date:Jun 14, 2017
focus was growing sales in spinach for smoothies, according to Wim int Groen, a specialist breeder.
The key markets for growth were China for bunching spinach and the United States of America for organic and conventional baby leaf according to the speakers.
In the USA, 30pc of spinach production was in organic baby leaf, because of health trends, Mr Grigg said.
The total production of spinach in the USA was 400,000 tons (circa 2009); in Europe, 520,000 tons (2009 figure).
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