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Decline in stone fruit sales in US

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Retail sales of fresh stone fruit in the United States have slumped 5.6% in value year-on-year, bringing the total spend in this category down $51.8 million to a total of […]

Fri 01/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

US ponders new rule for Chilean lemon imports

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Chilean lemons would be allowed into the US without needing methyl bromide fumigation under a change being considered by the US Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Aphis). Fumigation is […]

Fri 01/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Imports capture under 10% of US fresh apple demand

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Less than one in ten fresh apples eaten in the United States in the last five years was grown abroad, figures from a USDA report show. That’s up from an […]

Fri 01/04/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Trends in Americans’ fruit and veg choices

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Americans are eating less potatoes and whole head lettuce, and more avocados, chili peppers, blueberries and kale, than they did a decade ago. Analysis of the USDA Economic Research Service’s […]

Thu 24/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Agroberries leading Southern Hemisphere supply

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Agroberries is consolidated as one of the Southern Hemisphere’s leading exporters, producing in Chile, Argentina, Mexico and the US. In 2014 the company traded 25 million kilos of blueberries, blackberries […]

Thu 24/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Record crop value for California table grapes

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A total of 110.5 million boxes (109.3 million 19-pound box equivalents) of California table grapes were shipped during the 2015 season, setting a new record crop value at $1.83 billion, […]

Wed 16/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Organics: promising perspectives for 2020

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Organic sales have seen a constant increase over the last few years. According to MarketsandMarkets research, the global organic fruit and vegetable trade will reach around $62.97 billion by 2020. Last […]

Tue 08/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

International Sweet Potato Week 2016 kicks off next Monday

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International Sweet Potato Week – taking place March 14 to 24 – will put the spotlight on the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany and Poland. An initiative of the North Carolina […]

Mon 07/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Navarro Darder Onions making headway in America

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Located 20 kilometres from Valencia, the Navarro Darder onion company supplies several different types, making up an annual total of 25 million kilos. Navarro Darder is mainly focused on international […]

Fri 26/02/2016 by Richard Wilkinson