Fresh fruit and vegetable unloads in western cities by commodities, states and months /

Mode of access: Internet.

Vegetable situation.

Mode of access: Internet.

Vegetable outlook & situation /

Mode of access: Internet.

Fresh fruit and vegetable unloads in southern cities by commodities, states, and months /

Mode of access: Internet.

Vegetable crops in California : some graphic and statistical facts /

Mode of access: Internet.

Fresh fruit and vegetable unload totals for 41 cities /

Description based on: Calendar year 1980.

California vegetable crops.

Mode of access: Internet.

Marketing Mexico fruits & vegetables /

Description based on: 1979-1980 season; title from cover.

Marketing West Mexico vegetables.

Description based on: 1969-70 season; title from cover.

Outlook and situation report.

Issues for 198<5>-1986 supplemented by an annual yearbook with title: Outlook and situation yearbook. Vegetable.

Vegetables.

Mode of access: Internet.

Situation and outlook report.

Mode of access: Internet.

Vegetables.

Mode of access: Internet.

Export Supply Chain Organization and Food Safety and Quality Standards: a case study of the Moroccan Fruit and Vegetable Sector

Agri-food supply chains extend beyond national boundaries, partially facilitated by a policy environment that encourages more liberal international trade. Rising concentration within the downstream sector has driven a shift towards “buyer-driven” global value chains (GVCs) extending internationally with global sourcing and the emergence of multinational key economic players that compete with increase emphasis on product quality attributes. Agri-food systems are thus increasingly governed by a range of inter-related public and private standards, both of which are becoming a priori mandatory, especially in supply chains for high-value and quality-differentiated agri-food products and tend to strongly affect upstream agricultural practices, firms’ internal organization and strategic behaviour and to shape the food chain organization. Notably, increasing attention has been given to the impact of SPS measures on agri-food trade and notably on developing countries’ export performance. Food and agricultural trade is the vital link in the mutual dependency of the global trade system and developing countries. Hence, developing countries derive a substantial portion of their income from food and agricultural trade. In Morocco, fruit and vegetable (especially fresh) are the primary agricultural export. Because of the labor intensity, this sector (especially citrus and tomato) is particularly important in terms of income and employment generation, especially for the female laborers hired in the farms and packing houses. Hence, the emergence of agricultural and agrifood product safety issues and the subsequent tightening of market requirements have challenged mutual gains due to the lack of technical and financial capacities of most developing countries.

Response of local producers to agro-food port rejection : the case of Chinese vegetable exports

This paper analyzes the factors associated with the rejection of products at ports of importer countries and remedial actions taken by producers in China by taking as an example one of the most competitive agro-food products of China: frozen vegetables. This paper provides an overview of the vegetable production and distribution system in China and the way in which China has been participating in exports of these products. Later sections will examine in detail the frozen vegetable sector in China, identify the causes of port rejections, and the actions taken by the Chinese government and by producers, processors and exporters to improve the quality of frozen vegetable exports.