The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
Few growers expressed surprise that abandoned grove acreage in Florida grew during the past year. Reflecting the woes of the U.S. economy and low farm prices for citrus since January 2008, Florida had 140,089 acres of abandoned groves,…
The grape juice of Brazil is beginning to gain international projection. A partnership between the Brazilian Institute of Wine (Ibravin) and the Brazilian Fruit Institute (Ibraf) gave rise to the Program for Development of the Grape Juice Sector,…
Summerpride Foods, South Africa’s only pineapple processing plant and the country’s largest commercial pineapple grower, expects production of the fruit to decline by around a fifth next year but rebound again in 2011 on increased planting.
Frozen concentrated orange juice futures fell sharply Monday, pressured by clear tropical weather in the Atlantic Ocean and a bearishly construed Florida tree census report that revealed more bearing treesthan traders had anticipated.
Frozen concentrated orange juice futures rose to three-week highs Friday, after a choppy session in which prices fluctuated on both sides of unchanged and traders kept their eyes on tropical weatherforecasts.
Après un hiver plutôt froid et humide dans l’ensemble des vignobles, les conditions de floraison ont été généralement bonnes au printemps, la floraispns’est déroulée dans de bonnes conditions, de fin mai jusqu’au alentour du 20 juin.
Les chiffres sont sans appel : le kilo de pommes proposé à 1,80 € au consommateur se négocie à 0,20 € ou moins sur le MIN de Châteaurenard, tandis que le prix de revient est estimé à 0,33 €. Le marché est saturé par des centaines de tonnes…
Frozen concentrated orange juice futures rallied to three-week highs Thursday, supported by speculative buying linked to a previously oversold market, improved consumer demand for orange juice and ideasof a smaller Florida crop.
About 241 million boxes of fresh and processed apples are projected for the U.S. in 2009-10, up from 233 million boxes last year and higher than the five-year average of 229 million boxes, according to the USDA annual apple forecast.
Frozen concentrated orange juice futures closed at three-week highs on follow-up buying by speculators, boosted by gains in the larger commodity indexes and a weak U.S. dollar. Most active November juice rose 375 points to settle…
The four-week sales period ending Aug. 29 showed a 3.8 percent increase in retail sales of all OJ products, the sixth consecutive monthly increase this year, Bob Norberg, a deputy executive director at the Florida Department of Citrus,…
China has been the major exporter for apple juice concentrate, delivering 60 to 70 percent of all the global trade volume. But a Beverage Industry Association says rising costs are putting the squeeze on exports.
Florida citrus growers are anticipating an excellent crop this season. “We’ve had ample rains so the fruit is sized up nicely,” said Doug Bournique, executive vice president of the Indian River Citrus League, which produces 70 percent of Florida’s grapefruit.
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,…