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Prices of Ecuador’s bananas have fallen as poor market conditions have led to lower exports (13% below average). The situation in Russia is particularly bad, with extremely low prices. The […]
Thu 31/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Spain has widened the gap with other leading European peach producers in all respects. Spanish production has increased acreage while maintaining productivity. It also has relatively lower labour costs than […]
Tue 29/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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April’s cool weather conditions dampened tomato consumption in France. This has created an imbalanced market as supply has continued to increase. Meanwhile, the market was flooded with imported tomatoes at […]
Tue 29/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Following a surge in shipments in April and May, Chile’s fresh apples exports in the 2017/18 campaign are expected to reach 731,000 tons, which is roughly considered a normal year’s […]
Thu 24/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
The first container of Sweeki branded kiwis arrived from Chile in the port of Shenzhen, South-West China. The container, directed to the Chinese clients, is the first of the shipment […]
Tue 22/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Russia is a market full of opportunities, it’s actually the 8th largest grocery market globally, but it’s also a challenging one! That´s why Del Monte’s Vice-President, Mohammed Abbas, said: “Our […]
Tue 22/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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French apple exports to the EU have risen sharply in the past seven months due to the dramatic fall in the production of Member States. Apple exports to Germany have […]
Tue 22/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile AG (ASOEX) has announced that the country’s exports of nectarines and peaches in the 2017-2018 campaign rose 11.4% from the previous year, reaching […]
Tue 22/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Worldwide demand for pineapples continued to increase between 2009 and 2016 and is the fastest growing fruit for the UK’s largest retailer, Tesco. According to market researcher IndexBox, the international […]
Thu 17/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the adoption of an interim rule change that will relax the minimum size requirements of grapefruit. The new ruling, which came into […]
Thu 17/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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India’s Potato Mission appears to have been a disappointing failure. The government initiative, launched in 2014, aimed at obtaining self-sufficiency in tuber production and storage capacity within three years. However, […]
Thu 17/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
