The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
Les Français ne dédaignent pas le Coca-Cola. Loin s’en faut. Mais ils préfèrent les jus de fruits. En 2008, ces jus représentaient 11,4 % des volumes de boissons sans alcool, un marché dominé pour plus de la moitié par les eaux en bouteille.
May orange juice prices rallied to a 5-month high, rebounding further from February’s 4-1/2 yr low. Bullish factors include (1) drought conditions in Florida’s citrus growing regions, and (2) the drop in Florida orange acreage in 2008 to a 22-yr low…
We have all heard about the benefits of antioxidants for our health. Research has proven the benefits for everything from anti-aging to more serious diseases like heart disease and cancer. Antioxidants occur naturally in healthy fruits and vegetables.
Alors que le pouvoir d’achat des Français ne cesse de diminuer, ce ne sont pas les jus de fruits qui sont sacrifiés. Leur consommation augmente d’année en année et ils représentent les premières boissons non alcoolisées, hors rayon eaux, vendues en France.
Renewed weather concerns and consumer demand kicked ICE Futures U.S. frozen concentrated orange juice higher Thursday after an early correction. May juice settled up 95 points at 83.80 cents a pound and the July contract settled up…
Frozen concentrated orange juice futures at the ICE Futures U.S. exchange fell Wednesday as traders took profits following five-month highs touched Tuesday. May orange juice slipped 340 points to settle at 82.85 cents a pound,…
Have orange juice futures finally found a bottom? May orange juice futures gained nearly 10% this week, on speculation that drought conditions in Florida could damper yields. As you can see, OJ has been in free fall over the past 14 months,…
The Florida all orange forecast released today by the USDA Agricultural Statistics Board is decreased 400,000 boxes to 157.6 million. If attained, this forecast will be 7% less than harvested in the 2007-08 season.
With soaring unemployment and a private sector still in troubled infancy, for the last few decades, government has provided the bulk of Kashmir’s jobs. Yet today this may be changing; on the heels of much-needed infrastructure development and…
U.S. citrus utilized production for the 2007-08 season is 13.0 million tons, up 24 percent from the 2006-07 season but 27 percent lower than the record high production of 17.8 million tons for the 1997-98 season. Florida accounted for 70 percent the total.
Tropicana Products is planning to launch Trop50, a new orange juice with 50% less sugar and calories, and no artificial sweeteners. According to the company, the new product is naturally sweetened from the stevia plant and…
Three mango juice processing plants will be set up at the Coast to save farmers in the region from making losses. Agriculture minister William Ruto at the weekend said thousands of tonnes of mangoes were rotting at the only privately owned mango juice factory in Mtwapa.
Frozen concentrated orange juice futures closed slightly lower Friday on spillover speculative selling linked to overall commodity weakness and a strong dollar. May FCOJ on ICE Futures U.S. lost 20 points to settle at 77.10 cents a pound, near the 77.25-cent session high.
Frozen concentrated orange juice futures closed steady to slightly higher after being held within ranges, as profit-taking took prices off their highs. Nearby May FCOJ on ICE Futures U.S. added 5 points to settle at 77.30 cents a pound.
Frozen concentrated orange juice futures posted modest gains Wednesday on follow-through buying, though prices ended off their strongest levels of the day on profit-taking. Nearby May FCOJ on ICE Futures U.S. added 30 points, to settle at 77.25 cents a pound.
“In China, the fruit juice drink refers to the drunken straight drink, made of fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables, the production of fruit and vegetable liquid products, and added water, sugar and acidulates etc to the fruit juice,