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French consumers’ purchases of fresh potatoes rose 7.3% in May 2019, according to data published by Kantar. Since the start of the 2018-2019 campaign, purchases have grown 0.8% in volume. […]
Tue 09/07/2019 by Richard WIlkinson
Cítricos Rosega
The 2018/19 Spanish citrus campaign is estimated to register an increase in crop size for all crops compared with the 2017/19 season, according to data published by Spain’s Ministry of […]
Tue 09/07/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Russian government has announced that it is to extend its embargo on imports of food from the US, the EU, Norway, Australia, Ukraine and Canada. The ban has been […]
Mon 08/07/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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EU tomato consumption fell in 2017 from the 2016 level of 35.9kg per person to 34.2 kg per person, according to data published by the European Commission. While total sales […]
Mon 08/07/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The EU’s 2018/19 citrus production is estimated at 11.6 million tons, up 8% from 2017/18. The main contributor to this rise is the large Spanish crop that resulted from favourable […]
Mon 08/07/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
Pink Lady®
Despite declining apple consumption in the main EU markets, Pink Lady® has maintained a good performance this season with 170,000 tons marketed, slightly lower than the 178,000 tons in the […]
Mon 08/07/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The first estimates for the 2019 Spanish peach and nectarine are in and so far so good. Normal fruit volumes are expected with no loss due to frost damage. The […]
Wed 03/07/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Turkey has invested heavily in greenhouse infrastructure and is now able to produce and export tomatoes all year round. Turkey’s tomato exports were worth US$603.6 million in 2018, but the […]
Thu 27/06/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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EU agri-food exports remain strong, with the March 2019 level matching the record level of March 2017 (€12.6 billion) or 7% higher than in March 2018, according to data from […]
Thu 27/06/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Spain’s raspberry production has begun to fall over the past two weeks, and this decline is set to accelerate over the coming weeks, with the campaign almost 96% complete. In […]
Thu 27/06/2019 by Richard Wikinson
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Despite problems with the EU market and adverse winter conditions, Ecuador recorded a 2% year-on-year increase in banana exports during the first quarter of 2019, shipping 95.3 million boxes. However, […]
Wed 26/06/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
EU exports of tomatoes dropped substantially between 2015 and 2017. According to Eurostat data, the largest non-EU importer, Belarus, saw its receipts of EU tomatoes plummet from 105,000 tons in […]
Thu 20/06/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
