The first press review for raw materials in agri food industry
Arabica coffee futures were one of the few U.S. commodities to finish higher Monday, with some analysts citing consolidation after a heavy sell-off this month and another pointing to an abatement of selling after weekly Commitmentsof Traders…
El sector agrario nacional perspectiva recoger 12 mil toneladas de café en esta campaña de cosecha del producto (2009), contra las cinco mil recogidas en el país en el año anterior, anunció hoy viernes, en la Hacienda Cabuto (Kwanza Sur),…
Nestle Nespresso will source 80 percent of its coffee from farms deemed sustainable by 2013, up from 40 percent by the end of 2009, Chief Executive Richard Girardot said on Monday. Girardot spoke to Reuters on the phone from Barcelona on the same day that Nespresso,…
EU-27 citrus orchards include orange, lemon, mandarin and grapefruit groves. Production is mainly in the Mediterranean regions of Spain, Italy and Greece, with lesser production in France, Cyprus, Malta and Portugal.
“There’s opportunities there for growers to take on some of these seedless, easy-peel varieties, especially crosses between an orange and a mandarin because the fruit that’s not up to market specification with a blemish, can be sent to juice processors.
CE frozen concentrated orange juice futures closed lower Friday after losing their grip on positive territory ahead of the weekend, amid a lack of news and light liquidation, traders said. September FCOJ settled down 85 points at 80.40 cents per pound.
The supply of industrial strawberries is much lower. Prices of such strawberries are so low 0.13-0.18 euro/kg for strawberries with stalks and 0.24-0.33 euro/kg for strawberries without stalks) that producers are not picking them.
According to the Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD), almonds became the leading nut introduced in new products worldwide in 2008, with 160 more new product introductions than peanuts and 423 more new products than hazelnuts.
ANATRANS SARL est une des filiales de ANASTASI SA, société créée par While Bird internationale, une entreprise hollandaise. ANATRANS SARL a pour objectif d’apporter sa contribution à la transformation des noix de cajou à Bobo-Dioulasso…
Peanut prices received by farmers for all farmer stock peanuts averaged 24.7 cents per pound for the week ending June 13. The price per pound was unchanged from the previous week. Marketings of all farmer stock peanuts for the week ending…
THE ALMOND INDUSTRY CONTINUES to research almond skin’s potential digestive and health benefits. Two almond-related research project submissions took first and second place in the prestigious postdoctoral poster competition…
The Alhondiga (association of growers) from Proexport cooperated to remove 7 million pounds of red peppers which were auctioned at below cost of production. The greenhouse pepper industry is going through its worst crisis since it began its…
Short covering kicked ICE Futures U.S. arabica coffee into consolidation Thursday following sharp losses on the week. Most-active September coffee settled 200 points higher at $1.2285 a pound, and the nearby July contract…
Creen que la producción del grano crecerá un 35% este año. Nicaragua espera que su producción de café del ciclo 2009-2010 experimente un crecimiento que oscile entre el 30% y el 35%, lo que podría dejar al país un mont…
The Auction Plan was officially published but has been suspended. Producers (cooperative leaders) claim some technical difficulties that would offset the possible good effects of the Plan. Officials of the Ministry of Agriculture are working…
In 1974 a remarkable man transplanted his young family from Berkeley to Boston, and a crucial step of development in the world of coffee began. George Howell opened The Coffee Connection and introduced specialty coffee to Boston.