The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
Oregon is enjoying a boom in cranberry production at a time when other states are seeing a drop. Cranberries are not harvested in Oregon until early October, but a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released last month projects an increase…
It is said that in India people cherish two things above all else — the monsoon and the mango. It is in these two truths that we in South Florida can find a common ground with our brothers and sisters in Asia.
Pomegranate producers in Tarsus, a town in the Mediterranean city of Mersin, aim to make higher profits as Iran, the world’s top pomegranate supplier, is likely to see low yields this year.Turkey ranks second in pomegranate production,…
EU-27 production of peaches and nectarines in MY 2009/10 is estimated at 4.2 million MT. Favorable weather conditions during blooming and maturation resulted in a slight harvest increase for the EU-27 as compared to the previous MY.
The end of New Brunswick’s wild blueberry season is leaving farmers picking their fruit for the lowest prices they have ever seen and searching for a return to profitability. Blueberry farmers are harvesting the last of their crop this week.
Blueberry producers across Cumberland County (Nova Scotia) feel their industry may implode if prices don’t soon increase. With the blueberry season drawing near its conclusion, farmers say they are paying more to produce the berries than they are worth on the market.
Citrus Spain : crop forecast 2009/2010 Source : Valencia Fruits
As a plant extract, bilberry extract was developed quite late. But the growth rate is higher than the entire growth rate of the global plant extracts. In 2004, the global demands for bilberry extract reached 600 tons and in 2007, about 1,000 tons.
La crisis ha hecho mella en el sector fresero que puede ver mermado el número de hectáreas previstas para la próxima campaña con respecto a las 6.510 plantadas el pasado año, según ha señalado Freshuelva.
Saturday and Sunday night were sleepless ones for many Bay of Plenty growers and orchard managers as falling temperatures threatened their orchards. But Brian Grafas, orchard operations manager for Seeka,…
LES ouvrières agricoles marocaines reprendront-elles le chemin de l’Espagne pour la plantation des fraises cette année? Ce n’est pas sûr. Avec le taux de chômage le plus élevé de l’UE, l’Espagne compte donner la priorité à ses ressortissants…
Chilean stone fruit varieties except cherries may dip in production in the upcoming 2009-10 marketing season. A late-August report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service shows Chilean output of apricots,…
Industry officials say while the harvest won’t break any records, they’re pleased with the berries’ high quality. Maine’s blueberry crop is healthy, despite this summer’s heavy rain. Maine Wild Blueberry Commission Executive Director David Bell…
Teviot Valley apricot growers were on alert last night with the first frost this spring expected. Roxburgh orchardist Stephen Jeffery said a frost was forecast and apricots were at their most vulnerable.
Los precios de los alimentos registraron caídas generalizadas durante el mes de agosto, respecto al año pasado. Los limones fueron uno de los productos que más sufrieron este efecto. El mes de agosto ha dejado tras de sí bajadas generalizadas….
After a three day strike by Vietnamese berry pickers in western Sweden, a handful have decided to return to Vietnam. The six guest workers, part of a group of 120 from both North and South Vietnam, say that they had been deceived by their recruiters,…