Rockit™
Chinese consumers can’t get enough of New Zealand apples. Sales of New Zealand Rockit™ apples in the Chinese market are up 45% compared to last year, despite the ongoing pandemic […]
Mon 29/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Alexandra Sautois/Eurofresh Distribution
New Zealand’s fresh produce exports continue their rise, estimated at almost US$3 billion in 2021, which is 11% more than in 2020. In 2017, the value was only $2 billion. […]
Thu 25/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
ROCKIT APPLE
Demand for apples in Asia is on the rise. Southern Hemisphere exports to Asia are now outpacing shipments to Europe, and this trend will become even more noticeable in the […]
Tue 23/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Ralf/Adobe Stock
Long delays at the Afghan-Pakistan border are leading to huge volumes of fruit going to waste before it can be exported, according to a report by the Financial Times. Dried […]
Thu 28/10/2021
Eurofresh Distribution
Australia’s 2021/22 table grape production is estimated to increase by 5% to 210,000 tons, according to USDA data. Despite vine plantings now coming into fruition, production has remained relatively flat […]
Wed 27/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Turkmenistan Golden Age
Turkmenistan is rapidly becoming a leading supplier of greenhouse tomatoes to Russia. According to a report by Eastfruit, in the first eight months of 2021, Turkmenistan exported 32,000 tons of […]
Tue 26/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The English and Welsh farming unions NFU and NFU Cymru have expressed concern over the implications for British farmers of a free trade deal with New Zealand, announced in principle […]
Tue 26/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Promperu
Peruvian blueberries have gained access to the highly lucrative Indian market for the first time. The news comes on the back of a very successful 2020-2021 campaign for Peru’s exporters, […]
Mon 25/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Proarándanos
For the third consecutive season, Peru is projected to be the main exporter of blueberries in the world.
Fri 22/10/2021 by Proarándanos
Despite a slow first quarter, the total value of EU agri-food trade (exports plus imports) for January-June of 2021 amounted to €157.1 billion, reflecting a 3% increase on the same […]
Thu 21/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Fairtrade has announced an increase in its Minimum Price for bananas due to rising export costs and falling import prices, which have hit producers hard.
Tue 19/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
BIONEST
Spanish exports of blueberries soared by 17.2% YoY in volume to 62,000 tons between February and June 2021. In value, shipments were up 22.3% YoY to €374 million. The average […]
Tue 19/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson