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Andalucia’s strawberry production area has begun to recover over the past two seasons. But more dramatic has been the remarkable increase in the areas dedicated to raspberry and blueberry farming […]
Tue 13/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The world’s largest vegetable producer, China, saw exports increase in value by 5.1% last year. However, Chinese vegetable exports to the EU only account for 2% of this number. Quality […]
Tue 13/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The 4.4 million tons of fresh fruit China imported in 2017 constituted a rise of 12%. This result is in sharp contrast with that of 2016, when fresh fruit imports […]
Tue 13/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The sugar orange farmers of China’s main production area, Guangxi, are not happy with the current state of the market, with prices far lower than the average of recent years. […]
Mon 12/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Production data released by Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture reveals that the 2017 tomato harvest was slightly up on the 2016 volumes (+1.4%). “Summer” tomato production (June- September harvest) increased by […]
Mon 12/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Estimates for the 2017 campaign released by Spain’s Agricultural Ministry indicate a widespread fall in citrus production, especially in satsumas (-29.7%) and clementine (-18.7%). Orange output also fell (-10.6%) as […]
Mon 12/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The market for certain winter fruits and vegetables remains unbalanced in France, due mainly to the particularly mild weather conditions for the time of year. In the vegetables sector, endive, […]
Mon 12/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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According to the first results of the Kantar panel in 2017, the volumes of fresh fruit purchased by French households (8.51 tons per 100 households) were up very slightly compared […]
Mon 12/03/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Thailand is the world’s largest producer of tropical fruits, with China its largest export destination. Thailand also imports large quantities of temperate fruits from China. Data from 2017 show that […]
Mon 26/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The head of the Union of Turkish Chambers of Agriculture (TZOB), Şemsi Bayraktar, has appealed to the Turkish Government to support the organic farming sector with relevant policies. Between 1996 […]
Mon 26/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Spain’s pear production has decreased steadily over recent decades, falling from 36,200 ha in 1985 to below 20,000 ha today. However, pears still constitute one of the country’s most important […]
Mon 26/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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One upshot of the recently signed trade agreements between Chile and Indonesian should be a massive influx of Chilean fruit onto the supermarkets shelves of the world’s fourth most populous […]
Mon 26/02/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
