Wineries in Odessa oblast, southern Ukraine have started a certification project for their wine to be cleared for exporting to the EU.

More than 70 new price lines were added to IEG Vu’s Price Graphing Tool in June, including values for Brazilian soybeans and corn, African-origin cashew kernels, European beef and eggs, and Chinese raw material asparagus.

The shortage of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Europe is likely to continue for at least three weeks, according to IEG Vu sources. Some are hazarding that it might be late July before supplies are back to normal.

The British Fruit Juice Association (BFJA) held its annual Symposium, its 70^th, today in London, on the theme of sustainability.

SDIC Zhonglu Fruit Juice Co Ltd, a state-owned company, will buy Appol of Poland for PLN68.5 million (USD18.4 mln)

Europe’s soft drinks industry is suffering from an acute shortage of carbon dioxide (CO2), the essential ingredient that puts the fizz in drinks.

The clingstone peach harvest, destined for canning, is expected to increase this year in Europe by 7.5% to 835,167 tonnes, according to the latest europêch estimate.

More than 70 new price lines were added to IEG Vu’s Price Graphing Tool in June, including values for Brazilian soybeans and corn, African-origin cashew kernels, European beef and eggs, and Chinese raw material asparagus.

Latest estimates peg tomato global production at 35.87 million tonnes, 5% less than in 2017, due to an expected decrease of output in China and other major producing countries. This has not resulted, for the moment, in an increase in tomato paste prices.

The British Fruit Juice Association (BFJA) held its annual Symposium, its 70^th, today in London, on the theme of sustainability.

Greek peach raw material prices are anticipated to be higher this crop year, Greek Canner Association’s (EKE) president Costas Apostolou told IEG Vu.

Apricot processing in Greece started in the first week of June. Raw material volumes for the canning industry are said to be similar to those of last year.

Cocoa futures in London dipped from its recent highs as the pound recovers.

More than 70 new price lines were added to IEG Vu’s Price Graphing Tool in June, including values for Brazilian soybeans and corn, African-origin cashew kernels, European beef and eggs, and Chinese raw material asparagus.

Cocoa prices moved erratically this week as some analysts fed renewed West African crop concerns into the market while others tried to guess the next move by the all-powerful funds – sellers or buyers?

London cocoa futures settled higher again last night (June 20) as a weaker British pound continued to offer support.

Cocoa futures in London are currently supported by a weaker pound, while in New York values continue to retreat.

Swedish ingredients firm AarhusKarlshamn (AAK) has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Food Specialities Limited (FSL), a leading food and beverage ingredient supplier in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) region.

More than 70 new price lines were added to IEG Vu’s Price Graphing Tool in June, including values for Brazilian soybeans and corn, African-origin cashew kernels, European beef and eggs, and Chinese raw material asparagus.

Reports of better harvest weather in Brazil and hopes of more normal transport with the country’s fading trucking dispute raised prospects of better flows to market, keeping New York futures on the back foot for most of this week.

Coffee trading activity in Vietnam's physical coffee market was slow with domestic prices staying unchanged after hitting a 25-month low a week ago.

World coffee futures ended mixed with arabica futures closing slightly lower and robustas fractionally higher in low volume.

Brazil’s coffee harvest has dipped in year-on-year comparisons, according to Cooxupé.

Coffee futures ended with slight gains as the market rose along with other commodities.

Puerto Rico's dairy company Suiza Dairy launched operations in its new Vida milk processing unit in Aguadilla, with plans to export the produced extended shelf-life (ESL) milk in the Caribbean.

Milk powders slide this week in the US due to lower stocks, while cheese production reported stable amid mounting political tensions with main market Mexico.

More than 70 new price lines were added to IEG Vu’s Price Graphing Tool in June, including values for Brazilian soybeans and corn, African-origin cashew kernels, European beef and eggs, and Chinese raw material asparagus.

The European Commission confirms "clear market recovery" with the latest round of SMP tenders continuing to dent the bloc's stockpile.

With a surging demand for plant-based milk in place, a new report believes that new value-added and niche dairy products are slowing the rate of decline in milk sales.

Increased dairy production in the EU and the ever-growing demand gives the industry incentives to increase dairy prices, with no plans to slow down.

The world’s 2018/19 shelled pine nut crop is expected to reach 25,080 tonnes, 21.7% down from the previous season, with consumption estimated to increase by 11.1% to 31,160 tonnes.

Industry leaders forecast promising nut and dried fruit production volumes for the current season at the XXXVII World Nut and Dried Fruit Congress, where experts predicted last year’s sustained growing trend to continue.

More than 70 new price lines were added to IEG Vu’s Price Graphing Tool in June, including values for Brazilian soybeans and corn, African-origin cashew kernels, European beef and eggs, and Chinese raw material asparagus.

The outlook for the US 2018 almond crop has improved in recent weeks and has helped push prices lower.

The ongoing strength in US pecan prices is indicative of the fact that a lot of products are committed to processors or in the hands of financially independent traders and major farmers.

Eastern European walnut packers seem to be in silent mode, Dutch broker Global Trading & Agency observed in its latest market report.

Total European peach and nectarine harvest destined for the fresh market is expected to reach 2.83 million tonnes this season, 11% less than last year.

Per capita consumption of frozen raspberry increased by 50% between 2012-15 and demand will keep growing.

According to trade data, Moldova has for the first time become one of the top-10 exporters of fresh apple last year, with volumes exceeding those of the Netherlands.

Californian growers are still negotiating over raw material prices and their representatives openly ask the industry for USD75 per (short) ton.

Heavy rain coupled with hailstorms may affect the Serbian raspberry crop, with prices at the centre of a dispute between growers and processors.

More than 70 new price lines were added to IEG Vu’s Price Graphing Tool in June, including values for Brazilian soybeans and corn, African-origin cashew kernels, European beef and eggs, and Chinese raw material asparagus.

Per capita consumption of frozen raspberry increased by 50% between 2012-15 and demand will keep growing.

First offers for Serbian IQF sour cherries are 40% below January prices when stocks were running low, and 14% less than 2017’s start of the season, IEG Vu sources reported. 

Wheat futures closed lower in all three markets Friday, with July Chicago wheat down 4¢ at USD4.91 1/4, with similar losses in the Kansas City and Minneapolis markets.

Corn futures ended steady to mostly lower to close out the week, with July futures down 1/4¢ at USD3.57 1/4.

The climate of Australia is becoming less favourable for grains production, and farmers need the freedom to adjust to the changing environment, ABARES chief economist Peter Gooday told the IGC Grains Conference this week.

Sustained reports of stellar US crop development this week combined with fears of a meltdown in US farm trade to China to drive CBOT corn futures to their lowest level since early December.

More than 70 new price lines were added to IEG Vu’s Price Graphing Tool in June, including values for Brazilian soybeans and corn, African-origin cashew kernels, European beef and eggs, and Chinese raw material asparagus.

Plunging wheat prices earlier this week had less to do with fundamentals than the negative mood pervading the broader farm commodity sector amid fears of a US trade war with China.

The level of cattle in US feedlots on June 1 came in above expectations with placements also heavier than what traders looked for ahead of the data.

The Bulgarian Food Safety Agency has discovered the first case of the highly contagious Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) on livestock farms in the village of Voden, close to the Turkish border.

EU egg prices recorded a modest increase in the week June 11-17 – the first such increase in three months.

More than 70 new price lines were added to IEG Vu’s Price Graphing Tool in June, including values for Brazilian soybeans and corn, African-origin cashew kernels, European beef and eggs, and Chinese raw material asparagus.

Scotland's flagship pig processing plant is due to run out of CO2 on Tuesday (June 26) next week, stopping production until new supplies arrive.

Livestock farming in Scotland will become unviable in the future if climate change proposals currently before the Scottish Parliament are allowed to pass into law, according to a leading meat industry official.

Soybean futures capped off the week with double-digit gains with soymeal and soyoil contracts also advancing. July soybeans rose 14¢ at USD8.94 1/2.

Benchmark Malay Bursa palm oil futures went down another notch in the past week to fresh two-year lows amid stubbornly slow demand.

Rapeseed markets continued under pressure for much of the week from a slumping soy complex weighing on oil values and crush margins.

Fears of lost Chinese demand saw CBOT soybeans in virtual free-fall for much of this week, the front month approaching lowest levels in almost a decade.

More than 70 new price lines were added to IEG Vu’s Price Graphing Tool in June, including values for Brazilian soybeans and corn, African-origin cashew kernels, European beef and eggs, and Chinese raw material asparagus.

US Soybean export sales just scraped in within expectations of 300,000 to 600,000 tonnes, at 301,700 tonnes for 2017/18 for the week ended June 14.

Iran’s saffron exports increased by 55% in value to USD325 million in the 2016-17 season (ending in March) compared with the previous, reaching a record-high revenue.

More than 70 new price lines were added to IEG Vu’s Price Graphing Tool in June, including values for Brazilian soybeans and corn, African-origin cashew kernels, European beef and eggs, and Chinese raw material asparagus.

The Indian and Turkish governments have signed an agreement to allow the sale of Turkish poppyseeds, ending a ban which started in 2017.

Sudanese gum Arabic prices have buckled in recent weeks due to good supply from the 2017/18 crop and resistance from buyers to higher price indications.

Demand for Sudanese sesame seed has been relatively slow of late but government pricing policy has prevented this market fundamental from dragging prices down for this origin.

South Korea's exports of agricultural products and food to China soared by almost 87% in May compared with a year ago.

More than 70 new price lines were added to IEG Vu’s Price Graphing Tool in June, including values for Brazilian soybeans and corn, African-origin cashew kernels, European beef and eggs, and Chinese raw material asparagus.

Attempts to lift sugar futures off their still low base proved an uphill struggle this week amid further reports underlining the surplus market.

Sugar exports from Pakistan during the 2017/18 season continue at a record pace.

Mexico's 2017/18 sugarcane crush is close to completion as another six mills concluded operations in the week to June 16, leaving just two out of 51 operational, official data showed.

Raw sugar futures in New York ended narrowly mixed in lackluster dealings.

Australian sugar production is forecast to increase by 2.8% to 4.830 million tonnes in 2018/19 from 4.700 mln a year ago, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) said in its quarterly update in June.