Syngenta announced today that it will acquire Sunfield Seeds, a US-based provider of sunflower seeds production and processing services to more than 30 countries.
Yves Daudigny, member of the Social Affairs Commission of the French Senate, tabled an amendment on the Draft Finance Law for Social Security for 2013 (PLFSS) to increase taxes on palm oil.
Global rice production for 2012 is forecast to outpace consumption in 2012/13, resulting in an upward revision of 5 million tonnes in 2013 closing inventories, according to a new forecast by FAO's Rice Market Monitor (RMM) issued today.
The third day of the Interpoma Congress was opened by Ton den Nijs with his report on durable multigene resistance for new apple varieties through cisgenesis, a solution to protect plants from diseases without adopting chemical treatments.
After a good start to the grapefruit season brought on by few inventories and little competition, sales of Israeli grapefruit to European countries have cooled.
North American distributor of fresh asparagus, blueberries and blackberries, Gourmet Trading Company, announced the beginning of its Chile blueberry season today.
Chile has seen a 10.8 per cent increase in exports from the fisheries and aquaculture sector during the first quarter of 2012 in comparison to the same period of 2012.
Wine producers in China are increasingly replacing the traditional corks with more practical and cheaper screw caps, according to Guala Closures Group China operations general manager Enrico Perlo.
Global Package, a California-based company providing packaging design and decoration services for wine, spirits and food companies, is to get a new brand identity that will be unveiled during the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium on 29-31 January 2013.
S&D Coffee, a Concord-based producer of coffee, tea and other beverages, plans to invest $97m over the next five years, as part of strategy to accommodate current and future growth.