Author: Timothy Wahome (Timothy Wahome)

Schwerin, Germany – Despite the cost increases in all means of production, the asparagus growers in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (M-V) are cautiously optimistic about the coming season: “While the past asparagus season was still under the immediate shock of the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine, the high-priced seasonal item asparagus became a luxury good as a result of the...

In summary: A South Korean farmers’ cooperative has successfully ended a farm machinery repair tour covering 13 local farmers’ associations for the inspection and repair of tillers, tractors, etc., in a city in Gangwon province. During the tour, Kim Byung-doo president of Taebaek Agricultural Cooperative, and Kim Jun-tae, head of NH Taebaek City Branch had pledged to do...

Italian company, Parlapiano Sicilia will present in Rimini at Macfrut 2023 the excellence of the Sicilian territory of which it is a leader in marketing and, in particular, the Ribera D.O.P Orange-the company’s flagship product-,the Organic Sicilian Orange, the Paradiso Orange, the Pera Coscia di Ribera and the Pescabivona IGP. The 2022/2023 orange campaign, which has just ended, records a...

The Consulting Group of Agricultural Markets (GCMA) in Mexico has stated that there have been no imports of Brazilian beef, due to the fact that logistics costs are very high and the product cannot compete on price. Even though the Mexican government allowed the entry of beef, tariff-free, from third-party countries with which there is no free trade agreement, to “favor the Mexican...

A recent report prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA/FAS) predicts that the EU grain harvest will increase to 285 million tons in the 2023/24 season from 267 million tons in the 2022/23 season. The Americans predict that all winter cereals will exceed the previous season’s sowing levels. After the severe drought and increased fertilizer prices...

Recently, the new high-yielding, high-oil, multi-resistant and short-term Chinese rapeseed variety “Zhongyou Zao No. 1” selected by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences was measured on site at the demonstration venue in Wan’an County, Jiangxi Province. The yield of rapeseed reached 175.7 kg per mu (0.165 acres) while oil content was 44.16%. The fertility period was about 169 days,...

The use of product batch identification details have often played an important role in alleviating infections occasioned by contaminated consumer products. These labels came to play recently in Florida when FDA posted a recall notice for Lipari-branded ground cumin. This move, reminiscent of a recent recall of ground cinnamon in Spain, has so far led...

Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) has set the budget ceiling for the 2022 campaign of the simplified scheme for small-scale farmers, as published Monday in the Official State Gazette (BOE). This scheme is intended for beneficiaries who receive a total amount of direct payments not exceeding 1,250 euros per year under the Common Agricultural Policy...

The Arabica coffee futures market opened trading on Friday with technical variations in prices on the New York Stock Exchange (ICE Future US). The coffee market  continues to monitor the progress, still at a slow pace, of the harvest in Brazil. The new American data on coffee also weighs on the markets. The Federal Reserve released new interest rate increases in the United...

The increase in the production of Peruvian olives from the Tacna and Arequipa regions was one of the factors that drove the growth of the Peruvian agricultural sector last year. Therefore, in order to improve the standards in the value chain of this product, the National Institute of Quality (Inacal), a public body attached to the Ministry...