The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
Widespread bloom continued in almond orchards, in addition to considerable petal fall. As a result of recent moisture and anticipated warmer weather, brown rot remained a concern. Most growers applied second and third protective…
The lack of training for farmers has been identified as a major challenge in the development and effective maximisation of the potential of the agricultural sector, which can help eradicate poverty and generate more investment…
Les producteurs et les acheteurs d’anacarde de Côte d’Ivoire souhaitent être désormais associés à la fixation du prix bord champ. Ils ont fait part de désidérata hier samedi à Katiola; à la faveur d’un séminaire préparatoire…
India’s cashew kernel exports posted a decline of 8.7 per cent to 84,463 tonnes during the first 10 months of the current financial year, compared to the year-ago period. The drop in value terms was higher at 10.7 per cent to Rs 2,267 crore,…
Pakistan horticulture development and exports company (Phdec) said that the projected target of dates export from Pakistan till June 2010 was around 145,000 tonnes worth $52 million. According to Pakistani media reports,…
Turkey shipped more than 133,898 tons of hazelnuts to almost 90 countries, Association of Black Sea Hazelnut Exporters said. Turkey, one of the leading hazelnut producers of the world, has earned 825.9 million USD from,…
Blooming almond blossoms are one of the signs that sunny weather is on the horizon, but lately with the heavy rains sending the blossoms cascading down to the ground, it’s looking more like a winter wonderland than a bellwether of spring.
Vietnam’s cashew industry has always led the world in terms of exporting cashew nuts since 2006 with its export turnover increasing unceasingly to US$920 million in 2008 from US$504million in 2006, according to the Vietnam…
Food safety, regulations and the impact of the world economy are some of the largest issues facing California walnut growers, according to representatives from the California Walnut Board. The Sutter/Yuba/Colusa Walnut Day…
A panel was organized in the northwestern city of Bursa last week in an attempt to discuss strategies to protect the city’s black figs. Bursa’s black fig, which is cultivated in around 30 villages around the city, ranks fourth in Turkey’s fruit exports,…
About the 2010 crop, we just notice that vegetation started 2 weeks early due to abnormally mild weather in February (temperatures above 20°C have been registered along the Black Sea). As a consequence, we are going to enter…
The HCM City People’s Committee has ordered the withdrawal of 4,300 sq.m in public land leased by a local cashew nut company in District 11, which was recently found illegally selling assets to another company that wanted to build…
A $3 billion industry could be wiped out as another storm, stronger than the one earlier this week, heads our way. Local almond growers are spraying trees to protect the crop from crippling fungus brought on by wet weather.
Macadamia, also known as Queensland nut – it originated in Australia – is not a traditional favourite in Myanmar. But now the government’s Myanma Perennial Crops Enterprise (MPCE) is encouraging farmers to grow more of the round,…
Pecan grower David Slagle can breathe a sigh of relief. Why? He shipped his last 45,000-pound load of pecans off to the buyer on Friday. That’s after several weeks of harvest delays because of unusually frequent winter rains.
USDA breeders, aiming to improve the bottom line of the California raisin industry, are developing a new generation of grape cultivars having lower production costs and greater consumer health benefits.