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Spain’s imports of fresh fruit and vegetables rose 15% in volume, to 2.3 million tons, and 22% in value, to €1.93 billion, from January to October compared to the same […]
Tue 27/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Morocco’s orange exports are expected to reach around 120,500 tons in the 2016/17 marketing year – up 29% from 92,246 tons in 2015/16 – as increased availability allows it to […]
Tue 27/12/2016 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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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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Traders anticipate Mexico’s avocado exports in the 2016/17 marketing year will rise about 4% on the previous year to over 1 million tons. This is attributed to expectations of continuing […]
Wed 07/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The spend on citrus fruit in the United States grew 8.2% year-on-year in the 52 weeks to July 30 to reach just under $3 billion. But Nielsen data shows the […]
Wed 07/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Over the last 3 years, volumes have increased by 8% for vegetables and 5% for fruit. Sweden and Norway are the top importers for both the fruit and vegetable categories. […]
Tue 15/11/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Spain’s exports of fresh fruit and vegetables in the first eight months of this year were down 4.1% in volume but up 4.4% in value on the same period last […]
Tue 25/10/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The volume of freight handled by the Port of Antwerp for the first 9 months of this year totalled 161.67 million tons – a figure up 3.3% on the same […]
Mon 24/10/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Seedless varieties are the new frontier for Italian table grapes, as the steadily increasing demand from consumers and the closure of some markets point in that direction even though traditional […]
Mon 10/10/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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In 2015, total imports of lemons inside and outside the EU reached 1.08 million tons for a total value of €1.22 billion. Two-thirds of imported lemons’ value and half the […]
Mon 10/10/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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There has also been a 10% upswing in the past five years. In 2015, more than 160 countries together imported 6.6 billion tons of fresh apples, up 7% on the […]
Fri 07/10/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
