date:Feb 06, 2013
rom May through November of 2012 totaled 436,000 10-pound boxes, and exports to the United Kingdom and Ireland accounted for 89 percent of that amount. In fact, the UK and Ireland markets have been so big for California growers that shipments to those countries grew 36 percent from 2011 to 2012. As a result, Day said the commission will have a presence at this year's Fruit Logistica conference in Berlin to connect with the important European market, as well as other markets from around the world