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Vietnamese fruit struggles to compete with imports

June 3, 2016
According to a representative of Thu Duc Wholesale Market, presently around 30 percent of the 17,000-18,000 tons of fruit that arrives every night, is imported.

Korean exports of fruits, vegetables jump 23 percent in 5 years

June 3, 2016
Exports of fruits and vegetables have grown 22.9 percent over the past five years on rising demand from Asian countries and the United States, customs data showed.

Miller in India sells organic rice at no profit

June 3, 2016
As part of a social initiative for a healthy Telangana, Pothuganti Ramesh has started promoting the consumption of organic rice in a big way.

Broiler-type eggs set in United States up slightly

June 2, 2016
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 220 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 28, 2016, up slightly from a year ago.

China begins selling stockpiled grain at loss

June 2, 2016
As China begins auctioning off its huge stockpiles of grain, it could lose more than $10 billion on corn alone, according to USDA.

Muller confirms closure of two Scottish dairies

June 2, 2016
More than 200 dairy jobs in Scotland are in danger after dairy giant Muller announced the closure of two of its facilities there.

Pork sales grow in volume but decline in value

June 2, 2016
Retail pork sales have risen by 2% year-on-year during the past 12 weeks in terms of volume but have fallen by 7% in terms of value, according to AHDB Pork.

Japan to regulate net fishing of bluefin tuna

June 2, 2016
Japan's Fisheries Agency will set up a national system in July to oversee fixed-net fishing of the threatened Pacific bluefin tuna, aiming to stem a decline in stocks.

Asparagus campaign in Spain closes with huge production losses

June 2, 2016
The Union of Small Farmers (UPA) estimates that this year's asparagus production won't exceed 30 million kilos.

Peruvian mango exports surpass those of Brazil

June 2, 2016
Peruvian mango exports have grown substantially and amounted to 133 million kilograms worth $196 million dollars in 2015.

Vietnam's fruit, vegetables exports almost double

June 1, 2016
For this year's first quarter, Vietnam's fruit and vegetables exports reached $764 million, an increase of 47.7% compared to the same period last year.

France's organic food market is worth €5.75 billion

June 1, 2016
French Agence Bio reveals that the value of organic foodstuffs there has reached €5.75 billion, following a 14.7-per-cent like-for-like increase over the past year.