The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
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.
The American world leader in the nut sector, Roll International-Paramount Farms, has invested 20 million dollars in Willebroek. Creating 100 jobs. Roll International has set up a production and distribution in Willebroek,…
ALMOND orchards across Australia are currently alive with activity as almond growers are harvesting this year’s crop which is set to be a significant improvement on last year. Crop forecast figures released by the Almond Board of Australia…
The California almond industry is expanding global efforts to increase the demand and sales of the state’s top nut by volume while minimizing the long-term impact of the world’s economic recession.
Bien que disposant d’un potentiel industriel important, la Côte d’Ivoire ne parvient toujours pas à apporter une plus-value conséquente à ses produits de base. Les chiffres sont d’ailleurs assez éloquents.
The average volume that was exported in the ’90 and until 2005 was of 220 thousand annual tons. In 2006, there was a significant jump and since then, the external sales of edible peanuts are overcoming the 400 thousand tons.
California prune growers have seen higher yields and better prices for their fruit in recent years, but threats remain from international competition. Chile and Argentina have used lower prices to cut into the state’s domination of…
L’Algérie a enregistré une production de 6,3 millions de quintaux de dattes, 2,4 millions sont de la variété «Deglet Nour», selon le directeur de la régulation et du développement des productions agricoles au ministère de l’Agriculture,…
Middlemen are taking advantage of lax enforcement to buy cashew nuts from farmers despite a government ban on export and a directive that the nuts be bought through the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB).
As Central Valley almond growers get ready for another season, they wonder if there will be enough bees to pollinate the vast, 700,000-acre crop. One of the nation’s top bee experts isn’t making any firm predictions.
For MY 2009/10 (October-September), China’s raisin production is estimated at 155,000 metric tons (MT), an 11 percent increase from the previous year due to favorable weather and expanded acreage.
Prices are rather stable in Turkish Lira and in Euros. We just notice a 4% decrease once converted into dollars due to the strength of this latter.The market remains narrow: few sellers and few buyers;
Shipments of California pistachios reached record levels in December, boosted by a small crop in Iran, a major marketing campaign by the state’s largest grower and a growing awareness of the nut’s health benefits.
The Argentine Peanut Foundation arranged its working plan for 2010 and the projects of scientific investigation will be carried out through agreements with the National Universities of Rio Cuarto and Cordoba, the CEPROCOR,…