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The European Union’s imports of fresh fruit and fresh vegetables from outside the EU remained stable at 11.8 million tons (worth almost €11.8 billion) and 1.6 million tons (€1.7 billion) […]
Wed 06/07/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Thanks largely to shoppers buying them more often, retail sales of fresh table grapes in the UK are up 2.2% on last year to 227.9 million kg. Kantar Worldpanel data […]
Wed 06/07/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Nearly 76% of Australian households purchased grapes in the year to June 11, down from 80.1% for the year prior. Nielsen Homescan Australia figures also show that in terms of […]
Wed 06/07/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The recent EU referendum result and weakening of the pound against the euro could see many Irish shoppers return to old habits – heading across the border in search of […]
Wed 06/07/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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In the wake of the EU’s confirmation of the extension of economic sanctions against Russia until January 31, Freshfel Europe has called on the European Commission to maintain dialogue with […]
Wed 06/07/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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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
