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New Zealander manuka honey firm expands in the US and China
The manuka honey processor Comvita, which is listed in the New Zealand stock market (NZX), has started to expand its honey-based products in the US and China, the general manager of Comvita Emea, Rashda Ali told IEG Vu in the Natural & Organic Products Europe exhibition in London on March 23.
Slow demand for Turkish white poppyseed despite Indian policy shift
The Indian government recently lifted the ban on Turkish white poppyseed imports into India, which had been in place for 20 months. However, demand remains sluggish.
Spices
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Indian cumin seed prices start a downward trend
Indian cumin seed prices have been easing of late, after a short increase in previous weeks.
Peruvian ginger exports soared in 2017
Peruvian ginger exports of whole product (HS 091011) rocketed by 79.1% in value to USD50.5 million and doubled in volume to 50,577 tonnes in 2017 compared with the previous year.
Slight increase in Vietnamese pepper price
Vietnam pepper’s price has increased in the last weeks despite the good harvests in India, Vietnam and Cambodia.
IEG Vu Weekly Prices Briefing: Sugar declines on ample supply; corn rangebound; cashew prices ease
International sugar prices were further undermined by the global supply glut last week while corn was range bound on lack of news. Cashew prices have been dragged down by favourable crops, particularly in Vietnam, Cambodia and India.
Guatemala records major boost in cardamom exports
Guatemala’s cardamom exports rocketed by 60.3% to USD367.1 million in 2017 compared with 2016, propelled by the prices.
Russian spices market may grow by 20% this year
Value and volume growth in the Russian spices and seasonings is being attributed to the recovery of the national economy from the crisis and the rise of local purchasing power.
Exotics
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UNCTAD calls for reform in gum Arabic sector
Gum Arabic is not only an exotic commodity but also has the power to drive development in the African nations that produce it, some of them the poorest nations in the world.
Argentine citrus processor opens essential oil plant
The Argentine grocery company Ledesma has opened a new fruit essential oil factory in the North Eastern region of Jujuy, one of the main national lemon and orange growing areas.
West Ukraine opens first honey processing plant
Honey producer Renoma LLC has opened the first-ever honey and bee product processing factory in Lviv region, west Ukraine.
Unsteady weather drives down Italian honey crop
The cold and the strong rain falls in the last months have delayed the flowering season in Italy, having sharply reduced honey bee activity.
New bee feeding case shows honey adulteration
QSI, a German laboratory specialising in fraudulent practices in the food industry, has been running checks for inappropriate bee feed and found instances of honey adulterated with sugar syrup.
Ukraine to establish first-ever honey producing cluster
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