Rs. 25 a kg in September to Rs. 60. Just weeks ago, the price of pulses had also shot through the roof which is leaving many families struggling t

Published: Nov 19, 2015

Bumper yields of asparagus have been reported in Koo Wee Rup as the harvest is drawing to a close. Growers in Victoria, which produces 95% of Australia's asparagus, have also reported good yields, which has led to an overall increase of 30% this season.

Published: Nov 19, 2015

In the period between January and October 2015, the volume of Ukrainian tomato exports to the EU market has reached 4 thousand tonnes, while a year earlier exports during the same period were negligible. About half of these shipments hit the Polish market

Published: Nov 19, 2015

While it gradually gets colder in Europe, the high season begins for many organic vegetables at Moroccan organic producers PBS (Primeurs Biologiques du Souss).

Published: Nov 19, 2015

Peru will begin exporting mangoes to South Korea after they approved the protocol that allows the entry of this fruit into their territory, stated the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Juan Manuel Benites.

Published: Nov 19, 2015

Little has been said about American okra and its nutritional and healing properties. While it is not a common part of most people's daily diet, recent studies have shown it to have a number of beneficial properties which assist with many things

Published: Nov 19, 2015

The market for Spanish garlic has changed drastically over the last two years. "The supply is a lot lower and the garlic is quite expensive this year.

Published: Nov 19, 2015

Commodity milk markets continued to fall, as prices on the GlobalDairyTrade auction site dropped for the third event in a row. Milk prices on the auction site, which is run by New Zealand milk giant Fonterra, were down 7.9% from the previous event, hel

Published: Nov 18, 2015

Two foreign investors plan to introduce an exotic fruit native to Australia in Nicaragua, with the goal of converting it into a new export item that generates income for producers and new employment opportunities.

Published: Nov 18, 2015

Ready Pac Foods, Inc. has launched a new premium line of protein-packed salads with grilled chicken to enjoy at any gathering! The all-new Bistro® Salad Kits with Grilled Chicken are the first ever multi-serve salad kits with over 30 grams of protein to s

Published: Nov 18, 2015

Compared to last year more potatoes have been grown in Turkey this season and because of this the product will be cheaper.