Costa Rica's main exports are bananas, coffee and sugar cane, however, last year, the production and export volume of bananas seriously declined as a result of climate problems.
Singapore's non-oil domestic exports (NODX) fell in December last year, continuing the previous month's fall, with shipments to most of its top markets declining.
Recently, the Xinfadi market released the results of the 2018 annual transaction data: the total transaction volume of various agricultural products in the year reached 16.89 million tons, an increase of 710,000 tons compared with 2017.
The UK government is launching a 12-week consultation on potential new restrictions on the promotion of food and drink high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS).
Ireland’s agri-food sector has been hailed as “durable and innovative” with the nation’s food, drink and horticulture exports reaching €12.1 billion in 2018.
Yesterday, a container with 2,400 ten-kilo boxes of dried plums without pit of the D'Agen variety, which is bound for the United Arab Emirates, departed from Mendoza to the port of Dubai.
Last Friday, Taiwan launched a promotional campaign to sell winter-harvested fruit such as jujube, guava, wax apples, oranges, pineapples, papaya, grapes and honey apples in Hong Kong.
Vietnam NutiFood Nutrition Food Co., Ltd. and Japan Asahi Group announced joint venture cooperation in Ho Chi Minh City on January 10. Representatives of the two companies said that they would provide nutritional food for children up to Japanese standards
Executives from Coquimbo's Port Terminal (TCP) met with representatives of Chile's Fruit Exporters Association AG (ASOEX) in order to publicize the investments and improvements that the TPC is making to move the region's fresh winter fruit production.