The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
EXPORTS of Iranian pistachios for the period from 20 February to 20 March crept up 4% to 10 400 tonnes, compared with shipments in the same period last year of 10 000 tonnes, according to a report from Iranian company, Amin Padidar.
California almond growers could produce a near-record 1.53 billion pounds of nuts this year, federal farm officials estimated. That would be 8.5 percent more than the revised 1.41 billion pounds harvested last year but still less than…
Unfavourable weather this year has reduced cashew nut production by at least 35%, according to industry estimates, forcing Goa’s processing sector to rely on imports from African countries to prop up its 40-odd units.
Cette année encore, la pénurie de matière première perdure dans l’industrie de production de noix de cajou, en raison d’une baisse de production de 15% lors de la récolte 2010, soit 52.500 tonnes de moins que l’année précédente.
The 2010 cashew crop has fallen by about 52,500 tonnes, or 15 per cent, compared to last year, facing cashew processors with a shortage of nuts. Nearly 80 per cent of cashew acreage has already been harvested, yielding only 297,500 tonnes,…
On the face of it, there is no reason for TMO to change its price; therefore the Lira prices should remain stable till next crop. About the 2010 crop, the first countings should start next weekend; this will give a rough idea of the crop that…
The jujube tree and its fruit have flourished in China for 4,000 years, and now two researchers believe it can thrive as an alternative crop in the mountains of Northern New Mexico. Fruit specialists Ron Walser and Sheng-rui Yao of …
Central Valley almond growers are expected to produce 1.53 billion pounds of the popular nuts this year, predicts a report Thursday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural statistics Service.
The processing companies play a vital role in their community life; they contribute to support schools, hospitals and road nets. Our processing plants are certified as per Good Manufacturing Practices and HACCP systems. Most of them have recently…
Almond growers in California are starting to get worried about the life of their industry and it’s not because of lack of water or sun shine, bad soil, urban sprawl or a number of other factors. The nation’s honeybee population is unexplainably…
We are looking at a rather stable peanut market today. Prices have to changed much over the last weeks and forecast is that no major changes will take place in the weeks ahead of us. But the fact that we expect the prices to remain stable,…
The cold, wet spring was a double-edged sword. It may have precluded giving the industry what it wanted; a record crop to meet record demand. However, the uncertainty over the crop due to the poor weather bolstered crop prices.
Shelled Edible Grade Season to Date Utilization Up 4 Percent from Last Year. Peanut Stocks in Commercial Storage Totaled 3.16 Billion Pounds. Peanut stocks reported in commercial storage on March 31, 2010 totaled 3.16 billion pounds…
The macadamia industry forecasting model is predicting 41,600 tonnes of nut-in-shell, or an equivalent of 12,200 tonnes of kernel, to be harvested this season. The macadamia harvest on the North Coast is now four weeks underway…
Mozambique will need to invest US$60 million to return to the levels of cashew nut production achieved at the end of the 1970s, when it totalled around 200,000 tons per year, said the assistant director of the National Cashew Institute (Incaju).
Le programme de reconstitution des palmeraies de Tafilalet a été lancé, samedi à Douira, dans la commune d’Aoufous (province d’Errachidia), à la faveur d’une enveloppe financière de l’ordre de 16,4 millions de dhs.