In the middle of the last week in Moscow, the prices of sweet pepper imported from Israel increased once again due to coming Christmas holidays. Despite high prices the demand for this product – quite typical for this time of year – is growing.
UK: Strong Week For Waitrose Despite The Weather
21/12/2010 by
Waitrose has revealed that it saw its busiest Tuesday and Wednesday so far this year as shoppers stocked up on luxury food and drink for Christmas and storecupboard staples ahead of the big freeze that arrived later in the week. Sales for the week ended Saturday 18 December 2010 were £131m. This was up 7% […]
Horticulture Hot Seat? Martin Ferris TD Sinn Fein Policy.
21/12/2010 by
Agriculture & Rural Regeneration There is a pressing need to formulate a strategy on farming and the wider issue of rural development. Such a strategy needs to be built up and developed by the communities directly affected by rural under-development. We believe that its core objective should be to break the cumulative cycle that starts […]
Wikileaks: US engineers ways to force feed Europeans with GE crops
21/12/2010 by
Documents exposed recently by Wikileaks reveal that the US has been putting pressure on European countries to accept genetically engineered GE) crops. Although US government support for biotech companies in this way is nothing new – the cables released by Wikileaks reveal some interesting details on Spain’s role as a key US ally for pushing […]
NZ: Productivity gains boost Eastpack’s full year results
21/12/2010 by
EastPack, the largest wholly New Zealand grower owned kiwifruit post harvest co-operative, is set to end the 2010 financial year positively with profit before tax and rebates expected to be up at least 10 per cent on prior year to around $10 million. “The improvement in our financial performance for the year ending December 31 […]
Research and Markets: Global Food Safety Testing Market Analysis
21/12/2010 by
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Food Safety Testing Market Analysis” report to their offering. Food safety testing refers to examination of food products for disease causing organisms, chemical residues, and other hazardous material. Food safety testing market holds a huge potential for further advancements. Food processing companies are increasingly […]
Asia Stocks Rise on Commodities as Korea, Europe Concerns Abate
21/12/2010 by
Asian stocks rose by the most in two weeks as commodity prices climbed amid easing tensions on the Korean peninsula even after a military drill by the South yesterday, and as China reported “concrete action” to help stabilize Europe’s economy. Sony Corp., the Japanese electronics maker that gets about 22 percent of sales from the […]
CBOT Corn Outlook: Higher On South America Crop, Acreage Worries
21/12/2010 by
U.S. corn futures are expected to open higher Monday amid concerns about the South American crop and whether U.S. farmers will plant enough acres in 2011 to stave off a supply crisis. Chicago Board of Trade futures are expected to open 3 to 5 cents higher. In overnight trade, corn for March delivery was up […]
Agriculture production to boom: Reserve Bank
21/12/2010 by
Farmers can expect one of the best years of production in two decades, according to the Reserve Bank of Australia. Despite flooding and crop damage in the east, the RBA says agricultural production will grow by 10 per cent. In its report titled “Trends in Farms Sector Output and Exports”, the Reserve Bank notes the […]