Asia continues to be an important region for California grapes. Seven out of the top 10 markets for California grapes last season included markets in Asia. China is among the three largest export markets for California table grapes, along with Mexico and
Last year at the 't Hoogveld fruit company the top fruit season was not very successful, so they have every hope that business will be better this year.
At the moment the sales of grapes on the German market is slow. “Currently the interest of customers is rather subdued,” explains a German importer. “The sales are slow at the moment.
Supplies of both Brazilian and Mexican limes are a lot lower than the past weeks, but interestingly enough, this doesn't result in higher prices on the market yet.
The lack of surface water that growers are suffering in the Condado de Huelva region will lead to a reduction in the acreage devoted to strawberry cultivation of between 20 and 30% in some municipalities of the Corona Norte de Doñana.
Last month saw a 5.2% fall in global food prices, the biggest drop in seven years, according to the UN. Food producers are being hit by slowing demand in China and a Russian embargo on Western products.
The second reading debate of the Tariff (Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the Republic of Korea) Amendment Bill was interrupted when the House rose at 6pm with Labour indicating they would support the bill with one misgiving.
Ghana's annual inflation dropped to 17.3 per cent in August from 17.9 per cent recorded in previous month due to marginal gains by the local currency against the greenback, a government statistician told journalists on Wednesday.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Thursday that total revenue from Philippine exports settled at $5.3 billion – $0.1 billion lower than the total receipts recorded in the same period last year.
The Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade) aims to increase agricultural goods exports to Turkey this year, bolstered by rising demand for tropical fruits in the country.
The drop in courgette wholesale prices recorded in August seems to have passed. In early August "there was so much produce available that we had to sell it at 25/30/40 cents per kg.
The Chilean exports during 2014/15 reached a total volume of 754,442 tons (95.4 million boxes), this volume is higher than the presented during 2013/14, showing a recovery after the damage caused by the frosts of 2013.
On September 9, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced its decision to approve the importation of fresh cranberries from Chile into the US.
Total U.S. potato exports were $1,624,964,108 for fiscal year 2014 (July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015) marketing year. This is 7 percent below the previous year but still the third-highest level ever.
While prices for several raw commodities and other ingredients are down sharply from last year with some at multi-year lows, corn sweeteners, cocoa powder and egg prices are up sharply over this same period, and all for different reasons.
Associated British Foods called time on the long-running slide in European Union sugar prices which has sent profits for the bloc’s producers, and highlighted a recovery in values in China too.
In a blow to organic farming, the Western Australian Court of Appeal has held that a farmer of genetically modified (GM) crops was not liable for the losses caused to his organic farming neighbour.
The latest market findings from Roy Morgan Research has confirmed that as soon as winter hits Australians are putting down the beer and picking up red and fortified wines instead.
Julie Brimblecombe a Senior Research Fellow at Menzies School of Health Research and Megan Ferguson, a Research Officer at Menzies School of Health Research
