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The US has become the world’s largest consumption market Consumption of Hass Avocado in the US has grown 130% in the past 10 years. In 2015, the US consumed over […]
Wed 09/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Buying 2 cups of fruit and 2.5 cups of vegetables can be obtained for $2.10 to $2.60, analysis of grocery store prices by the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) reveals. The 2015-2020 Dietary […]
Tue 08/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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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
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A free apple cosy will be offered with every purchase of a 1kg bag of Pink Lady apples as part of a promotion campaign in outlets of the UK retailer Asda. Assistant marketing […]
Wed 02/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
LAVA
The early crops have arrived in Flandria, reports LAVA, the “Administrative and Logistic Association of Auctions” – the umbrella organisation promoting co-operation among the Belgium’s five top fruit and vegetable auctions. “The trade can switch […]
Tue 01/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The leading cooperative from Alicante has set its next target on further developing the production and marketing of stone fruit, tropical fruit and aromatic herbs. Surinver sells 79,000 tons of produce […]
Tue 01/03/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Kiwifruit, just like bananas, mangoes and avocados, needs to be ripened. If the product is not properly ripened, it runs a considerable risk of being deemed bad fruit. The satisfaction […]
Mon 29/02/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Rovira Agrícola is a 2nd generation family business with over 30 years’ experience, mainly specialising in top-quality yellow onions, cultivated in the Valencia area and La Mancha. In addition to […]
Mon 29/02/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Tany Nature, a leading agro-industrial group specialising in stone fruit, sold 40,000 in 2015 from its own orchards – 2,800 ha located in south-west Spain (Extremadura and Andalusia), south-eastern Portugal and […]
Fri 26/02/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
Navarro Darder
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
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The pear is one of the most popular fruits Europe-wide. The EU-28’s biggest pear producers include Italy (723,000 tons), Spain (377,000), Belgium (347,000) and the Netherlands (327,000). Forecasts for the […]
Thu 25/02/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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September 3, 2013 saw the launch of the country-brand: Essential COSTA RICA. Gloriana Castro, country-brand manager, describes it as “a commercial tool for all-round competitiveness in economic areas: tourism, foreign […]
Thu 25/02/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
