Published: Dec 11, 2019

In a bid to stop the exploding prices, onions will be imported from Egypt to Mumbai this week.

Published: Dec 09, 2019

Unseasonal October rainfall damaged over 40% of the vineyards across the district and it is likely to impact export of the produce by around 50% during the current grape season (2019-20).

Published: Dec 06, 2019

In several places in India, onion prices have reached an all-time high of ₹140. The sky-rocketing prices of onions have forced both government and traders to import the vegetable from foreign countries such as Egypt, Turkey and Afghanistan.

Published: Dec 06, 2019

Minister for Economic Affairs Hamad Azhar has blamed the suspension of trade with India for the current price hike of food items in the country as the prices of tomatoes skyrocketed.

Published: Dec 05, 2019

Only about 100 hectares of the 40,000 hectares under vegetable cultivation in Kashmir currently cater to crops such as broccoli, lettuce and parsley.

Published: Dec 05, 2019

As 2019 draws to a close, Grapa Varieties is looking forward to a fruitful and exciting 2020.

Published: Dec 04, 2019

The Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued an advisory directing food businesses importing packaged drinking water and mineral water to comply with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification as well as Food Safety and Standa

Published: Dec 04, 2019

On Sunday, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) seized one ton of artificially ripened bananas and plantains from a market in Tiruppur.

Published: Dec 04, 2019

The average wholesale price at the country's largest wholesale onion market -Lasalgaon APMC- has dropped nearly 30%, or Rs 2,000 per 100 kgs, in just a week following the arrivals of sub-standard quality onions.

Published: Dec 03, 2019

Prices of onion have dropped slightly in Dhaka following an increase in supplies due to imports and new production. At Karwan Bazar, the imported varieties were being sold between Tk 120 and 180 a kg on Friday.

Published: Dec 03, 2019

State-owned trading firm MMTC, which is importing onions on the behalf of the federal government, has placed an order for 11,000 tons from Turkey as part of its efforts to boost domestic supply and ease soaring prices, sources said.

Published: Dec 02, 2019

Garlic prices have risen by as much as 55 percent since June in retail markets, due to a sharp increase in demand and a reduced supply ahead of the winter season.

Published: Dec 02, 2019

The ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) in Tiruchi will soon evolve a standard protocol for the export of nendran bananas by sea from Kerala to Europe to cater to the ethnic Indian population there.

Published: Dec 02, 2019

The soaring onion prices in India are leaving a mark on exporters in the region.

Published: Nov 29, 2019

“We’re happy to have a potato crop, even if it’s below average because many areas didn’t have the opportunity to finish harvesting.”

Published: Nov 29, 2019

With iron ore mining industry in the state of Goa closed, mining areas are witnessing the return of farmers to the fields, according to the Goa State Horticulture Corporation (GSHC).

Published: Nov 29, 2019

The window for Indian pomegranates will be smaller than usual, in part due to the heavy rains India has had to deal with during the monsoon season.

Published: Nov 28, 2019

The apex food regulatory body in the country has decided to write to the GST Council to seek a review into the rates of packaged milk products to make it zero.

Published: Nov 27, 2019

Despite the embargo that the United States has placed on pomegranate arils from India, the aril market has been booming.

Published: Nov 26, 2019

The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a directive to State Food Safety Commissioners directing them that they ‘must’ avoid unnecessary documentation for the purpose of licensing or registration of food businesses.