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The negotiations between the United Kingdom and the EU on the first phase of Brexit have finished. Director Gert Mulder of GroentenFruit Huis is relieved that this phase is over. "These negotiations were blocking any conversation on what our trade flows will look like after Brexit. Hopefully the communication.....





























The 2017/2018 Mexican lime season will be an improvement on the previous season. The lime season runs from November to October. Growers have indicated that there is an overproduction of Persian, as well as Key Limes. This is according to a recent USDA report.Thanks to the good international market and fewer.....

Avocado producers have been facing barriers enforced by the United States government to prevent the fruit's export from the state of Jalisco, so they are seeking to gain a foothold in the European market, undergoing a "unique (in the country)" certification process through the Rainforest Alliance.In a press.....
As in every year, Mendoza's garlic is ready to land in Brazil under conditions that never seem to be ideal, because of price issues or other factors.This time it faces a couple of headaches because of the unfair competition from China, which is trying to avoid an anti-dumping duty in the neighboring country by.....





The European Commission will enforce less strict phytosanitary controls on the export of tomatoes from Morocco to the European Union from 1 January 2018, as announced by the European entity on Wednesday 20 December through a statement."The phytosanitary controls (...) for tomatoes from Morocco will be reduced.....



October is trade show month with big events in the industry, and many people in the trade jumping on planes across the ocean to catch both events. First came Fruit Attraction in Madrid an ever popular show which is still growing each year, this quickly followed by the PMA in New Orleans. FreshPlaza of course,.....




Key meetings between central banks and the EU have not delivered any major surprises. The current quiet period is the calm before the storm, predicts Laurens Maartens of the Dutch financial institution, Nederlandsche Betaal- en Wisselmaatschappij. According to him, foreign exchange markets should prepare.....

The majority of apple growers will remember 2017 as catastrophic and horrible. In some growing areas of Germany, yields fell by more than 50 percent compared to the previous year's yields. Due to the scarce supply of goods, the prices generally go in the direction of 1 euro per kg. That is double last year’s.....





“Organic products are not a top priority in Sweden. We even considered leaving the brand as it is.” This extraordinary statement was made by Anita Falknek, CEO of KRAV, the Swedish organic certification organisation, on 15 November at the Nordic Organic Food Fair in Malmö. The local Från Sverige brand has now.....
Sweet potatoes are gaining ground in the German market, offering manufacturers in various product categories a wide range to improve the nutritional content of their products.This growing popularity is in line with the preferences of consumers, since three quarters of them in Germany say they would like to try.....





Berries are trendy, especially blueberries and raspberries. The small blue and red fruits are now very much consumers’ favourites. As a result, demand for both blueberries and raspberries has more than tripled since 2010 (from 3,000 tonnes to 9,500 tonnes). However, the economic protection regulations for.....












