The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
U.S. peanut production for 2009 is estimated at 3.69 billion pounds, (1,844,175 tons) up 2 percent from earlier forecasts but down 29 percent from 2008, according to the latest USDA estimate. Planted area is estimated at 1.12 million acres,…
U.S. PEANUT PRODUCTION is estimated at 3.69 billion pounds, up 2 percent from the previous forecast but down 29 percent from 2008. Planted area is estimated at 1.12 million acres, down 27 percent from 2008.
India’s cashew kernel exports have showed an overall drop of a marginal 4 per cent to 1,07,496 metric tonnes during the calendar year 2009 compared to the previous year. During the period January to December 2009,…
With the upward swing in the exports of cashew kernels in December, due to the festival/winter demand and the decline in its unit value, the overall squeeze in the shipments during April-December 2009 from that of the same period the previous…
The 2009 macadamia season was the worst in at least 15 years, an industry expert has claimed on the back of figures released last Friday. And the coming season might not be much better. Marketing manager for Alstonville-based…
Contrarily to my expectation, a few coverages from the local market and from Europe without any sales from growers have been sufficient to cause a price increase this week. The hazelnuts are mainly hold by the farmers and now….
In the peanut farmers segment, the Good Agricultural Practices and the Conservationist Systems that constitute the distinctive feature of the Argentine peanut production ratified that they are the best procedure to obtain high yields and excellent quality.
Iran exported 87,347 tons of nuts and dried fruits valued at $671,801 in the first nine-month period ended December 21, 2009, up 20 percent compared to the same period the year before. IRNA news agency quoted a report from Iranian Customs…
The Cashew Nuts Association of Nigeria (CNAN) has urged the Federal Government to support its cashew regeneration plan to enhance quality production. The CNAN President, Mr Tunji Owoeye, made the plea in Lagos on Monday…
Select Harvests Ltd will continue to manage collapsed agribusiness Timbercorp Ltd’s almond orchards, after sealing a deal with new owners Olam International Ltd. Australia’s largest almond grower has retained the management rights to 29,500 acres…
A government ban on cashew nut exports has left farmers burdened with low prices following reduced interest in the crop by processors. The growers have petitioned Agriculture minister William Ruto to rescind the ban,…
Iran has been a pistachio producer since the fifth century BC and the days of the Achaemenid Empire. Aficionados of the Iranian nuts ascribe their dominant position in global markets to superior taste and quality.
The market remained stable during end of the year festivities, as offer and demand were inexistent and balanced.Now at the opening we are feeling a light upwards tendency: European demand didn’t come back, but the very few offered hazelnuts are hardly…
Kenya is likely to extend its ban on cashew nut exports as the ban proved helpful for local business groups a they expect business to boom further this season, analysts said. Over 65 per cent of the cashew nuts produced in the region that was exported…
For dried fruits and nuts, 2009 was not as bad as for other segments in the fruit and vegetables industry, according to President of Besana Group and Vice-President of Freshfel Pino Calcagni.
High export prices for raisins have resulted in a contraction in trade this year. A 7 to 8 percent increase in raisin export prices this season has caused a 20 percent decline in export volume during the September-December period,…