There was not much movement in the quinoa prices last weekend at the Challapata market. The price for white quinoa decreased slightly and closed at 1220 Bolivianos per quintal (US$3.91 per kg) on Sunday 2 November. The price for red quinoa remained 1400 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$4.49 per kg. The price for black … Read more
Since just over half a year, The organic shop ‘De Groene Winkel’ in Zeist sells a range of Torfolk jams and syrups. On Saturday 1 November customers were given the opportunity to taste several Torfolk products. It was busy in the shop that day, and many people took some time to taste the jam and … Read more
The price for white quinoa increased slightly in the past two weeks and closed at 1230 Bolivianos per quintal (US$3.97 per kg) on Sunday 26 October. The price for red quinoa also went up, and reached 1400 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$4.51 per kg. The price for black quinoa is lower than in the … Read more
Total quinoa imports from Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador to the EU have increased from 6233 MT in 2013 to 8284 MT in 2014, over the same period of January–August. In 2012 they were 3700 MT in the same period. This means that the European quinoa market continues its strong development in the first part of … Read more
The major food trade fair “Salon International de l’Agroalimentaire” (SIAL) will take place in Paris, from 19 to 23 October 2014. Mercadero will be present at SIAL to meet relations and to coach Bolivian and Pakistani companies in the CBI programme. Examples of products these companies have in their product range are rice, sugar, quinoa, … Read more
From Plant Research International, 3 September 2014 The Wageningen UR project ‘Salt tolerant Quinoa for food in China, Vietnam and Chile’ has received a major prize. The quinoa project is one of the winners of the Securing Water for Food Grand Challenge. The prize is awarded to researcher Robert van Loo during the World Water … Read more
Food Blogger Laurie has written an article about Torfolk Gård on her weblog. She has tasted the Lingonberry jam and Queens jam (blueberries and raspberries), and the rhubarb and blackcurrant cordial. Follow the link below to read about Laurie’s findings when tasting these four Torfolk products. Torfolk on Laurie’s blog
In my role of coach of SMEs from Bolivia and Pakistan, Mercadero will be present at SIAL 2014, the leading European trade fair for food products. Check out the companies exhibiting with us at http://naturalingredientsupplier.com/. This year no less than 25 supported companies present a variety of products, including the superfoods chia and quinoa, natural … Read more
On 5 October the price for white quinoa was as low as 1150 Bolivianos per quintal (US$3.67 per kg). This is the lowest price that has been paid for white quinoa on the Challapata market this year. Red quinoa closed at 1300 Bolivianos per quintal, equivalent to US$4.15 per kg. Black quinoa is still traded … Read more
Dutch certified organic exports increased 9% in 2013 and reached €852 million, according to a recent study by Bionext, the Dutch organic sector organisation. Exports are almost equal to Duch organic consumption of just over €1 billion. An export value of €518 million concerns imported produce to which value is added before re-exporting. Especially in … Read more