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The frost-blighted 2017 apple season across Europe meant that on April 1st 2018, total apple stocks stood at 1.2 million tons, according to WAPA data. The majority of these stocks […]
Mon 04/06/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Weaker consumer demand in April allowed Germany’s apple season to be extended by a total of four weeks despite low volumes and diminishing quality. The German market saw normal demand […]
Thu 31/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The beginning of May saw the first early varieties of strawberry appear on the shelves at a market price of €4.52/kg. Despite the lack of rain, the ripeness and quality […]
Thu 31/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Customs data for the first quarter of the year show that Spain imported 1% more fresh produce (823,000 tons) than over the same period last year. Most of the rise […]
Thu 31/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Abundant rainfall has increased water availability in Chile and allowed an expansion in the area planted of citrus. Likewise, citrus exports are expected to increase by 17% for the 2017-2018 […]
Thu 31/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Prices of Ecuador’s bananas have fallen as poor market conditions have led to lower exports (13% below average). The situation in Russia is particularly bad, with extremely low prices. The […]
Thu 31/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
The 35th edition of Macfrut was an extraordinary occasion, with attendance at the three-day event up 15% to 43,000, 25% of whom came from abroad. Within the expo, the Tropical […]
Thu 31/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Spain has widened the gap with other leading European peach producers in all respects. Spanish production has increased acreage while maintaining productivity. It also has relatively lower labour costs than […]
Tue 29/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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April’s cool weather conditions dampened tomato consumption in France. This has created an imbalanced market as supply has continued to increase. Meanwhile, the market was flooded with imported tomatoes at […]
Tue 29/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Europe’s peach and nectarine output is estimated at 3,670,000 tons for 2018, constituting a fall of 8% from the previous year. The only country with a positive trend was Greece, […]
Mon 28/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Some 90,000 workers are needed this summer on UK farms. Nevertheless, there is a real danger that the UK’s fruit producers will not have sufficient workers to harvest the bumper […]
Mon 28/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
