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Top quality and good supplies expected for California Kiwifruit
Unlike last year’s frost-ravaged season, this year the California kiwifruit industry ispredicting a larger crop of excellent quality. “Last year, California produced just 5.6 million trays, but this year’s crop is more in line with normal production levels of 6.5 million seven-pound tray equivalents,”.....
The only coldstore in Rotterdam docks with organic certification
Holland: Opticool has re-newed organic certification
As per 29 October, 'SKAL' (Certificate of Organic Production) have re-issued the certificate to Opticool. This shows that Optcool meets the demands of the logistical handling of organic products. "Through this certification we want to profile ourselves as 'the coolest warehouse in the world'", says Edgar.....
US: Great Falls students sample exotic fruits and vegetables
The Montana Office of Public Instruction announced on Thursday that it plans to help Montana kids get more fruits and vegetables in their diet.And to help pay for the menu change, OPI is distributing more than $800,000 in grant funds to schools around the state.Mountain View Elementary School in Great Falls.....
European Commission takes aim at retailers in food supply probe
The European Commission launched an inquiry into the food supply chain for unfair contractual practices imposed on small farmers by major retail chains and other buyers, in a drive to curb future food price increases and ensure farmers get a fair share of the price of end products.The Commission reportPdf.....
UK: Brassica varieties are full of promise
Innovations from brassica breeders may mean better taste and more efficient production, says Claire Shaddick.Brassica breeders are doing their bit to help growers reduce production costs, if the seed houses' autumn demonstrations in Lincolnshire were anything to go by.Several companies are working on lines.....
AU: Varied weather delays cherry crop but yield holds
Recent variable weather has held this year’s cherry crop back by about two weeks – at the moment.Department of Industry and Investment Horticulturist, Sean Brindle, said although we have had all sorts of weather, growers are reporting that in general the majority of cherry varieties are looking good.“The.....
US: Asian citrus psyllid nears California growing center
The citrus pest, which has wreaked havoc elsewhere, is found in rural San Diego County. A high concentration of organic farmers in the area complicates efforts to control the insect.A tiny insect that threatens California's $1.6-billion citrus industry has been found near one of the state's commercial citrus.....
UK: Advent of primocane blackberry tipped to shake up market sector
The nursery has an exclusive contract with the University of Arkansas in the US to test and commercialise the fruit, which is thought to be the world's first primocane-fruiting blackberry.Petchell said: "Primocane blackberries will revolutionise this market sector. The improved selections we have seen.....
Spain: Heavy metals accumulate more in some mushrooms than in others
A research team from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) has analysed the presence of heavy metals in 12 species of mushroom collected from non-contaminated natural areas, and has found that the levels vary depending on the type of mushroom. The results of the study, which appears this month in the.....
Fiji: Producers told to diversify
Producers need to diversify their products if they want the hotel industry to use more local input, says Matamanoa general manager and Tourism Fiji chairman Patrick Wong.He said apart from the tourists there was a market if managers and professionals who would pay extra for quality produce.Mr Wong said.....
Consumers Advised to nick and peel avocados to get to the nutrient-rich outer section
New Research from UCLA shows California Avocados contribute additional beneficial carotenoids
New research published in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, reported that University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) researchers were able to identify four additional carotenoids in the California Hass avocado, which had not been quantified until this study. In addition, the researchers reported.....
US: Meijer, Walmart, Kroger drop South Haven blueberry grower, ABC to air undercover footage of children in fields
Walmart Inc., Meijer Inc. and Kroger Co. have suspended business dealings with Adkin Blue Ribbon Packing Co. which will be included in a child-labor documentary on ABC tonight.The retailers dropped the South Haven grower after child labor law violations came to light, starting with an undercover.....
Philippines: Processed mango firm sees bigger sales despite slowdown in top export markets
The country’s largest dried mango producer, Profood International Corp., said its sales this year would be better than in 2008 as continued demand for food items abroad have shielded the sector from the global economic slump.The firm, which is largely dependent on Visayas and Mindanao harvests, has likewise.....
Indian mangoes can attain cost competitive edge in US: BARC
Indian mangoes can attain a cost competitive edge in the US market having successfully shipped 14.3 tonnes of the radiation processedfruit to the country by sea route, a top scientist said."For the first time India has successfully transshipped 14.3 tonnes of radiation processed mangoes to US by sea route.....
NZ: Kiwi growers get the pip
The kiwifruit growers' organisation is to review how its $500,000 annual funding is sourced, in a sign Turners & Growers' bid to destabilise dominant exporter Zespri's hold on the $1 billion industry may be hitting home.New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc, which represents the country's 2700 growers, last.....
US: Experts say winter should kill tomato blight
The Pennsylvania tomato blight of 2009 should be obliterated in the frigid days of winter, experts say, and backyard gardeners such as Monaca’s Sam DiMatteo hopes he never experiences it again.But the question remains: Will the disease known as late blight return?Experts say it can and has returned to.....
US: FastStart becoming ambassadors for economic growth in area
Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Stephen Moret said he hoped all along that companies attracted to the state in part by the new work force training program FastStart would become ambassadors for other economic growth. His hopes are materializing.FastStart develops and implements comprehensive work.....
US: Mushroom importer gets prison for evading customs
The president of a San Marcos mushroom-importing company has been sentenced to 13 months in prison after pleading guilty to evading customs duties on the mushrooms his firm imported from Japan.Craig Robert Anderson, president of Golden Gourmet Mushrooms Inc., was also ordered Friday to pay a $6,000 fine and.....
US: Smart Choices label to be removed from food packaging
A controversial food labeling program, which gave high nutritional marks to Froot Loops cereal, ice cream and mayonnaise, is being dropped by participating food manufacturers, state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced Thursday.The Smart Choices logo is found on some products manufactured by General.....
Food Safety report for September 2009 released
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) released its Food Safety Report for September, which covered food surveillance results for the month. About 5,300 food samples were tested in September. Of these, about 3,400 were taken for chemical tests and about 1,800 for microbiological and other tests.The overall.....
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