Published: Nov 29, 2012

Consumers have been warned to expect shortages of British winter vegetables in the run-up to Christmas, as UK farmers count the cost of devastating floods and poor weather on their crops.

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Xie Yu

China's cheese market is booming as more diners in the nation take their first bite of this still relative newcomer to their plates, offering golden opportunities to cheese producers across the globe.

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The Indian government has eased the ban on the export of milk products such as milk powder and dairy whitener, due to surplus production.

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Mike McGinnis

Yestoday's CME Group corn, soybean, and wheat trading are expected to extend overnight gains. The early calls for the commodities on Tuesday, November 27, 2012, are higher.

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), the Seafood Development Agency continued with their series of Innovation workshops with a practical industry-focused workshop entitled "Introduction to fish smoking technologies" at BIM's Seafood Development Centre, Clonakilty,

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Some Australian beef exporters reported this week that demand from Korean beef importers had started to drop off, primarily due to strong beef shipments from Australia to Korea in recent weeks.

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The town government of Hirono and the village government of Kawauchi in Fukushima Prefecture have decided to resume planting rice next year.

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Sodexo has become the first contract caterer in Belgium to offer Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified seafood, according to a statement the company released today.

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

American Samoa, a U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean, implemented a series of measures to protect sharks within its waters. Shark fishing is now banned in its territorial waters, and the sale, possession, and distribution of fins and other shark parts, i

Published: Nov 28, 2012 By: Lorraine Mullaney

Morrisons has relaxed its policy about sourcing 100% British chicken because its recession-hit customers want to spend less money on meat.

Published: Nov 27, 2012 By: Mike McGinnis

Yestoday's CME Group corn, soybean, and wheat trading could spend considerable time in positive territory.

Published: Nov 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

A brand new Cornish bacon is launched this week having secured two food industry awards.

Published: Nov 27, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

December corn traded higher on the day on positive export data, less than favorable weather conditions in Argentina, and a sharply lower US Dollar.

Published: Nov 27, 2012 By: Mike Urch

Asian countries will continue to demand more squid and cuttlefish, and could divert supplies from other markets, particularly in Europe.

Published: Nov 27, 2012 By: Christine Blank

Louisiana shrimp processors are having difficulty keeping up with the incredible landings of brown shrimp in certain estuaries over the past two weeks.

Published: Nov 27, 2012 By: John Wood

Plans for a £30M tomato growing business in Suffolk, which could produce about 10% of the UK’s tomatoes using heat from a nearby incinerator, have been unveiled.

Published: Nov 27, 2012 By: Mark Astley

Arla Foods and Fonterra have teamed up with Danish analytical solutions provider Foss to develop a screening method to determine whether milk has been tampered with for financial gain.

Published: Nov 27, 2012 By: Mark Astley

The organic dairy industry has for a long time boasted of its nutritional superiority over conventionally-produce dairy products. Now, according to a US study, the organic dairy sector can also lay claim to being more economically beneficial.

Published: Nov 27, 2012 By: Mike Stones

Meat firm Kettyle Irish Foods has won a £1.2M contract to export bacon to Albert Heijn, a leading European food retailer based in the Netherlands.

Published: Nov 26, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

The New Zealand government plans to set up a model dairy farm in Burma, in order to support the country’s efforts to become more self-sufficient.