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For the fourth year in a row, Mercadero facilitated the annual peer group meeting for Processed Fruit and Vegetables and Edible Nuts on April the 20th, in Amsterdam. During this well attended meeting, sector experts and business representatives identified important trends and developments in this sector. The input serves as the starting point for the production of … Read more
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
Mercadero will be present at Biofach 2016 supporting international companies, thus upholding the tradition of participating in this largest trade fair of the organic industry. Freek Jan will be coaching his clients from Indonesia and the Philippines in the CBI Pavillion in Hall 4 (Stand 4-471). Inge will be promoting chia seeds, quinoa, sesame seeds and … 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
At the end of 2015 we look back on a turbulent year in the chia market: in view of abundant stock in origin prices continued to fall; the harvests were much smaller throughout Latin-America; but the market continues to grow, as we will show below. In the year ending October 2015, chia exports to the … 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
Our study on European market opportunities for traditional floating rice from Vietnam was published some time ago by commissioner CBI. Floating rice is adapted to changing water tables and can therefore be part of adaptation strategies for climate change. Whereas export opportunities are limited, the product has a traditional market domestically.