Will the 2018/2019 season be the most exciting onion campaign in years? Worldwide, the weather has had a major impact on the harvests. Not only Europe was plagued by heat, the mercury also rose high in California. Other parts of the US recorded a lot of rain, and the news coming from Asia were also not all good. 

The average lamb class A price during October 2018 was under great pressure, and declined month on month to 73.37/kg. Prices have followed a declining trend since July 2018.

But keep your clothes on....’food in the nude’ means beginning of the end for plastic in supermarkets.
Sales of some vegetables have soared by up to 300 per cent following moves by a number of New Zealand supermarkets to ditch plastic packaging.

The benefits from fruits and vegetables in our diet include lowered risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and more. A new UK study has found a strong link between eating more fruits and vegetables daily and increased longevity.

Vegetable crop production in the drought-ravaged Gamtoos River valley has been cut by an alarming 60% because of the ongoing water scarcity.

This week, Botswana authorities announced that fruits and vegetables from South Africa have been partially banned following an outbreak of Asian fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis).

With Easter around the corner, the expectation is that most vegetable commodities will experience an increase in demand which will in turn drive up prices, some more than others.

Another fuel price hike in March 2019 led to inflation hitting the midpoint of the Reserve Bank’s 3% – 6% target range.

Prices are low at the moment. Tomatoes prices have decreased 32% w/w, cabbage prices decreased 19% w/w, carrots prices decreased
13% w/w and potatoes prices decreased 13% w/w.

Market Size for Canned Fruit And Vegetable in the USA

IndexBox has just published a new report, the U.S. Frozen Fruit, Juice, And Vegetable Market. Analysis And Forecast to 2025. Here is a summary of the report's key findings.

The revenue of the canned fruit and vegetable market in the U.S. amounted to $27B in 2018, increasing by 1.6% against the previous year. This figure reflects the total revenues of producers and importers (excluding logistics costs, retail marketing costs, and retailers' margins, which will be included in the final consumer price).

Walk into your typical U.S. or U.K or South African grocery store and feast your eyes on an amazing bounty of fresh and processed foods. In most industrialized countries, it’s hard to imagine that food production is one of the greatest challenges we will face in the coming decades.

The Zimbabwean Fruit and Vegetable Sector

Vegetarians and vegans aren't the only ones avoiding meat, according to Jack Cowin, a man who made his fortune selling burgers and who is now a firm believer in meat alternatives.

For the seventh consecutive year, the Asia-Pacific vegetable market recorded growth in sales value, which increased by 2.9% to $785.6B in 2019. The market value increased at an average annual rate of +2.7% from 2013 to 2019; the trend pattern remained relatively stable, with somewhat noticeable fluctuations in certain years.

With the global demand for food escalating, vertical farms are becoming a critical component of agriculture's future.

A cold and dark start to the year in many countries has been detrimental to bell pepper production.

What are ‘living wall systems’ and why did you study them?