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Trading has soared in apple futures since they were launched in December 2017 on the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange in December. In a single day alone (15th May), 4.6 million contracts […]
Tue 22/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Worldwide demand for pineapples continued to increase between 2009 and 2016 and is the fastest growing fruit for the UK’s largest retailer, Tesco. According to market researcher IndexBox, the international […]
Thu 17/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the adoption of an interim rule change that will relax the minimum size requirements of grapefruit. The new ruling, which came into […]
Thu 17/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
After many years of effort and huge investment in machinery and R&D, Infia is proud to announce that the all the PET production lines in Italy and Spain will be […]
Thu 17/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Italy’s national agency for technological innovation (ENEA) has devised a way to set up a hi-tech micro-plot in your house. This represents the first microcosm for indoor and extreme-environment cultivation […]
Thu 17/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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India’s Potato Mission appears to have been a disappointing failure. The government initiative, launched in 2014, aimed at obtaining self-sufficiency in tuber production and storage capacity within three years. However, […]
Thu 17/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
Colombia’s fruit producers have set their sights on the markets of South Korea and China. Agriculture minister Juan Guillermo Zuluaga indicated his government’s intention to forge closer trade ties with […]
Thu 17/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The world’s pear capital, Hanyuan county in China, is suffering the effects of pesticide use which has led to a drastic reduction in the area’s bee population. To avert the […]
Wed 16/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Spending on fresh food accounts for over 50% of the average Chinese urban household’s overall expenditure. The modernisation of consumption habits in China is attracting the attention of the world’s […]
Wed 16/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Tropical Fruit Congress, held on 11th-12th May within the Macfrut fair in Rimini, was a sell-out. This first edition was dedicated to mango and avocado with speakers from across […]
Wed 16/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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On April 14th, the first batch of Dutch sweet peppers hit the Chinese market. The peppers are produced by the Harvest House cooperative and shipped by air to Weihai, a […]
Thu 03/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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According to Eurostat, imports to the EU of fruits and vegetables from third countries rose by 5% in 2017 to 15.5 million tons. About 13.3 million tons of the total […]
Thu 03/05/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
