France: a prominent exporter

France: a prominent exporter
Exports play a decisive role for the French fruit sector, accounting for 46% of production. For some products, this share reaches almost 50%, as is the case for apples and […]
Mon 05/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Canada’s apple imports to dip 2%

Canada’s apple imports to dip 2%
Canada’s imports of fresh apples in the 2016/17 marketing year are set to slip 2% on the previous year to about 225,000 tons. A recent GAIN report also says that […]
Thu 01/12/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

China opens its door to more imports

China opens its door to more imports
According to UN statistics, in recent years China’s imports of fresh fruit and vegetables have exceeded its exports, a trend that continued in the first half of this year. In […]
Wed 30/11/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Taiwan’s apple imports to decline slightly, says USDA

Taiwan’s apple imports to decline slightly, says USDA
Taiwan’s apple imports for the 2016/17 marketing year are forecast to total 160,000 tons, down 5% on last year’s record 169,000 tons, reports the USDA. “A decline in price competitiveness of imported […]
Tue 22/11/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Steady rise in fruit & veg imports in Nordic markets

Steady rise in fruit & veg imports in Nordic markets
Over the last 3 years, volumes have increased by 8% for vegetables and 5% for fruit. Sweden and Norway are the top importers for both the fruit and vegetable categories. […]
Tue 15/11/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Apple imports rose 7% last year

Apple imports rose 7% last year
There has also been a 10% upswing in the past five years. In 2015, more than 160 countries together imported 6.6 billion tons of fresh apples, up 7% on the […]
Fri 07/10/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Citrus fruit in Russia: overview of past summer

Citrus fruit in Russia: overview of past summer
The past summer was rather unpredictable for fruit sales, and citrus fruit in particular, reports Peter Komarov, import manager from Globus Group, one of the largest Russian fruit importers. The […]
Tue 27/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Russia bans imports of Egyptian fruit and veg

Russia bans imports of Egyptian fruit and veg
Due to continuous deliveries of food considered unsafe from a phytosanitary point of view, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, the Rosselkhoznadzor, has imposed a provisional embargo […]
Tue 20/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

Chinese imports still growing, with healthier and tastier fruit

Chinese imports still growing, with healthier and tastier fruit
China still continues to increase its imports of fresh produce. Total imports reached US$ 641.91 million in May 2016, 2.3% more than for the same period last year. The main […]
Thu 08/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson

The EU’s fresh lemon imports rose 5% last year

The EU’s fresh lemon imports rose 5% last year
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

Growing demand for imported food in China

Growing demand for imported food in China
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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