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The European mango market is going through a rough patch, as a result of high supply versus a declining demand. A French importer reports: "Competition from stone fruits and other summer fruits, such as strawberries and raspberries, is increasing. There are far too many mango exporters compared to the demand and we have lowered our import amount.” “There’s a large quantity of...

Moroccan tomato exports currently account for about 71% of the EU's total imports from countries outside the continent. Morocco thus maintains its leadership as the biggest exporter of tomatoes to EU countries, as reported by the Federation of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables, based on statistics and data from the European Union Statistics Office. According to the Spanish Federation...

Eggplant production in the Ilocos region, the Philippines’ top eggplant producing region, expanded at an average rate of 3.45 percent from 2012 to 2016. A new report released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said the country’s total eggplant output managed to rise by an average of 2.7 percent annually despite a 0.5-percent contraction in acreage during the five-year period...

This spring, the prices of many vegetables have fallen. However, the price of Shandong cabbage is still relatively stable. It is even higher than it was last year. How is that possible? In fact, Shandong cabbage, like most vegetables, is also falling in price, but it is still 40% more expensive than it was in the same period of 2017. In 2017, many farmers planted Chinese cabbage, so the supply exceeded...