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US retailer Whole Foods has unveiled its annual predictions for the food trends which will be available on its shelves in the coming year, which includes regenerative agriculture, West African […]
Wed 20/11/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The EU pear crop for 2019/20 is expected to be down 13% to 2.46 million tons, according to FAS EU data. Production is estimated to be down in all production […]
Thu 14/11/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Australia expects a record table grape crop in 2019/20, with output up 14% to 240,000 tons, according to FAS data. The main factor is the growth in production area due […]
Wed 13/11/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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FAS EU reports that the EU is set for a 14% fall in its grape crop in 2019/20 (June/May), mainly due to a fall in the main producing country, Italy, […]
Tue 12/11/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Although Vietnam and South Africa already have strong trade ties, the Vietnamese are asking South African officials to open their market further for its fresh produce exports, which include dragon […]
Thu 31/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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China looks set to become the world’s number-one consumer of avocados. This is the opinion of Pagoda’s general manager, Peter Zhu, speaking at the World Avocado Congress in Colombia. With […]
Wed 30/10/2019 by Richard WIlkinson
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Vietnam looks set to allow Chile access for its cherries and grapefruit. This is great news for Chile given that record volumes of cherries are expected for the coming campaign, […]
Tue 29/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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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
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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Japan’s cherry production fell 5% in the 2018/19 campaign five to 18,100 tons, of which 16,200 tons was commercially distributed, according to FAS/Tokyo data. For the 2019/20 campaign, a further […]
Thu 17/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Japan’s 2018/19 peach crop was down 9.5% to 111,500 tons, as the hot June and July with little rainfall during the maturation period July reduced fruit size. The 2019/20 harvest […]
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
