According to preliminary data of Analytical Centre of Custom Administration (CAAC), in 2008 the export of fresh vegetables amounted to 498.6 thousand t at value 201.3 million euro. Read the rest of this entry »

Statistics released by the Ministry of Agriculture on March 4 show that in 2008, export growth for China’ s agricultural produce slowed down, imports witnessed high-speed growth, and the trade deficit increased rapidly. Read the rest of this entry »

Agriculture futures fell Thursday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Read the rest of this entry »

The digital italian publication, fruttaonline.it, reports that a few days after Fruit Logistica in Berlin – the world leading exhibition for the fruit and vegetables sector – the Italian organization for fresh produce services CSO in a press release took stock of a fair where Italy played a leading role as for attendance of companies and operators, thus proving itself to be one of the leading producing Countries in Europe of fruit and vegetables. Read the rest of this entry »

This year’s International Plants Expo Middle East (IPM) will be twinned for the first time with a dedicated exhibition for fresh fruit and vegetables; an inclusion that reflects the huge growth in the trade of perishables. Read the rest of this entry »