The European production of apricots, peaches and nectarines is estimated to be lower than last season. This is due, on the one hand, to long-term developments, and on the other hand, to the weather conditions ahead of the harvest, including a mild winter (which is not very good for the apricots) and a late frost […]
Read MoreThe coronavirus pandemic has changed the routine and well-established ideas of people about almost all areas of life. Andriy Yarmak, an economist at the Investment Center of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) writes how it affected the food industry in his blog on Eastfruit.com. In the first part of the […]
Read MoreThe coronavirus pandemic has changed the routine and well-established ideas of people about almost all areas of life. Andriy Yarmak, an economist at the Investment Center of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) writes how it affected the food industry in his blog on Eastfruit.com. Due to the rapidly changing situation […]
Read MoreThe Spanish import of fruits and vegetables in January 2019 grew by 11% in terms of volume and by 26% in terms of value compared to the same month of 2018, totaling 287,263 tons and 257.3 million Euro, according to data from the Department of Customs and Special Taxes of the Spanish Tax Agency, processed […]
Read MoreThese are exciting times on the tomato market. Many countries are currently in the transition period between the import and export seasons. In the meantime, the spread of the ToBRFV virus is being monitored worldwide. Various cases have already been reported in Europe and it is still unclear whether eradication of the virus is possible. […]
Read MoreThe main supplier of table tomatoes for Italy is the Netherlands with over 114,000 tons of produce exported. Italy’s main destination is Germany with over 61,000 tons (2018 data). As regards medium term forecasts, it is estimated that table tomato imports to the EU should increase by 0.4 percentage points every year. In this scenario, […]
Read MoreApple stocks in the EU remain enormous, this spring. At the beginning of March, record volumes were in the storage rooms of European companies: The highest number of the last 12 years. This is reported by analysts of the Ukrainian Horticultural Association (UHA) with reference to the reports of the World Pear and Apple Producers […]
Read MoreUkraine’s agricultural export market was worth a record USD 18.8 billion in 2018 and this growth trend has continued into the current year. Agrarian Ministry officials have reported a 24.4% year-on-year increase in agricultural exports during January-February 2019, representing a new total for the two-month period of USD 3.5 billion. The geographical focus […]
Read MoreAll eyes in the kiwifruit sector are now on the southern hemisphere, which is now slowly taking over the world market. The first New Zealand kiwis are already at sea. European and North American traders look back on a predominantly positive season, with Italy as a major exception. The kiwifruit sector has had a difficult […]
Read MoreMoldova is a major fruit exporter, however, they do not make use of their favorable geographical position and climate conditions for greenhouse production development. The economist of the investment department at the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Mr. Andriy Yarmak, said this during the conference Greenhouse Business in Moldova: Opportunities and […]
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