Prosumer Group is proud to be a sponsor of Melbourne’s most popular Indian festival, Holi – a celebration of ‘The Festival of Colours’, on Saturday 7 March 2015 at the Werribee Race Course. This is the second year in a row this festival is being celebrated at the same venue. In 2014, despite the inclement weather,… Read more »
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Uruguay: Fruit exports up 20% in 2014
Demand for Uruguayan fresh fruit is on the rise in the international market and this is reflected in last year’s export figures. In 2014, Uruguay exported 128,000 tonnes of fruit to 40 countries, with a value that exceeded US$ 115 million, 20% more than in the previous year. Fruit shipments are also diversifying, even though… Read more »
AU: Costa family considers IPO
Frank Costa flags overseas sale for Costa Group Frank Costa says his Costa Group could be the latest agricultural company to be sold to overseas interests, after Australia’s largest grower and distributor of fruit and vegetables confirmed it is up for sale. As exclusively revealed by Street Talk on Wednesday, Costa Group will pursue an… Read more »
Indian mango exports could increase by 50%
India’s mango exports are expected to rise by 40-50 percent next fiscal year, following the lifting of the EU import ban, says Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh. “The lifting of the ban by the European Union will boost mango exports. The country’s overall exports are expected to increas by 40-50 percent next fiscal,” Singh told… Read more »
Australia’s largest horticulture producer shuts gates at two grape farms
Australia’s largest horticulture producer, the Costa Group, has shut the gates on its grape farms at St George and Menindee. The company said the ‘regrettable’ decision to close the farms, in southern Queensland and western New South Wales respectively, had ‘not been taken lightly’. In a written statement, Costa outlined ‘that changed industry and market… Read more »
California plums gain access to Australia
California plums will add significantly to the counter-seasonal stone fruit category in Australia from 2015, following access being approved by Australian quarantine authorities. Marcy Martin, Trade Director with California Fresh Fruit Association, said success over the past two seasons for California white and yellow-fleshed peaches and nectarines indicated there will also be good demand for… Read more »
Australian lentil prices reach $1000 a tonne
LENTIL prices are at sky high levels of $1000 a tonne, after a tight finish to the Australian season. The price offered for the pulse shot up more than $100 in a week to peak at $1015 last week for nipper lentils delivered to Port Adelaide. The same price has been offered for lentils this… Read more »
US: Bigger crops ahead for WA apples
Growers will need to produce niche varieties and maximize production efficiency, marketers say. Washington state’s apple production will continue to expand, with a fresh crop of 200 million boxes possible in the future, two top marketers predicted during the Washington State Horticultural Association’s annual meeting in December. Robert Kershaw, president of Kershaw Fruit Company in… Read more »
Australia hit by fire and flood
Oz summer storms cause flood damage to infrastructure and produce. Australia has endured some dramatic weather in the last few weeks. Vicious bush fires in South Australia in the Adelaide hills. Flash flooding in Western Australia up in Kimberley and more flooding just outside Darwin in Northern Territory. Then, a forecast of a… Read more »
Overseas demand and decreasing dollar value makes local produce in Australia more expensive
The drop in the Australian dollar value, free trade agreement signed with China, Japan and Korea combined with rising living standards of middle class in Asia is expected to grow the export market more stronger in 2015. The growing demand and lucrative prices in Asian countries are drawing local producers towards export markets, increasing the… Read more »
Free trade agreement with India brings huge hope for Australian Fruits and Vegetable producers
Australian Horticulture producers have high hopes for a free trade agreement with India, saying it has potential to be the next boom market and the destination for Australian fresh produce. Australia’s trade with India was worth $15 billion in 2013, which was 10 times lowers than its trade with China which is valued at $160 billion. However the… Read more »
Poland fights for Indian apple market
by Hari Yellina The move comes as Poland is eyeing a greater presence on the Indian market, with Deputy PM and Economy Minister Janusz Piechocinski closing a three-day visit to Gujarat, Monday, with a delegation of almost 25 Polish businesses and government officials. The announcement was made by Poland’s Deputy Agriculture Minister Tadeusz Nalewajk following… Read more »
EU ban floods India with mangoes, prices plunge
A European Union ban on import of Indian mangoes, including the famed Alphonsos, from May 1 and a resultant glut in supply is pushing down prices in the local market much to the delight of domestic consumers.The Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) fruit market in Vashi is receiving record supplies. “After the Sunday break, there was… Read more »