Bananas come from Colombia priced at PS1.07
The series provides the typical wholesale price of bananas based on the countries of the origin. These prices represent nationally averages for the highest typical prices for bananas in wholesale markets such as Birmingham as well as London. The publication is regularly updated. The latest average price for a week [...]
LATAM Banana Producers Not Happy with Current Lidl Pricings
Latin American banana producing countries are dissatisfied with the recent price cut of 35% as part of a recent promotional campaign from German retail store Lidl. In the week ending March 13 is when the German retail store Lidl is releasing an advertisement that offers a kilo of bananas, which [...]
The price of lettuce is likely to rise yet again because of California flooding
Experts in agriculture say that prices for lettuce are set to go up next month, and may continue to rise into the end of the summer. This is due to the floods that struck the Salinas Valley, a crucial California agriculture region. It is the Salinas Valley, where a huge [...]
Philippines: AMAD helps to sell onions brought from Occidental Mindoro
The Department of Agriculture in the Zamboanga Peninsula (DA-9) has teamed up with a farmer's group in the province of Occidental Mentaloro to sell their red onions within the region for a less expensive cost. The linkage to market was made on Thursday by the AMAD of the DA-9 and [...]
The price is eye-watering for just one onion in the online checkout at Sainsbury’s
Customers at Sainsbury's were stunned when they were being charged PS15 just for one onion. Customers were particularly confronted by the pricey onion at the grocery store's online check-out. A customer was hit with a the bill of PS45.39 after putting three small brown onions into her shopping basket. Sainsbury's [...]
China imports the first shipment of Iranian citrus by the air
The Chinese General Administration of Customs (GAC) on the 31st of August 2022, signed an agreement together with Iranian Ministry of Agriculture on permitting the import of Iranian oranges into China which was the first agreement on importation of fruit between China and Iran. The initial batch of 1.78 tons [...]
“The main focus on the part of Indian mango exporters is principally to meet the needs for mangoes international markets”
It's the mango season is getting ready to begin, according to Amit Sharma, who runs Fresko Fruits, a fruit retailer. Fresko Fruits: "Indian summers don't exist without mangoes. They're renowned for their flavor and aroma. The region of origin and the climate, India's mango harvesting season is different however, it [...]
Peru begins exporting its grapes to Japan
The Peruvian Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri) has announced that exports of grapes to Japan are scheduled to begin on the morning of from tomorrow. Vice Minister for Agrarian Development Policies and Supervision of Midagri Segundo Regaladosays "Grape exports for Japan begin tomorrow after numerous years of negotiations. [...]
Westfalia Fruit India marks beginning of a new exciting and strong season of avocados
Westfalia Fruit India is delighted to confirm the arrival of the first container for the avocado season coming from Tanzania in parallel with the first air cargoes from India by Westfalia Fruit Peru are received. It marks the start of a new exciting and strong season for 2023. "We began [...]
Minister McConalogue announces assistance to Irish potato industry
Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has announced the launch to the 2023 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Seed Potato and Chipping Potato Sector. Apart from providing aid for the seed potato industry The scheme was extended in 2023 to encompass producers of Irish chipping potatoes. [...]
Agarwood is the sensible and sustainable investment option
The aquilaria tree, the most important source of agarwood, is a species native to the Southeast Asian region. The resin, called agarwood, is formed naturally when the tree is affected by certain external factors, such as animal grazing, insect attack or microbial invasion and causes a moist smelling stain to the [...]
2022 Has Been a Big Year For Durian in China
There's good news for Chinese durian lovers: More shipments of the pungent-smelling tropical durian fruit are making their way into China from Southeast Asia, thanks to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP. A batch of 18.24 metric tons of fresh Vietnamese durians arrived in Youyiguan Port in South China's [...]