The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
People, Planet and Profit – the three pillars of sustainability are critical to the goal of achieving sustainability throughout agricultural supply chains. However it is the last pillar, that of profit, which for us at UTZ CERTIFIED, and me personally holds so much importance.
California’s dried plum farmers will produce 32 percent more fruit this year compared to 2008, according to a federal government report. It predicts a crop of 170,000 tons from 64,000 acres of dried plum—or prune—trees.
Indian turmeric futures rose on Wednesday on concerns below normal rainfall may trim yields, and on lower supplies from last year’s harvest, analysts said. Monsoon rainfall in 2009 would be 93 percent of the long-term average, lower than an earlier forecast of 96 percent,…
Las exportaciones peruanas de café a Colombia se incrementaron en 7,337 por ciento entre enero y abril del presente año, al sumar siete millones 389,807 dólares, con respecto a los 99,371 dólares del mismo período del 2008.
The Brazilian orange crop for MY 2009/10 is estimated at 407 MBx, down 6 MBx from MY 2008/09, due to adverse weather conditions and reduced investment in crop management. The Sao Paulo and western Minas Gerais commercial areas should produce 310 MBx.
El proyecto de Zumos Valencianos del Mediterráneo va cubriendo etapas y la semana pasada se produjo la firma del acuerdo entre Zuvamesa, el Instituto Valenciano de Finanzas y el Banco Valencia para la financiación de la construcción…
The export of cashew kernel, declined by over 17 per cent to 8,696 tonnes in May due to lower demand from key importing countries like the US and the Europe amid the global economic slowdown. Exports during May 2008 stood at 10,516 tonnes,…
A delegation from European Union is expected to visit some groundnut processing units in Gujarat, the western province of India, in come October. Now, the Government of India is planning to impose more stringent norms for processing of groundnut…
Poor production of mango has forced the mango growers in Malihabad region to take up guava cultivation. Famous as the mango belt of the country, this region of Uttar Pradesh, is witnessing a sea change as more and more mango cultivators…
Blueberry experts say South Georgia’s blueberry crop is robust after bad weather threatened to ruin the season. The early blooming highbush blueberry yield was down 40 to 45 percent at the end of harvest in late May after the crop was damaged by heavy rains and frost.
Ample rainfalls, as we go into the peak of the wet season, are filling up their upcountry reservoirs and therefore farmers do not need to irrigate their plantations. The coffee farmers have done a few major rounds of fertilizations.
Aunque mayo se convirtió en el mes de mayor ingreso para las familias cafeteras del país en lo corrido del año, las exportaciones siguen viéndose afectadas, cayendo un 35% que el mismo mes del año anterior.
Six individuals with top managerial positions in coffee export companies were sent to the Maekelawi detention centre on Wednesday June 10, 2009, for allegedly hoarding export coffee, sources disclosed.
Guatemala City, June 22 – Coffee exports from Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Peru and the Dominican Republic slipped 9 percent year-on-year in May to 2,469,951 60-kg bags, Guatemalan growers group Anacafe said on Monday.
Pomegranate growers in Karnataka and Maharastra who were exporting the fruit and were facing some problems in recent years can expect some relief. The farm scientists are drawing up new strategies to overcome the problems.
“We have the heaviest Rabbiteye fruit set we’ve had in years. So, while we were short on Highbush berries, we are going to be long on Rabbiteye. “A late spring freeze, followed by heavy rains, was a blessing for some Georgia blueberry growers.