Published: Jul 10, 2015

I don’t know many people who honestly can say they don’t like—let alone love—candy. It’s as American as apple pie for goodness sake. And due to its indulgent nature, the global confectionery market rang up nearly $200 billion in sweet sales during 2014.

Published: Jul 09, 2015

More customers are sitting down and eating their meal in the restaurant than are carrying it out or using the drive-thru, reports The NPD Group, a global information company. This is good news for the restaurant industry since an on-premises visit means a

Published: Jul 09, 2015

Israel’s minister of finance, Moshe Kahlon, Tuesday last week, signed regulations allowing duty-free import of a line of food products and products for the food industry, with the purpose of overcoming shortages from the previous year, regulating future p

Published: Jul 09, 2015

The consumption of preserved fruit and vegetables in the Netherlands is decreasing, with people increasingly favouring fresh, apparently. The situation on the Russian market also influences the preserves industry. Still, manufacturers say there are plenty

Published: Jul 09, 2015

The Russian boycott came as a surprise for everyone. Jeroen Buyck (right) of Calsa, located in Ardooie (Belgium), talks about the consequences of the trade war for the export and the investments to gain access to new markets. A market with millions of con

Published: Jul 09, 2015

In 2014 avocado exports amounted to 709,514.036 tons, positioning it as the state's most important exports by volume. In the first half of 2015, avocado exports to international markets totalled 388,588 tons, according to information from the Ministry of

Published: Jul 09, 2015

The pepper export season in Murcia has now ended. What is left is some incidental trade with chains in the south of France. This was written by Agridesk España in a report to the P8.

Published: Jul 09, 2015

Mexico is becoming an ever bigger player in the soft fruit market. Spanish growers are closely monitoring the developments across the ocean. With a year-round supply of soft fruit, the North American country could become a formidable competitor to Europe.

Published: Jul 09, 2015

The summer is a good season for the avocado. "Particularly when it's warm, you notice demand is very high," says Ive Lambert of Starfruit. "At the moment, avocados are mainly coming in from South Africa and Peru.

Published: Jul 08, 2015

Mango production in Michoacan has had losses of nearly 25 percent in the recent season because of weather conditions that triggered the simultaneous maturation of orchards in different parts of the country, which, in turn, contributed to the saturation of

Published: Jul 08, 2015

The import tariff war waged against European markets; or the effects of foreign viruses on domestic crop yield, it is clear that the market environment of South Africa's potato industry is currently bound by a single common denominator: that of the 'forei

Published: Jul 08, 2015

The Ministry of Agriculture is carrying out a promotional campaign to support Spanish new potatoes.

Published: Jul 08, 2015

According to the ranking of the 10 leading markets for what concerns online grocery sales drafted by IGD, not only is China the current leader in the sector, but it is also set to quadruple the value of this segment in the next five years, thus distancing

Published: Jul 07, 2015

Published: Jul 07, 2015

The target audience for convenience and ready-made food is large. And the corner stores with a deli counter, as well as the large commercial kitchens want a slice of this market. Berger & Tolls is a wholesaler who can fulfil all the different needs with t

Published: Jul 07, 2015

Five years ago, Nguyen Van Dinh, 33, drove his motorcycle around the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang to sell Ly Son garlic, a product from his hometown. Now, 80 tonnes of the garlic has been shipped to Thailand, Dubai, and Singapore.

Published: Jul 07, 2015

Prices of garlic, a key kitchen staple, have hit the roof as supply from across Maharashtra has almost stopped due to hailstorms and unseasonal rainfall. This has compelled wholesale traders to import garlic from Ooty and Malappuram in the south and Madhy

Published: Jul 07, 2015

The heat is causing a lot of people to consuming more fruit. Wholesalers are noticing this in the demand. De Blaeij in Evergem sells more fruit than vegetables, and with Valckenier in Brussels the soft fruit is almost running away. "We had good sales this

Published: Jul 07, 2015

IFA president Eddie Downey at the IFA's 60th Annual General Meeting at the Irish Farm Centre in Dublin.

Published: Jul 07, 2015

Exporters have welcome the weakening of the Philippine peso, noting this will benefit the export sector specifically job-generating champion industries with rising market demand, thus makes the economy more competitive.