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In Chile, a ‘Strategic Programme for the Export of Fruit Production’ has been announced for the South Central Zone. The project, coordinated by the Foundation for Fruit Development (FDF) in […]
Thu 14/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The trade agreements signed between the EU and Latin American countries providing tariff preferences includes safeguard clauses and a stabilisation mechanism for European producers. Despite the EU commission stating that […]
Thu 14/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The EU confirmed its position as the world’s largest importer and exporter of agro-food goods in 2017 by reaching new heights. Exports of €138 billion combined with imports worth €117 […]
Thu 14/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Trade in agricultural produce between the EU and the rest of the world hit €275 billion in 2017, according to Eurostat. Agricultural products are generally divided into three categories: vegetables […]
Tue 12/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Despite experiencing its worst ever drought, the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) has announced a good table grape crop of just over 62 million cartons (4.5kg/carton), with a drop […]
Tue 12/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Turkey’s fresh produce exports have been given a sizeable boost this year by the end to the conflict with Russia. In the first four months of 2018, exports climbed 25% […]
Mon 11/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Flemish fresh vegetable exports to the EU have struggled to get going during the first months of 2018. According to a report by the REO, the cause of the region’s […]
Mon 11/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Thanks to numerous loans of international banks, fruit sector in Uzbekistan has been developing rapidly. Thus, the area of intensive apple orchards has been increasing, and this Central Asian country […]
Mon 11/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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After 2018 got off to such a positive start in terms of both price and volume, the banana market has experienced a rapid fall in prices since April due to […]
Mon 04/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Customs data for the first quarter of the year show that Spain imported 1% more fresh produce (823,000 tons) than over the same period last year. Most of the rise […]
Thu 31/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Abundant rainfall has increased water availability in Chile and allowed an expansion in the area planted of citrus. Likewise, citrus exports are expected to increase by 17% for the 2017-2018 […]
Thu 31/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson