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Valencia’s main agricultural professional organisation, La Unio-Uniò de Lluradors, has asked retailers in the country to minimise purchases of South African citrus. The appeal comes after the discovery of prohibited […]
Tue 29/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Top Seeds Iberica finishes 2019 with an excellent five-year period of growth and strengthening in the markets of Spain and Portugal. Top Seeds is closing its stabilization plan in this […]
Mon 28/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
Spanish avocado exports were up again this year, rising 6% from the previous campaign. However, the lower sale price meant the value of the exports was actually 1% lower than […]
Thu 17/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Asian online retail giant AliExpress has opened its first outlet in Europe, in Madrid’s Intu Xanadú shopping centre. This represents a great success not only for AliExpress, but also for […]
Wed 16/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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According to first official estimates for the 2019 Spanish vegetable campaigns, extra-early potato production is up 5.2%, while output of early varieties surged 24.4%. The onion crop contracted 12.9%. As […]
Tue 15/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
Spain’s exports of fresh fruits and vegetables in the first seven months of 2018 totalled €8.2 billion, matching the 2017 figure for the same period of 2017. Volumes fell by […]
Thu 10/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
Vegetables, olive groves, citrus fruits, fruit trees and vineyards are all affected by the weather front that ravaged the coast of the Valencian, Murcian and Andalusian in the second week […]
Mon 07/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Spain’s berry capital, Huelva, saw an increase in blueberry production during this campaign, despite plants already being at full capacity. The cold January temperatures delayed the start of the campaign, […]
Wed 25/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Fortuna strawberry variety continues to dominate production of the fruit in Huelva, Spain. A study by IFAPA shows that the very early Fortuna variety accounts for 39.4% of the […]
Tue 24/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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This year, Huelva’s raspberry production area did not expand by as much as it has in recent times. The season got off to a difficult start, with high August temperatures […]
Mon 23/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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A survey conducted by Spanish organics specialist Haciendasbio has found that 84% of Spanish consumers purchase organic products, and a third of them do so regularly. The main reasons cited […]
Thu 12/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Girona’s apple production is forecast to be up 12% this campaign to 87,180 tons thanks to favourable weather conditions. An excellent season with the highest yield of the past three […]
Mon 26/08/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
