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CLOSED BECAUSE
OF PHyTOSANI-
TARy SUBjECTS
To export to the south-east of
Asia or Australia is not so easy. The
French apple companies like Blue
Whale are denouncing that the great
markets like Korea, Japan or Australia
are closed in products like apple because
the phytosanitary regulations. Those markets
that are opened - China or India even have tax of
customs very high, which makes difficult that the product
was competitive against the local supply.
SENEGAL
The three new projects planned
for the melon production
in Senegal led by
Spanish, Dutch and
French companies will
not be carried out. The
main reason is the economic
difficulties that the
projects installed have suffered.
Only the Brazilian project
of Agrícola Famosa keeps the intention
to produce melons in Senegal.
PIEL DE SAPO
IN GERMANy?
A study made by the company
Rijk Zwaan among the
German consumers shows that
the melon Piel de Sapo has a good future
in the German market. The study was doing tastings
with different varieties of melon and the Mellisimo variety
(Piel de Sapo of Rijk Zwaan) was the most tasty for 78
per cent of the consumers who participated in that tasting.
A HORECA PRODUCT
The apple is one of the fruits that more presence has in the
Horeca channel of France. A study made by Interfel shows
that 12 per cent of the apples are consumed by the French
in restaurants, dining halls and groups; 27 per cent goes to
the industry in jams or juices and 61 per cent is bought by
the French in stores and supermarkets.
47 PER CENT MORE
30 days
The Fruit Attraction closed its last round with more
than 18,000 professional visitors, which means an increase
of 47 per cent respecting to the previous round.
The first and the second day were very intense, with a
great amount of professionals within the fair. The exhibiting
companies were satisfied and for the next round
it is anticipated more presence of companies of South
America.
CRISIS IN THE LETTUCE
The campaign 2010-2011 of lettuce in Spain has been
bad. Only during two weeks of February, the price surpassed
50 cents of Euro in the origin. The companies
anticipate that they will have negative balance and
most of the companies will keep the same surface of
production for the present campaign.
DOUBTS
The Dutch horticultural campaign has finished with the
worst figures of its history and, in fact, only during the
month of August the volume of the exports to Germany
decreased 15 per cent. The question is what margin
of action will have the Dutch import companies that are
also interested in the Dutch supply. In the first months
of the campaign, the Spanish exports to Holland have
decreased almost 10 per cent, although the volume of
supply in Spain has been higher.
F&H International 1 • November 2011
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