The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
The agricultural professional organization ASAJA Murcia complains that the Verna lemon campaign has begun with very low price levels for Spanish producers, which has significantly ruined the hopes that farmers had placed on this variety of lemon.
It’s a set of figures that is more than a little unsettling to the organic food industry. While certified tree fruit acreage and production is on the rise, retail prices, for the first time in years, are softening, and quite significantly in some sectors.
New estimates for Chile’s table grapes and pear production and exports calls for a small expansion when compared to the previous year as a result of favorable weather conditions in most growing areas.
One of the market-moving stories of the week was a decision by Standard & Poor’s to lower their outlook for AAA-rated sovereign debt of the United Kingdom from stable to negative. This action caused ripples in the currency markets,…
Differentials continue widening despite of BRL firmness. ICE-NY continues it’s upwards moves which allow exporters to keep their differentials wide. Not any big volume of business was reported but Swedish Quality prices continue…
En l’espace d’une quinzaine de jours, le marché du café a enregistré de belles performances, notamment sur le front de l’arabica, puisque la cotation sur le juillet 09 NewYork ICE est passée de 116,00 à 127,00 cts/lb, avec une pointe à 130,75…
La producción y las exportaciones de café de Colombia, el tercer abastecedor del mundo, se desplomaron en abril frente a igual mes del 2008, afectadas por las lluvias y una huelga de camioneros,….
Consumers of the Ethiopian coffee pay a very huge price across the world. However, coffee farmers in the country receive too little the costs and it had been very difficult for them to improve their livelihood.
Very good weather conditions are supporting the development of trees. Apart from the early rains that triggered premature flowerings earlier, the weather pattern of this year has been the best in recent years.
Coffee production in Colombia, the world’s number two producer of the beans, plunged 33 percent in the first four months of 2009, with exports sinking by 21 percent, officials said. The National Coffeegrowers Federation, or Federacafe,…