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Cuisine to be influenced by a “green” movement
American Forecaster publishes its predictions for 2010
Eat In Eat Out, a new publication from the American Forecaster launched in September 2009, which covers business and consumer trends in the food, beverage and dining industries, recently published its forecasts for 2010.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Pepper Today - March 2010
A new cookbook shows 88 ways to combine tomato & pepper
“Perfectmatch tomate y pimiento”, the new work from Gastromedia published in September 2009
Perfectmatch tomate y pimiento is a new cookbook published by the Spanish publisher Gastromedia, launched in September 2009 to show people the most flavoursome way of combining tomato (Tommy) and pepper (Peppe).
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - March 2010 - March 2010
Spain: Pepper production in Andalusia fell 2% in 2009
Pepper acreage has shown a downward trend since 2007
Pepper production in Andalusia, the southern Spanish region where the great majority of Spanish peppers are grown, totalled 599,600 tonnes in the first eleven months of 2009, a decrease of 2.14 % compared with the same period of 2008, according to a report released by the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) (See Fig.1).
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - March 2010
Are American F&V consumers contradicting themselves?
USA: Fruit and vegetable consumption decreased in 2009
According to a survey released by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, fruit and vegetable consumption in the USA dropped in 2009. The decrease was more pronounced during the first half of the year, while the second half revealed an improvement in healthy eating habits. The Index observes that the downward trend may be due to the global recession and higher unemployment.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - March 2010
Spain: Fresh-cut market grew 3.3% in January 2010
Fresh-cut product sales increased by 6.4% in 2009
The volume of fresh-cut products sold in Spain totalled 5,363 tonnes in January 2010, an increase of 3.3% compared with the same month last year, according to figures announced by AFHORLA, the Spanish Fresh-Cut Association which forms part of FEPEX (Spanish Federation of Fruit and Vegetable Producers and Exporters).
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - March 2010
EU: Vegetable production climbs 3% while fruit production falls 2%
Spain remains top vegetable exporter in EU despite 6% drop in exports in 2009
Fresh vegetable production in Europe climbed to a total of 62 million tonnes in 2009, 3% up on the previous year. In contrast, the total fruit harvest slipped 2% to 37 million tonnes, according to information from the AMI (Agricultural Market Information service) in Bonn.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - March 2010
Fresh Produce Malaysia focuses on the broader issues for regional and international trade
The event provides the opportunity to learn about the latest technologies and marketing tools to help companies drive their business
Fresh Produce Malaysia, the country’s only international fresh fruit and vegetable conference event, takes place on 15-17 March 2010 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
Fresh Produce Malaysia - March 2010
How many peppers do the Germans eat?
Sweet pepper consumption fell by 48.9% in 2009
According to the results of a study of German private household purchasing and spending behaviour conducted by consumer research organisation GfK, in 2009 German sweet pepper purchases fell by 48.9% compared with the previous year.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - March 2010
EDITORIAL • Syngenta Peppers Today Newsletter 19 • February’10
Mr. Pedro Pleguezuelo
Pepper Product Manager Iberia, Syngenta
This is the first issue in 2010, a year in which we truly hope to see an improvement in the global economic situation and in the primary fruit and vegetable production sector in particular. The year that ended just a few weeks ago was not a good one for our pepper producers. They are now preparing for what may be another difficult year, but they are doing so with all the optimism they can muster. “We are going to reduce our acreage, but what we produce we will produce well,” they say.
Syngenta Peppers Today Newsletter 19 – February 2010 - February 2010
Grafting boom in Morocco
Pepper grafting in Morocco: get ahead of the game
The grafting of market garden plants is not a new technique in Morocco, but it has taken on particular importance for peppers. Using grafting in addition to other production methods makes it possible to maintain the yields of glass-house-grown peppers.
Groups specialised in the export of peppers started grafting five years ago. Two million plants are now grafted, mainly on two types of pepper: Dulce Italiano and Fusetto.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today Newsletter - February 2010
“Partnerships in the produce food chain” forum at FL2010
Breeding: Increased support of high tech laboratory analysis, faster varietal development and better vegetable varieties are required
World population growth and changing consumption habits have an ultimate effect on the vegetable value chain, future innovative trends in the fresh produce industry and breeding characteristics. This was one of the key points that came out of the forum held during Fruit Logistica 2010 entitled “Partnerships in the produce food chain”, at which one of the speakers was Michael Kester, Syngenta Regional Head of Vegetable Seeds EAME.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - February 2010
PACKAGING TRENDS
Fresh produce packaging for peppers at Fruit Logistica 2010
A growing environmental conscience on the part of consumers is one of the challenges faced by the packaging sector
Syngenta Peppers Today Newsletter 19 - February 2010
Pepper players at Fruit Logistica: Will 2010 be a better year?
“The pepper market will regain its strength within a year or two. We all need to be more efficient and creative”
Peppers Today talked to some of the key pepper players from Belgium, Egypt, Holland and Israel who were present at Fruit Logistica 2010, the 3-day trade fair held in Berlin, in order to find out how important promotional campaigns are at a time of economic crisis. What expectations do these players have of 2010? What is the importance of Fruit Logistica to the pepper companies who travel here from all over the world?
Syngenta Peppers Today Newsletter 19 - February 2010
USA: Who are the main pepper consumers?
Pepper purchases increased by 6% in 2009
According to The Packer's annual study of produce consumption trends by commodity, pepper purchases in the United States rose by 6% in 2009 compared with 2008.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - February 2010
Spain: Pepper consumption grew by 10.8% in 2009
Average per capita pepper consumption totalled 4.53 kilos in first 11 months of 2009
217 million kilos of melons were consumed in Spain in the first 11 months of 2009, 10.8 % more than the volume recorded for the same period in 2008, according to data from the Spanish Federation of Fruit and Vegetable Producers/Exporters (FEPEX).
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - February 2010
China set to overtake US as largest grocery market by 2014
IGD forecasts that the Chinese grocery market will be worth €761 billion
According to international food and grocery expert IGD, China is set to overtake the US for the first time as the largest grocery market in the world by 2014.
EU: Pepper imports up 12% in volume and 3% in value
Fruit and vegetable imports from non-EU countries fall by 12 %
Pepper imports into the European Union from non-EU countries increased 12% to a total of 173,036 tonnes in the period from January to September 2009, according to the latest estimates made by the Spanish Federation of Fruit and Vegetable Producers and Exporters (FEPEX).
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - February 2010
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables launches Syngenta Vegetables portal
The new portal provides a single point of access to a great variety of information and tools
Syngenta’s vegetable seed business has launched a new portal, which integrates and provides direct access to Syngenta Vegetables’ most relevant sources of information.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - February 2010
Fruit Logistica 2010: Building trust and bridges between buyers and sellers
Under the slogan of “Bringing plant potential to life”, Syngenta presented itself as an integrated crop solutions and services company
Fruit Logistica 2010 has closed its doors with record participation figures: 53,000 visitors from 130 countries attended this event. “The objective of Fruit Logistica 2010 was to bring together buyers and sellers in search of quality business,” Global Brand Manager of Fruit Logistica, Gérald Lamusse, declared. “In the fresh produce sector you need trust, and this is fostered by building personal bridges,” he added.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - February 2010
79% of American restaurant menus include fresh peppers
One of every three menu items with fresh peppers was introduced in last 3 years
Pepper lovers will be delighted to find fresh peppers on four of every five restaurant menus in the USA (79%), and this figure is increasing every year, according to the latest data released by the Foodservice Research Institute. Furthermore, one of every three menu items with fresh peppers was introduced to the menu in the last three years.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - February 2010
Sunergy Greenhouse research continued with sweet pepper
The Sunergy Greenhouse is one of three demonstration greenhouses on the site of Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture in Bleiswijk.
Sweet pepper was planted in the Sunergy Greenhouse (Sunergiekas) in Bleiswijk in early December 2009. This study has been set up to see whether a similar success can be obtained with sweet pepper as with last season’s tomatoes when a tomato yield of 76.2 kg per m2 was achieved under controlled conditions.
Unit: Wageningen UR Glastuinbouw - February 2010
France: Government targets action to protect agricultural land
The French government aims to halve the area of agricultural land being swallowed up and going to waste by 2020. This is seen as a growing trend on the outskirts of many town and cities.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture’s figures, every year 74,000 hectares of agricultural land is lost to business estates, road infrastructure and building plots. Compared with the early 1980s, an additional 20,000 hectares is disappearing every year due to urban sprawl. Every ten years, an area the size of “départements” such as Seine-et-Marne, Manche or even Charente is completely developed.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - February 2010
“Let’s celebrate life every day”, the new F&V promotional campaign from Murcia
The Proexport project will reach the distribution channels of the UK and Germany
“Let’s celebrate life every day” is the slogan of the new campaign launched by the Murcian Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers and Exporters (Proexport) and the Murcia Tourist Office, the aim of which is to promote this region in South-East Spain through the fruits and vegetables produced there.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - February 2010
Where do Asian consumers purchase its fruits and vegetables?
Fresh food is important to the Asian consumers
Fresh food is important to the Asian consumers as to many Asian shoppers spend more than 45% of their monthly grocery spend on fresh foods, says Nielsen marketing and media information company.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - February 2010
Italy: Fruit and vegetable sales up 0.4% in 2009
68.1% of fruit and vegetable sales were made in supermarkets
According to Ismea (Institute of Services for the Agrifood Market), in spite of the crisis, fruit and vegetable sales increased by 0.4% in 2009. Vegetable sales rose by 1.3% and fruit sales by 2.9%.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - February 2010
USA: “Consumers are aware of traceability issues,” says food safety expert
Food source information that is easy to understand and quick responses from the authorities are key issues
According to the senior staff attorney of the Food Safety Program Center for Science in the Public Interest, David W. Plunkett, traceability is important to consumers. The food safety expert is convinced that customers want authorities to be able to trace unsafe food quickly to its source, and he observes that by doing this, traceability systems increase public welfare, even if consumers are unaware they exist.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - February 2010
Spain: Pepper imports and exports maintain upward trend in first 11 months of 2009
Germany, Italy, France and the Netherlands remain the top Spanish pepper importers
The volume of Spanish peppers imports during the first 11 months of 2009 maintained an upward trend, increasing by 15,96% compared with the same period of 2008, while exports increased by 1,78%, according to data from FEPEX, the Spanish Federation of Fruit and Vegetable Producers/Exporters.
Syngenta Seeds Peppers Today - February 2010
Syngenta at Fruit Logistica 2010: Bringing plant potential to life
FL 2010 looks for new strategies to help the fresh produce sector deal with recession
Fruit Logistica 2010 has not only set out to provide an overview of global fruit and vegetable production and trade, but it has also confronted the current market situation by exploring new strategies for tackling the economic downturn. According to GLOBALGAP chairman Nigel Garbutt, the message for the fresh produce sector is to look to the long term with a focus on food safety and sustainability. Under the slogan of “Bringing plant potential to life”, Syngenta has been a prominent figure at Fruit Logistica...
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - February 2010
Agriculture and climate change lead agenda at 75th International Green Week in Berlin
More than 300 symposia, seminars, forums and meetings have been organised for the International Green Week, the world’s biggest fair for food, agriculture and horticulture, which is taking place on 15-24 January in Berlin.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - January 2010
Almería: Syngenta Seeds presents its latest California pepper varieties for 2010
On 14 January, Syngenta Seeds held an open doors day for growers and technicians in El Ejido, Spain, in order to present its latest innovative developments in California peppers.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - January 2010
Argentina: GHIA GROUP promotes integration and training at a horticultural meeting in Tierra del Fuego
On 9-11 December 2009, the Argentine Intensive Horticulture Group (GHIA Group) organised a horticultural meeting focused on the exchange of experiences and training in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. The event was the first of its kind in this sector to be staged in the extreme south of Argentina, and it attracted horticultural technicians and advisors from Corrientes, Salta, Santa Fe, Mendoza, La Plata and Mar de Plata.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - January 2010
What improvements can be made to reduce post-production costs in pepper crops?
According to research conducted by the Price Observatory of the Ministry of the Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM), post-production costs in the Spanish pepper sector affect the price of the final product more than any other costs. These costs are crucial in both the traditional and the modern value chain (see Fig.1), and they are mainly due to the low level of mechanisation, since peppers are sensitive to knocks and abrasions.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - January 2010
Ainia is working on active packaging intended to fresh vegetables
AINIA, technological center is working on developing active packaging intended to fresh vegetables integrating compounds with antimicrobial and/or antioxidant properties in packaging system in order to extend products shelf-life and to increase food safety. A further aim is to use this new material in conventional production lines.
Heavy rainfall in Morocco
The strong rains that fell on Morocco from 17 to 28 December 2009 certainly caused significant damage, especially in the Agadir region, but they have also led to improvements in the dam situation. Strong rains struck the entire Moroccan coastline up to Tangier, where the wind made it difficult for the water to empty from the wadis, thereby leading to flooding of the land.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - January 2010
IGD forecasts consumer behaviour in 2012
Expectations are changing as consumers seek greater diversity in grocery channels
IGD has published the report “Shoppers in 2012 – is your business ready for them?”, which underlines how important it is for suppliers to be aware of shopper behaviours. According to this study, consumers will buy more at discounters, farmers’ markets and online.
S&G Brassicas Today - January 2010
United Fresh Q3 Report Sees Increase in Volume, Puts Spotlight on Fresh-Cut Promotion
American shoppers have increased their purchases of fresh produce by almost 7% over this time last year, according to the latest edition of the United Fresh Research & Education Foundation’s quarterly research report, Fresh Facts on Retail.
Global retail trends, balance of 2009
The report “Global Retail Trends 2009 – Q4 update” published by Research and Markets illustrates the latest retailing market trends showing India as a booming retail market, the global discounters as winners of the global recession, the growing multichannel transactions in the United States and the online shopping increase.
S&G Brassicas Today - January 2010
Spain: Peppers from Almería undergo strict inspection procedures
The Andalusian Ministry of Agriculture has announced that it will introduce tougher inspections in order to guarantee that fresh products due for sale in the marketplace are of the highest quality.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - January 2010
Belgium: Hard discount stores’ share of fruit & vegetable sales up 6%
Research released in 2009 by the Brussels-based office of the Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade (ICEX) reveals that in 2008 the great majority of Belgian people bought their fruit and vegetables in hard discount stores such as Aldi and Lidl.
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - January 2010
Spaniards eat 14 kilos of fruit and vegetables per month
According to the Household Budget Survey (HBS) conducted by the Spanish National Statistics Institute in 2008 and released in December 2009, of the average figure of 4,647 euros that each household spent on food and non-alcoholic beverages in 2008, 9.2% went on potatoes and vegetables and 9.4% on fruit. The most money was spent on meat (24.5%).
Syngenta Seeds Vegetables Peppers Today - December 2009
Nafta: Pepper production and consumption in USA
Syngenta Peppers Today Editorial • December ’09
Mr. Marco Toapanta · Product Business Manager for Peppers for the NAFTA region
This is the last issue in 2009 of Syngenta Peppers Today, in which we will take a close look at pepper production and consumption in the USA, with a special focus on open field production technologies, the challenges posed by the economic crisis, and new production trends on the East Coast of the USA.
Syngenta Peppers Today Newsletter 18 - December 2009
PEPPERS ON THE U.S. EASTERN SEABOARD
On the East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard", peppers are mainly grown in one of two different ways: in the open field or in high technology greenhouses.
Syngenta Peppers Today Newsletter 18 - December 2009
Americans dish on ethnic fare: Chili pepper, salsa and jalapeño pepper are the most popular flavors for new Hispanic offerings
With an expanding ethnic population calling the US ‘home’, a new Mintel report shows sales of ethnic foods have climbed steadily since 2004, set to reach a record high of $2.2 billion in 2009. An increasingly diverse population, renewed interest in cooking, and a flood of convenience-focused products have fueled sales. In addition, Mintel, a leading market research company, forecasts solid growth of nearly 20% from 2010-14.
Syngenta Peppers Today Newsletter 18 - December 2009
