Peruvian agro-exports -which represent 12% of total shipments- reached US$5.86 billion in 2018, setting a historical record, Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Edgar Vasquez stated on Monday. Some 68 products totaled more than US$10 million, the most representative ones in addition to blueberries and avocados, chestnuts (+39%), bananas (+13%), mangoes (+31%), and citrus fruits […]
Read MoreThe Valencian Association of Agricultural Producers (AVA-ASAJA) has asked the Ministry of Agriculture to take the necessary steps for the launch of a process aimed at the future application of a safeguard clause against citrus fruits from countries such as Egypt and Turkey. The reason for this is the exponential increase in their citrus exports […]
Read MoreA market as large as Russia couldn’t be replaced, but there are many indications that Egypt is currently the key market for Polish apples. This has been confirmed by export data for the last few years made available by the Chief Inspectorate of Plant Health and Seed Inspection, reports the Association of Polish Fruit Growers. […]
Read MoreAfter the reports on record harvests last summer, peace has once again returned to the European apple market. The market situation is determined by the fact that the storage facilities are full. French exporters saw their market in Northern Europe slip from their hands. Polish exporters had to direct some of their exports to Asia. […]
Read MoreEurope has become the world’s largest market for citrus juices; in fact, it already accounts for 60% of all global imports. This boom is generating opportunities for exporters in developing countries in segments such as superfruit juices, fruit juices as ingredients in detoxifying drinks, as well as not-from-concentrate orange juices. The Center for […]
Read MoreUkraine entered the top five countries that exported agricultural products to the EU between November 2017 and October 2018. The European Commission published the relevant data in the report “Monitoring EU Agri-Food Trade: Development until October 2018.“ “Agri-food imports from third countries in the 12-months period between November 2017 and October 2018 accounted […]
Read MoreSignificant increases in volumes numerous fruit commodities in 2018 helped Chile to notch a year-on-year export growth of 11% to 2.9 million metric tons (MT). Cherries and mandarins were responsible for much of the growth, along with other fruits including plums, nectarines, peaches and table grapes. Apples were the most heavily exported fruit […]
Read MoreEU orange production is concentrated in the Mediterranean region. Spain and Italy represent 80 percent of the EU’s total production of oranges. The remaining 20 percent is distributed among other Member States (MS), such as Greece and Portugal. For MY 2018/19, EU-28 orange production is forecast at 6.5 MMT, 3.8 percent higher than MY […]
Read MoreIn marketing year (MY) 2018/19, Post estimates Poland’s total apple crop at 4.5 million tons, a 61-percent increase over last year. Pest and disease-related issues declined in 2018/19 due to dry weather conditions. Although apple quality is good, industry stakeholders expressed concern about some Polish varieties’ low suitability for long-term storage. Post forecasts that fresh […]
Read MoreAccording to EastFruit analysts, Ukraine has exported dessert apples to five different countries in the Middle East for the first time, and although the total volume exported to these destinations is relatively small (only 111 tons), it is a positive development in Ukraine’s on-going search for new markets. In September, Ukrainian apples were imported by […]
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