Three mango juice processing plants will be set up at the Coast to save farmers in the region from making losses. Agriculture minister William Ruto at the weekend said thousands of tonnes of mangoes were rotting at the only privately owned mango juice factory in Mtwapa.

Barely two months after a huge recall of peanut-related products, federal officials said late Monday that a California processor would recall about one million pounds of pistachio products because of concerns about salmonella contamination.

La caída de precios en el segundo semestre determinó menor volumen exportado en 2008, el año pasado se despacharon prácticamente 18 mil toneladas de esta fruta, lo que produjo un descenso de 13% respecto del año anterior, aunque el valor se duplicó en 10 años.

Strawberries are at the core of discussion both in Italy and Spain, as harvest is delayed by more than two weeks in both Countries´ main producing areas. According to Italian experts, the delay may lead to production overlapping in the next few months,…

El grupo de contacto hispano-francés de ajo, reunido ayer en Toledo y constituido por productores de Francia y España, así como representantes de las administraciones de ambos países, acordó solicitar al Comité Mixto Hispano-Francés,

The stronger U.S. dollar and weaker commodities stunted speculative appetite for ICE Futures U.S. arabica coffee Friday, though futures regained footing from an early test of one-week lows.May arabica coffee futures settled down 150 points at $1.1585

Frozen concentrated orange juice futures closed slightly lower Friday on spillover speculative selling linked to overall commodity weakness and a strong dollar. May FCOJ on ICE Futures U.S. lost 20 points to settle at 77.10 cents a pound, near the 77.25-cent session high.

Guinea Bissau’s Acting President Raimundo Pereira has called on the country’s government to promote the processing of cashew nut, noting that the country “can not keep on exporting raw cashew nut.” Speaking at the launch of the campaign for…

Kroger Co. said today it is recalling packaged pistachio nuts sold in Oregon and 30 other states over fears they are contaminated with salmonella. This is the second recall associated with pistachio nuts this week,…

Los freseros optan por la rebaja final debido a la situación de crisis económica que se vive en los hogaresResponsables del sector fresero de Palos de la Frontera, reunidos ayer en asamblea en el salón de plenos del Ayuntamiento de la localidad,…

According to preliminary data of Analytical Centre of Customs Administration (CAAC) in 2008 the average export price of frozen strawberries, Polish flagship export frozen product, was 1.37 euro/kg. As compared to 2007 the average price of frozen strawberries was higher by 0.12 euro/kg.

Weather continues perfect for coffee trees, humid (not heavy rains) and warm (summer was not so hot). Therefore cherries are having a natural uniform maturation. It is also noticeable that the maturation process on Arabica plantations of South of Minas and Zona da Mata…

Colombian coffee shortages will start to ease by August with volumes normalizing by September as the mid-year crop from southern and northern regions is delivered, Gabriel Silva, director of the National Federation of Coffee Growers, said on Thursday.

Frozen concentrated orange juice futures closed steady to slightly higher after being held within ranges, as profit-taking took prices off their highs. Nearby May FCOJ on ICE Futures U.S. added 5 points to settle at 77.30 cents a pound.

Gifting cashews during festivals or munching on them while you down a peg is set to be a rarer and costlier affair this year. Blame it all on global warming. Cashew crops in Konkan and Goa have fallen prey to the unusually high temperatures during January and February this year.

South Africa has shipped fewer lemons so far this season but there is a steep rise in exports of satsumas compared with last year South Africa’s citrus sector has recorded a fall in early lemon shipments but a rise in satsuma exports so far this season and industry sources…