Food prices will increase in the coming months, as it is not possible for agricultural producers to endure such a huge loss in the Turkish Lira, said a sector representative, adding his company’s maximum lira-U.S. dollar parity projection for this year wa
Scientific results of the potato field trials in Flanders and the Netherlands demonstrate that gene stacking is necessary for a strong and lasting resistance to late blight (Phytophthora infestans).
The Government, through the Central Market, is trying to lower the price of onions, which in recent days was around $40 per kilo. To compensate for the lower production due to excessive rains,
Yesterday, the Union of Banana Growers Associations from Chapare (Unabana) received a certification that their product was free of pests and met all the conditions for export. Unabana is looking to export their bananas to the Brazilian market.
The Chairman Caretaker Committee of the Sokoto State Traders Association, Alhaji Muazu Bello Rafi, Thursday said the state can generate over N10 billion annually exporting agricultural products to neigbouring African countries.
New Zealand Avocado released its 2015 Annual Report today, reporting record volume with 7.1 million trays. Other highlights included that 90,000 new households are purchasing avocados in NZ along with record volumes being exported to priority Asian market
The Kiwifruit Claim will launch a five-week information campaign next month to inform kiwifruit growers of the 9 October deadline to sign up to its efforts to seek compensation for the Crown’s negligence in allowing Psa-v into New Zealand.
Peaches decay quickly after harvest at ambient temperature due to their fast ripening and lack of anti-decomposition agents. Low temperature storage (at 2-7 °C) is an effective way to slow these decay processes and maintain crop quality.
Fruit and vegetable shipments from Bangladesh continue to be turned down at the port of entry to European markets due to non-compliance by exporters and poor monitoring by the related government agencies.
The Spanish melon season is entering its last phase. "The central Spanish region still has some melons, mainly yellow, Piel de Sapo and watermelons but most melons are gone in Murcia," says commercial director Leon van den Hombergh of Frankort & Koning.
Visitors to Asia Fruit Logistica and Asiafruit Congress can look forward to an unparalleled combination of business, networking and information opportunities on 1-4 September in Hong Kong.
“Our BroccoLeaf (short for broccoli leaves) product was launched almost a year ago,” says Matt Seeley with Foxy Produce Organic. “We started off with a bunched product and were able to build a solid customer base in the past year.”
"The company is considering entering the frozen food segment at a time when the customers are moving towards fresh foods."
Nomad has also acquired European frozen food company Iglo Foods from Permira Advisers for €2.6bn.
Though volume for this year's Washington pear harvest is roughly in line with that from the previous season, high temperatures will likely bring smaller-sized fruit. With strong demand anticipated, this year's size profile could keep prices strong through
As Shanghai’s Stockmarket continues to head south and China’s regulators and central bankers endeavour to hold the fort with moves such as devaluation of the yuan, what are the implications for Australian food companies with strong China connections?
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) has issued new research that finds a wider variety of ethnic cuisines are increasingly becoming part of everyday American diets.
The restriction imposed by the State plant protection service (SFE) on the importation of avocados from various international markets since June 13, coupled with the completion of the Costa Rican harvest of this fruit, would cause a greater shortage of th
