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China has shown significant growth in the consumption of avocados, with a 160% increase in consumption over the last two years. In 2015 avocado imports totaled 15,000 tons. Right now, […]
Mon 04/07/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Brexit should see a normalisation of citrus trade between southern Africa and the UK, “unencumbered by protectionism, tariffs and technical barriers to trade,” says the Citrus Growers Association of southern […]
Mon 04/07/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
Brexit by Petr Kratochvi
Ceasing to enjoy the benefits of the 36 free trade agreements signed by the EU with non-EU countries is among the consequences the UK – heavily reliant on external imports […]
Thu 30/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Global production of tomatoes for processing is set to fall nearly 8% this year to just under 38.1 million tons, compared to nearly 41.4 million tons in 2015. Production in […]
Mon 27/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Viyefruit is a family business founded in 1970 to grow and market fresh fruit from the area. Over the years, it has gradually expanded its production area with farms in […]
Wed 22/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Winds of change are blowing around Naturcrex. Major investments, new business strategies and a renewed professional team are some of the key elements in the new phase the company is […]
Wed 22/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
André Karwath aka Aka - Own work
Lemon and lime imports into the EU – a net importer of lemons – reached 399,040 tons in the 2014/15 marketing year (November-October), a 5% rise on the previous year. […]
Tue 21/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
NobbiP - Own work
Turkey’s 2016 fruit crop is expected to be up 6.4% on last year, to 18.9 million tons, and its vegetable crop up 1.7% to 30.1 million tons, according to figures from the Turkish […]
Fri 17/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Global trade in fresh table grapes is forecast to contract slightly in 2015/16 as exports decline among the market leaders – are partly offset by lower exports by Chile, Turkey, […]
Tue 14/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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France’s ban on cherry imports from countries where the pesticide Dimethoate is used has left fruit importers and traders fearing the country may soon apply similar bans involving other EU-approved […]
Mon 13/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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China will become the world’s largest market for imported foods by 2018, forecasts the National Bureau of Statistics of China. And the massive, ongoing migration of more than 300 million […]
Mon 13/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Al Bashiri is a company with a 12-year history in importing supplies in different markets and supermarkets in Saudi Arabia: fruit and vegetables from Argentina, Chile, the US, South Africa, France, […]
Fri 10/06/2016 by Richard Wilkinson