Long delays at the Afghan-Pakistan border are leading to huge volumes of fruit going to waste before it can be exported, according to a report by the Financial Times. Dried […]
jeu 28/10/2021
Over three-quarters of the world’s vegetables are produced in Asia, according to an AgrarMarkt Austria (AMA) report. In 2019, global vegetable production amounted to around 1.1 billion tons, in line […]
mer 27/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Turkmenistan is rapidly becoming a leading supplier of greenhouse tomatoes to Russia. According to a report by Eastfruit, in the first eight months of 2021, Turkmenistan exported 32,000 tons of […]
mar 26/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The English and Welsh farming unions NFU and NFU Cymru have expressed concern over the implications for British farmers of a free trade deal with New Zealand, announced in principle […]
mar 26/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
An agreement has been reached for Hortifrut to purchase Atlantic Blue, a Spanish leader in the development, production and marketing of berries in Europe and Northern Africa. The deal will […]
mar 26/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Peruvian blueberries have gained access to the highly lucrative Indian market for the first time. The news comes on the back of a very successful 2020-2021 campaign for Peru’s exporters, […]
lun 25/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Despite a slow first quarter, the total value of EU agri-food trade (exports plus imports) for January-June of 2021 amounted to €157.1 billion, reflecting a 3% increase on the same […]
jeu 21/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
The What We Eat Foundation was launched last week, with the aim of uniting the sector and putting fruit and vegetables in its rightful place.
mer 20/10/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Ondine’s publishing arm ASF Edition now operates in a further 7 countries, after beginning distribution from Australia.
jeu 30/09/2021 by Pierre Escodo
2020 was a challenging but ultimately positive year for the EU’s agri-food exporters, while on the import side, the EU became the third largest importer after the US and China, […]
jeu 30/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Peru’s blueberries can now be sold in Malaysia and India, with the latter also granting access to Peruvian citrus. Peru’s SENASA reported that the agriculture departments of both countries have […]
jeu 30/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
After years of falling output and shrinking acreage, Taiwan’s peach crop for MY2021/22 is forecast to increase to 17,000 tons. Meanwhile, peach and nectarine imports are forecast down to 13,500 […]
jeu 30/09/2021 by Richard Wilkinson