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Banana imports reached a new record volume in May 2019, with a volume of 227,200 in one month alone. This soaring demand for bananas in China is attributable not only […]
Tue 02/07/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Europe continues to diversify its sources of garlic, meaning that China’s garlic exports to the EU continue to fall. Between 2017 and 2018, shipments to the EU fell by 27.5%, […]
Wed 22/05/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
Concerns have been raised in Spain as a result of the country’s rising imports of citrus fruit from third countries. While arrivals of oranges fell in 2018 by 11% to […]
Wed 08/05/2019 by Richard WIlkinson
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The EU will introduce new regulations governing the imports of mango. The new directive will take effect from 1st September 2019. According to the Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison Committee (COLEACP), importers must […]
Mon 06/05/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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President of the Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA), Cristóbal Aguado, and general secretary, Juan Salvador Torres, met in Brussels with Joao Onofre, head of the fruit and vegetables unit of […]
Tue 30/04/2019 by Richard WIlkinson
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European Union: Europe imports 19% less pepper from abroad than it did ten years ago. Intra-European imports have grown by 36% in the same period. Spain: It is the largest […]
Wed 24/04/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The producers of the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) Poma de Girona defend the local product in the face of competition from imported apples. Currently, half of the apples sold in […]
Tue 26/03/2019 by Richard WIlkinson
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In 2017, Germany imported fresh fruits worth US$6.8 billion, according to USDA data. Imports from the US, amounted to around US$1 million. The majority of imports, excluding bananas, originate in […]
Mon 25/02/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Spanish grapes have gained access to the lucrative Chinese market. The agreement was signed in December and follows two years of work to obtain the necessary protocol. Spain is the […]
Wed 20/02/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Following China’s president Xi Jinping’s trip to Portugal in December 2018, several bilateral agreements have been sealed, including a protocol allowing Portugal to export table grapes to China. Portugal has […]
Tue 19/02/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
