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The EU’s 2020 tomato crop is forecast to drop 7%, as Spanish growers switch to producing more profitable vegetables. Polish tomato production is on the rise, however, following an increase […]
Mon 24/08/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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A trial to introduce a full IPM programme to a sweet pepper crop in the Caribbean is showing promising results, reports Luis Espinoza, Biobest Manager for Latin American countries.
Fri 27/03/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Tue 03/03/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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The 2019 EU tomato crop was moderate, according to Wapa/Prognosfruit (-20% on preceding year and -11% below 5-year average). This has led to prices in November significantly above the average […]
Wed 15/01/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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The EU’s tomato crop is expected to be up 4% in 2019, at around 16.8 million tons, according to data published by the European Commission. This is still 2% below […]
Thu 21/11/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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According to first official estimates for the 2019 Spanish vegetable campaigns, extra-early potato production is up 5.2%, while output of early varieties surged 24.4%. The onion crop contracted 12.9%. As […]
Tue 15/10/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Italy’s total processed tomato production dropped 11.5% in 2018, to 4.6 million tons, according to data published by the National Association of the Canned Vegetables Industry (Anicav). The main factors […]
Wed 11/09/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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EU imports of fresh tomato have climbed steadily since 2015, from 481,000 tons to 628,000 tons in 2018. The largest non-EU supplier by far is Morocco. Imports from the North […]
Mon 05/08/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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EU tomato consumption fell in 2017 from the 2016 level of 35.9kg per person to 34.2 kg per person, according to data published by the European Commission. While total sales […]
Mon 08/07/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
