The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
Total planted area of tomatoes for processing has been falling significantly during the last few years, as it was indicated by industry sources. As plantings follow the foreign demand for tomato products, the industry has been contracting smaller…
La dette américaine se creuse.Vous le savez, nous le répétons depuis des mois, le dollar perdra un jour son rôle majeur dans les échanges internationaux. L’endettement américain financé en partie par les achats d’obligations de la Chine n’a jamais été aussi profond.
ICE arabica coffee is weaker as profit-taking eases futures back from a fresh high. July coffee is down 100 points at $1.4125 a pound, off the $1.429 high, and the Sep contract is 80 lower at $1.43. July is holding psychological support at $1.40,…
Following are selected highlights from a report issued by a U.S. Department of Agriculture attache in Sao Paulo: “Marketing Year (MY) 2009/10 coffee production is forecast at 43.5 million 60-kg bags, down 15 percent compared to MY 2008/09,…
As the largest apple juice concentrate consumption region, EU consumed half of the global total in the production season 2008-2009; USA consumed one fourth. More than half consumption of apple juice concentrate in the above two regions relied on imports.
Poland: heavy rain and hail damaged cultivations of strawberries Cultivations of strawberries were adversely affected by heavy rain and hail last weekend. It resulted in damaged fruits and serious flooding of some plantations what can cause in consequence further stopping of harvest and spoiling of fruits. Rainfalls which started on Wednesday last week already caused […]
In May, the U.S. dollar index cracked important support. This affects all Americans, because we are all speculating in the U.S. dollar. If you don’t think so, open your wallet. Do you see dollars there? Then you’re speculating on the dollar by holding on to it.
Frost threat to Brazil’s coffee belt jolted ICE Futures U.S. arabica coffee 3.52% Monday against the bullish backdrop of the fallingU.S. dollar and rallying equities and commodities. July arabica coffee settled up 485 points at $1.4225 a pound…
Marketing Year (MY) 2009/10 coffee production is forecast at 43.5 million 60-kg bags, down 15 percent compared to MY 2008/09, as a consequence of the biennial production cycle of arabica trees. Coffee exports for MY 2009/10,…
Unas 12 mil familias de Jaén, San Ignacio, Bagua y Utcubamba han logrado quintuplicar la producción de café bajo un programa que contempla una serie de actividades que van desde el sembrado, pasando por la cosecha,…