The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
Turkey has earned nearly 1.34 billion USD of income from hazelnut exports in the 2009-2010 export season. The Black Sea Hazelnut and Products Exporters’ Association said on Friday that Turkey exported 213,141 tons of hazelnut…
The USDA NASS California Field Office crop estimates, out today, confirm expectations of the growing California walnut industry. As the 2010 harvest begins in California’s Central Valley, NASS predicts the annual yield to be 510,000 short tons,…
Executive Summary: Turkish raisin production reached a record 310,000 MT in MY 2008 and decreased to 260,000 MT in MY 2009. In the early forecast of MY 2009 production was forecasted at 280,000 but due to late rainfall…
Mozambique plans to continue focusing on cashew production, by distributing saplings and combating diseases that affect the cashew trees, the assistant national director for the cashew institute (INCAJU) said in Maputo.
Une étude montre que l’amande est la noix la plus utilisée dans le lancement de nouveaux produits alimentaires à travers le monde. La Ferrastar en Provence, la Nonpareil et la Carmel aux Etats-Unis, la Marcona en Espagne…
A cooler, wetter spring than usual has delayed this season’s pistachio harvest to mid-September, but it should be a strong crop and prices are high despite increased production.Normally harvested the first week of September,…
Joseph Ndirangu Muriithi is a worried man. After watching the fall of coffee farming in Kenya a decade ago, he now fears that his other cash crop will also go into decline as a new disease preys on his macadamia trees.
Unusually cool spring and summer weather has made this an interesting year for walnut growers, says Wes Asai, Pomology Consulting, Turlock, Calif. “Walnut trees have been very late leafing out and growing,” says Asai,…
With harvest just starting, local almond growers are looking at a crop that might be bigger than last year’s. The crop is forecast to be about 1.65 billion meat pounds, up 17 percent from last year’s crop. That forecast was done by the…
Mix together a late harvest with its increased threat of rain, navel orangeworm damage, an excellent quality crop, and prospects of record high prices, and you have the makings of an interesting pistachio harvest.
Most of the Turkish crop has been harvested and dried. The farmers are reporting less hazelnut than expected, and they tend to store them into their houses rather than selling them from their fields. But as right now a lot of…
The stretch of intense heat is enough to make us all uncomfortable. But some local growers could use a heat wave because the cool spring put many crops behind schedule. Several raisin growers have already laid their grapes out to dry…
Pistachio; the Golden Tree is planted in 6% of the total planted area in Syria. Pistachio is grown mainly in Aleppo and Hama, as Aleppo produces 32.200 tons and Hama produces 23.000 tons. Pistachio is used in medical, food and…
The 5th Annual Conference of the African Cashew Alliance (ACA) is to take place from 14 to 16 September in Maputo, the assistant director of the national cashew institute (INCAJU), on of the organising bodies said in Maputo.
La Syrie se classe 4ème au niveau mondial dans la production de la pistache après l’Iran, les Etats-Unis et la Turquie”, a indiqué M. Hassan Ibrahim, directeur du bureau de la pistache au ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Réforme Agraire, tout en ajoutant qu’Alep…
Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. said it is gearing up to launch new dried fruit lineup, including Jumbo Dried Cranberries, Dried Cherries, and Dried Blueberries. Plans call for the new products to hit supermarket shelves next month in four- and five-ounce…