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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
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The 20th edition of the prestigious Golden Bridge Trade & Export Awards for outstanding achievements in exporting between the UK and Belgium and Luxembourg, have been won by BelExport and […]
Thu 15/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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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
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
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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
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EU-28 citrus production in the 2016/17 marketing year is likely to reach 11 million tons, meaning growth of 3.3% on 2015/16, according to USDA Foreign Agricultural Service analysts. The small […]
Tue 13/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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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
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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
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The 2015/16 Italian apple season is coming to the end after a complex business year characterised from the outset by various critical factors. The most significant of these include: one […]
Mon 12/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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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
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India’s Mahindra says it is closer to becoming a major world player in grapes on agreeing to buy a 60% stake in Dutch global fruit distributor OFD Holding. The move […]
Wed 07/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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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