In the summer season Willem Bakker of the French branch of BioTropic in Perpignan mainly sells Dutch organic vegetables and fruit on the French market, but in the winter the situation is reversed.
FAS New Delhi forecasts marketing year (MY) 2018/19 declines in fresh apple import of approximately 9 percent year-on-year, reaching 0.23 million metric tons (MMT).
Xinjiang is a very important area for producing melons, most of its watermelons are planted in the southern provinces in China, but the season only lasts until October.
In the first five months of this Iranian year [starting on March 21, 2018], 4,322 tons of nectarines and peaches worth $4,391,471 were imported by Iran, according to the Iranian Customs Administration’s statistics.
Data from the Chilean Cherry Export Association shows that the overall cherry export volume is likely to decrease by 15%-20% in the 2018-2019 season, and the price is likely to rise.
