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Fonterra sets farmgate milk price for 2016/2017 season

May 27, 2016 Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited announced an opening forecast Farmgate Milk Price of $4.25 per kgMS for the 2016/17 season, an increase of 35 cents on the forecast for the current season.

Mexico exports jumbo carrots then imports them as baby carrots

May 27, 2016 The baby carrots imported actually come from the giant carrots harvested in Mexico. Due to a lack of investment, the production of the jumbo carrot is not a great business in Mexico.

Vietnam's 2016 cashew exports exceed $1 billion

May 27, 2016 Vietnam's Cashew Association reported that in the first five months the cashew industry exported more than 118,000 tons of cashew nuts.

AfDB plans to ramp up agriculture, create jobs and feed Africa

May 27, 2016 The African Development Bank (AfDB) plans to improve the agriculture sector in Africa by embarking on an ambitious seven-point plan which aims at transforming the sector and be able to empower the small scale farmers and youths.

EBRD in talks with Azerbaijan, Turkey on gas pipeline

May 27, 2016 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has started talks with Azerbaijan and Turkey on its possible financing of the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP).

U.S. tops importers of baklava from Turkey

May 27, 2016 Exports of Turkey’s traditional dessert, baklava, have reached $20 million in the last five years, according to the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK).

Protecting New York's waterways from invasive species

May 26, 2016 New regulations that will help protect New York State’s waters from the spread of aquatic invasive species and preserve local ecosystems has been addopted.

Saudi Arabia: 30% increase in Turkish fruit and veg imports

May 26, 2016 Saudi investors have held a number of meetings with their Turkish counterparts, resulting in a number of trade agreements signed.

Brunei lifts ban on import of Japanese food products

May 26, 2016 The Brunei government has eased restrictions on the import of food products from Japan following a 2011 ban due to contamination concerns arising from the Fukushima radioactive leak.

FAO predicts lower prices over next decade

May 26, 2016 With the FAO Global Outlook being published this month, it is timely to review the economic environment for agriculture for the years ahead.

French sheep meat demand still under pressure

May 26, 2016 Consumption of sheep meat in France has been in long-term decline, a situation that has continued into 2016.

Union in Scotland asks retailers to sell milk instead of fizzy drinks

May 26, 2016 NFU Scotland has written to the nation’s biggest supermarkets asking them to reposition fresh milk in their Scottish stores as a healthy alternative to fizzy drinks.