Spanish consumers taking a shine to Ambrosia

Spanish consumers taking a shine to Ambrosia
Since its debut in Spain at the Fruit Attraction fair in Madrid in October, Ambrosia – an apple combining sweet taste, low acidity and a crisp bite – has been […]
Thu 15/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Peppers more popular in Poland

Peppers more popular in Poland
After tomatoes and cucumbers, peppers come third in terms of area for growing vegetables under cover in Poland. The bell pepper harvest from open-field cultivation is much smaller than that […]
Wed 14/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Mercadona to build its main warehouse in Valencia

Mercadona to build its main warehouse in Valencia
Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona has chosen a business park in in Sagunto, Valencia, for a new logistics block. It said Parc Sagunt’s strategic location makes it one of the best […]
Wed 14/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

France: higher consumption of bananas, berries, exotics

France: higher consumption of bananas, berries, exotics
The stable volumes of fruit and vegetable purchases in the past 10 years mask large variations by species and a sharp rise in retail prices. These are the main lessons […]
Tue 13/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Prospects of price gains amid smaller European kiwi crop

Prospects of price gains amid smaller European kiwi crop
Europe’s kiwi growers have hopes for better prices this season with new estimates showing their 2016/17 kiwi volume is forecast to slip 5% on the previous season, to under 700,000 […]
Tue 13/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

South East Asia opening up to EU produce

South East Asia opening up to EU produce
Over the last two years, European exports of fresh fruit and vegetables were heavily impacted by the Russian embargo, as the EU used to ship close to 40% of its […]
Tue 13/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Macfrut launches fresh programme for 2017

Macfrut launches fresh programme for 2017
Cesena Fiera celebrated Macfrut in September in Rimini with more than 38,000 participants, 9% more than in 2015, and 30% from abroad. Macfrut president Renzo Piraccini said the 2016 edition […]
Thu 08/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Sunny markets return for seed potatoes

Sunny markets return for seed potatoes
The main countries producing seed potatoes are the Netherlands with 40,180 ha (unchanged compared to 2015), 20,023 ha in France (+3.2%), 15,912 ha in Germany (-2.4%) and 2,257 ha in […]
Wed 30/11/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

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