Kyrgyzstan exports agricultural, food, processed goods at $166,1M in 2009

Filed under :Agriculture, Food Processing

In 2009 Kyrgyzstan exported agricultural, food and processed goods at $166,1 million, press service of the Kyrgyz Agriculture Ministry reported. Read the rest of this entry »


Ghana: Tomato Farmers, Traders Send SOS – Want Processing Factories to Protect Glut

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The Ghana National Tomato Traders and Transporters Association (GNTTTA) has held its general meeting in Kumasi, with a call on the government to provide more food processing factories, especially in the Northern sector of the country. Read the rest of this entry »


Agricultural product prices to surge: COA

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The country will get a break from the low temperatures on Friday, but prices of agricultural and livestock products will start to rise again. Read the rest of this entry »


Good prices for Victorian potatoes

Filed under :Agriculture, Vegetables

The Victorian potato harvest is in progress, and farmers will be paid a strong price for what they dig up. After prices dropped as low as 15 cents per kilo last year, farmers says the price rise is welcome. Read the rest of this entry »


Spinach Growers Face New Threat

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Growers of spinach have been worried by a new strain of downy mildew, race 11, has now been identified and confirmed. Some UK spinach growers visited Holland accompanied by the Rijk Zwaan account manager for leafy salads, Gerard van der Hut. Read the rest of this entry »


Delegation seeks assistance for potato growers

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Idaho’s Congressional Delegation is asking the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assist potato producers struggling due to a high supply of domestic potatoes and low prices. Read the rest of this entry »


Long-term prospects for fresh citrus exports in Morocco

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Currently, Moroccan citrus production can hardly keep up with growing demand from both export and local markets. Read the rest of this entry »


Indian ginger imports rise

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Ginger imports into India have risen sharply because of strong demand for fresh ginger and poor local supplies, the Financial Express reported. Read the rest of this entry »


America is trying hard to capture international markets for Iranian Pistachio

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“As the world’s economical crisis, the volume of commercial transactions of Iranian Pistachio has been reduced drastically and the sell price is going down steadily,” said the secretary of the farmer house of the province Kerman. Read the rest of this entry »


Potato industry faces export challenges

Filed under :Agriculture, Industry, Vegetables

Competition and market access are the two biggest issues facing the potato industry as it tries to expand exports. Read the rest of this entry »