Fresh tomatoes have remained a staple in American kitchens even as consumer tastes and preferences evolve. For example, producers have responded to consumer demand for more organic produce by cultivating more organic tomatoes. From 2008 to 2011, consumer price sensitivity coupled with the higher price of organic produce (relative to conventional produce) contributed to […]
Read More“It’s currently the Easter holidays in Belgium, and combined with the low temperatures, this has resulted in slightly slower sales. It’s expected proper Easter sales will start in the middle of this week. The top products for Easter are strawberries and asparagus, just like last year. Prices for both products were fairly low in recent […]
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 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 […]
Read MoreWhere are the onions? This is the question that many onion traders around the world have been asking. As a result of the dry, hot summer in Europe, the harvest in the north of the continent is much smaller. In the US, the rain in the late summer had a similar effect on the harvest […]
Read MoreTurkey has the opportunity to increase its tomato exports to the Russian market. The Russian government is planning to purchase over 100,000 tons of Turkish tomatoes in 2019, according to fruchtportal.de. Citing the Interfax agency and government sources, Fruchtportal.de reports that trade relations between Russia and Turkey are warming up. Russia’s purchase of 100,000 […]
Read MoreIn the season-2018/19 Ukraine has renewed the record for the export of cabbage, according to analysts of the Ukrainian Horticultural Association (UHA). Moreover, experts emphasize that the geography of supplies also significantly expanded. In particular, from May to December of 2018 year Ukraine exported 2,400 tons of cabbage, which is 6,2 times more than […]
Read MoreBulgaria remains a net importer of peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes due to the country’s low production and the lack of indication of significant developments in the medium term. This was said in an analysis of the sector carried out by the Center for Agricultural Research in Agriculture (CAPA) at the Institute of Agrarian Economics. […]
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 MoreAfter two years characterized by low prices, quotations are rather high this year. In the main Italian markets, we’re talking about €0.70-1 per wholesale kg. This means both producers and intermediate links of the chain can make a profit and cover what they lost during previous years. An operator from northern Italy reports that […]
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