Ethiopia may prosecute six of the country’s largest coffee exporters after the government said they have been hoarding beans bound for export, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said. The government shut the exporters’ …

Prices are going up as there is no more availability. There are still some 11/13 from the Black Sea left, but the small fruits from Akçakoca (only small fruits without aflatoxin) have disappeared while the premium

The EU-27 is a net importer of tree nuts with imports by volume exceeding exports by more than fifteen times. EU demand has been increasing over the years, while domestic production within the Member States generally has not risen at….

As they gear up to plant this year’s crop, for many peanut farmers in Gaines County it’s time to cast the dice and hold their breath because the fate of the region’s industry could depend on October’s harvest.

Prune industry members have undertaken monthly meetings to discuss how to best address market uncertainty created by trade barriers, increasing world production and the global economic crisis.

Production of fruits is one of the most important economic branches of Moldova. According to statistics information, fruits total 4 % from the gross volume of agrarian produce.As of January 1th, 2009, areas of gardening plantations,…

ICE arabica coffee futures fell Monday, pressured by speculative fund selling linked to overbought conditions, a lack of aggressivebuying and the tripping of sell stops, brokers and analysts said. May coffee fell 410 points, ….

Colombian coffee prices have hit their highest level in 11 years in the wholesale market, forcing leading brands in the US to announce increases in their retail prices of almost 20 per cent at a time when consumers are tightening their belts.

Have orange juice futures finally found a bottom? May orange juice futures gained nearly 10% this week, on speculation that drought conditions in Florida could damper yields. As you can see, OJ has been in free fall over the past 14 months,…

The Florida all orange forecast released today by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is decreased 400,000 boxes to 157.6 million. If attained, this forecast will be 7% less than harvested in the 2007-08 season.

With soaring unemployment and a private sector still in troubled infancy, for the last few decades, government has provided the bulk of Kashmir’s jobs. Yet today this may be changing; on the heels of much-needed infrastructure development and…

El 70% de la producción nacional tiene como destino el mercado externo. En 2008 se pagó u$s1.700 la tonelada. Actualmente el valor FOB ronda los u$s750. Desde el sector señalan que la situación es de total incertidumbre.

Mozambican cashew nut processing factory, Macia Castanha Moçambique (MCM), located in Macia, in Mozambique’s Gaza province, expects this year to process 1,000 tonnes of cashew nuts, the factory’s owner said.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced more recalls involving possible contaminated pistachios produced by Setton Farms Inc. The California company last week expanded its nationwide recall of roasted shelled and in-shell pistachios…

Michigan grows a third of all U.S. blueberries, but an increase in global production and South American imports are threatening to drive prices down sharply for this year’s crop. About 150 million tons of blueberries are now in storage nationwide,…

Vietnam’s coffee production for the 2009-10 crop year could be affected by the unseasonal rains, but it’s too early to predict the extent of the damage this far from harvest, traders said Thursday. “The early rains have some impact on the crops…