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New Organic EU logo

It has been revealed that a new logo is to be used on all pre-

packaged organic produce sourced in the European Union from

July onwards. Over 130,000 people voted online to choose the

new symbol from designs created by three finalists. The winner,

Dusan Milenkovic, a student from Germany, created the leaf

shape composed of the EU stars against a green background.

The symbol will be optional on imported goods, and may appear alongside private,

regional or national symbols. "I'm delighted that we now have a fresh EU organic

food logo," said Mariann Fischer Boel, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Devel-

opment, who first proposed the competition to select the logo. "This exercise has

raised the profile of organic food and we now have a logo which everyone will be

able to identify with. It's a nice elegant design and I look forward to buying products

carrying this logo from July this year." The design competition was open to all Euro-

pean art and design students. Nearly 3,500 designs were submitted. The three final-

ists will receive prizes of EU 6,000, EU 3,500 and EU 2,500 respectively.

Weather

Product Trends

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Broccoli:

There is a good demand and the offer

is not as high as the latest weeks so

the prices are expected to in-

crease.

Capsicum:

Israel had problems with weather and

that can be felt on the Spanish export

market. The demand is very strong on

all peppers both california and the

pointed peppers. On Ramiro prices

doubled last week and the prevision

for next week is the same as this

week. The only capsicum that is ex-

pected in a somewhat normal quan-

tity is the red, but still not a lot. Green

is very very difficult and the yellow

more, and its mainly very big sizes in

that colour difficult. The quality is

very good.

Carrots:

Bunch carrots 12x750 gr. Very nice

and sweet.

Cauliflower:

Small sizes with large price differen-

tials for the larger

sizes.

Celery:

Very good quality in all sizes 14-16-18

-20.

China cabbage:

Steady market with good demand.

Quality is acceptable and the prices

remain high with the good de-

mand.

Clementines:

the markets are very quiet and in par-

ticular with the ortanique. This year

the season has started 10 days earlier

but sales has stopped almost comple-

tely. With regard to nadorcot there is a

considerable offer available but high

prices does that sales are slow. The ex-

porters are in no hurry to sell.

Corn:

precooked, and soon with a new im-

proved presentation.

Courgettes:

Very good quality now and prices are

going down. We can now offer round

courgettes as well.

Cucumbers:

Prices goes a little down and quantities

up. This both on biologic and conven-

tional cucumbers as quantities of new

crop is increasing gradually. This means

quality should be getting better but at

the same time Spain is progressively

loosing market shares to the dutch cu-

cumbers with their new crop.

Eggplant:

Very high and unrealistic prices this

week and we expect them to lower

considerable the coming weeks. Qual-

ity is relatively good.

Hjerte salat/Xanadu:

The demand is high with good qual-

ity.

Round Zucchini in

various packages.

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Iceberg:

We are looking towards probably the

most difficult week of the season in

what regards availability. We do not ex-

pect prices to increase further since that

would probably only lead to strong de-

cline in sales but on the other hand

someone will most certainly not get the

quantities they expect. The coming

month high prices and low availability

should be expected and its very prob-

able that we will continue the tendency

until the season finishes around the be-

ginning of May. One thing is certain and

that is that the very low prices we had in

November and December will not be

seen for the remainder of the season

Lemon:

The growers are still resistant but prices

are going down and more larger sizes

are being offered now at low prices. The

quality is still good of the primofiori with

nice yellow color. If the demand contin-

ues and Egypt and Turkey remains on

the market the prices should fall even

more.

Oranges:

The situation with oranges is much wor-

se than with clementines, we are with

table oranges now and the demand is

closet to non existing. There is plenty of

fruits of other origens at very low prices

although the quality also is weak.

Pointed cabbage:

App. 450 g in flow in good quality.

Rasperry:

Very few quantities and with some qua-

lity problems. Prices are rather high.

Romane salad:

Absolutely excellent season so far and we

expect it to continue. Super quality with

good colour.

Strawberry:

Once the loadings for San Valentine has

finished the season from Huelva will really

commence. The volumes goes up and the

quality is improving despite the bad weat-

her which Could provoke some boytritis

again. However the temperaturas are low

and there is enough wind so the plant and

fruit is drying quickly. The varieties being

harvested are Splendor, Camarosa and Ca-

donga. The Cadonga is now completely red

with no white shoulders and the taste is

excellent. The prices has gone down on

important markets such as Perpignan and

in Holland.

Tomatoes:

The offer is decreasing and there has been

certain quality issues lately. The season for

San marzano and romantica has finished

most places. The plants is simply not recu-

perating after a productive winter

Strawberry in Huelvsa

february 11 2009

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Total Produce Sourcing Spain S.A, Avenida

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29601 Marbella

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Total Produce Sourcing Spain S.A,

Calle Fernando El Catolico 31,

Huelva

España

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