Inge Vos Chia imports into the European Union increased by an amazing 185% in the year ending February 2016, as compared to a year before. The four main chia exporting countries in Latin America, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina and Mexico, exported a total of 12701 MT chia to EU countries. The average chia import price has been … Read more
Responding to repeated requests from customers, Torfolk has added lingonberry spread without any sugar or other sweeteners, like agave syrup or concentrated fruit juice, to its product line. This spread consists of 100% lingonberries, without any additives at all. One jar of 380 gram contains approximately 1500 berries, which have been heated gently. The lingonberry … Read more
Our client GCP import & Export from Bolivia has recently obtained the Novel Food Notification for chia. This means that GCP is now licensed to export chia seeds directly to all European buyers. Chia seed is classified as a Novel Food in the European Union due to a lack of history of consumption in the … Read more
At the request of Inalproces from Ecuador, Mercadero reviewed the labels of two new products to be launched at Biofach 2016: NATIFS Organic Chocolate Goldenberry and KIWA Organic Chocolate with Cassava Chips. When bringing a new product to the European market the labels must be thoroughly checked to be sure that they meet the legal … Read more
After our post of December 2015 on European quinoa consumption, we received an email from Mr Jason Abbott of AbbottAgra specifying the contribution of quinoa produced in Europe to the figures of apparent consumption. Based on this, we revised our preliminary figure for apparent consumption for the Year Ending October 2015 to 20362 tons. Mr … Read more
The Nicaraguan honey supplier ZEAS Apícola came to Europe to introduce their polyfloral honey to potential buyers. This honey is very tasty with an intense flavor. ZEAS cooperates with the women’s cooperative Dulce Miel, which supports rural women of Nicaragua through beekeeping. Zeas Apícola is well known in Nicaragua, and is now ready to start … Read more
Bolhispania: high quality hearts of palm from Bolivia; a case study of export promotion Bolhispania participated in CBI’s Export Coaching Programme Natural Ingredients for Food, Cosmetics and Pharmaceuticals 2010 – 2015. This programme assisted Bolivian companies in their start-up phase of exporting their products to Europe. In 2014, the total export volume of Bolhispania to … Read more
The Nicaraguan organic peanut and sesame exporter COPROEXNIC made a business tour in Germany and the Netherlands, organized by Mercadero. Before coming to Europe, the representative of COPROEXNIC received five skype training sessions on marketing of peanuts and sesame in Europe. The company met 16 new potential buyers. Agreements were made to send samples, quotations … Read more
Chia exports to the European Union increased 161% in June 2014 to May 2015 compared to a year before. This tremendous increase is even higher than the growth of 130% in the calendar year 2014 compared to a year earlier. In January 2013 the European Union approved an extension of the use of chia under … Read more
Prices at the Challapata market prices remained more or less stable in the past two weeks. On Sunday 26 July white quinoa was sold at 450 Bolivianos per quintal (US$1.43 per kg), the price for red quinoa was 1200 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$3.81 per kg, and black quinoa 750 Bolivianos per quintal (US$2.38). … Read more