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Cape Verde joins Port State Measures Agreement to combat unregulated fishing

June 24, 2016 ape Verde joined the Port State Measures Agreement today, as President Jorge Carlos Fonseca personally delivered his country’s ratification papers for the treaty to FAO in a visit to Rome.

Honduran melon wants to conquer Taiwan and Korea

June 23, 2016 The Honduran melon sector wants to conquer the demanding and restrictive Asian market. The sector reached a new milestone after it obtained an export license for the first shipment to Japan.

Swedish nationalists call for banana ban

June 23, 2016 According to local paper Smålandsposten, the Sweden Democrats’s 2017 budget proposal for the Alvesta municipality includes a ban on the purchase of all foreign foods.

Chilean berries affects producers in Andean Region

June 23, 2016 "There are local producers that still have fruit from last season in reefers, which causes an increase when assessing costs," said Inta officials after the meeting of the Bureau of Andean Region Development.

USDA to provide loans at zero percent interest for up to 20 years

June 23, 2016 Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new program that will help rural residents conserve energy and save money on their utility bills.

Kenya, Netherlands in deal to boost potato yield

June 23, 2016 Kenya is set to launch new varieties of potatoes that will boost quality and yield.

French cherry prices up 40% in two years

June 23, 2016 Cherry prices are hitting €9/kg in supermarkets after bad weather hit the prime growing season and the start on the ban on the organophosphate pesticide dimethoate in February.

Turkish bell peppers rejected for exceeding MRLs

June 23, 2016 A shipment with fresh sweet bell peppers coming from Turkey has been rejected and destroyed at the Bulgarian border.

Apples and tomatoes top fruit and vegetable produced in EU

June 23, 2016 In the European Union (EU), just over 2.3 million hectares were devoted to the production of fruit and berries and a further 2.1 million hectares to the production of vegetables.

Shandong Ruyi has three years for downsize of cotton farm stake

June 22, 2016 Australia has granted a three-year extension for a Chinese company to reduce its 80-percent stake in Australian cotton farm Cubbie Station after it indicated it could not meet the October 2015 deadline.

More evidence of pigmeat supplies tightening

June 22, 2016 Evidence of a continued tightening of future pigmeat supplies shows through in the latest production and carcase weight figures from Defra, according to AHDB Pork.

Tanzanian researchers release improved beans varieties

June 22, 2016 Tanzanian researchers launched new beans varieties that won't hurt people with stomach ulcers and they are more resistant to drought and diseases.