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Friday, November 06, 2009
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Adequate solutions to protect speciality crops and minor uses
At a Conference today, a call was made for more investment to ensure theavailability of crop protection solutions for speciality crops and minor uses in the European Union. These speciality crops include most vegetables, fruits and flowers with an EU agricultural production value of greater than €50 billion.....
Demand for Chinese pomelos is on the increase
The Chinese pomelo season is well under way in the Fujian province - September until January- and the prices have risen quickly since mid October.The pomelos were affected by drought early on in the growing season and very wet weather during harvesting, this has caused a lot of pomelos to split and so the.....
Welcome to the new range of the fruit jellies
The Apple becomes a Jelly by the Italian firm Chini!
On the occasion of the Macfruit fair the Italian company Chini, specialized in ready- to-eat products with the apple as main ingredient, introduces the new fruit jellies called GELLOSE: a new range of transparent jellies, tasty and solid in their form.The jellies are a concentrate of sweetness and.....
US: Supply-demand game costs apple growers
Although on the whole, this year’s crop of apples are well-coloured and sized up well, market prices are down 17 per cent from last year at this time.And, last year was not one of the better years in terms of prices, commented Adrian Abbott, of B.C. Tree Fruits, which markets most of the valley’s apple.....
US: Pistachio harvest yields good quality nuts this year
Pistachios by the hundreds rained down on the heads of Dayana Garcia, Yaneth Romero, Ramon Camacho and Pablo Garcia at Big Al’s Pistachio Farms in Newberry Springs on Thursday.The four pickers dislodged the nuts from the treetops, gathered them up in big blue tarps and poured them in wooden boxes designed to.....
US: PuriCore Q3 Interim Management Statement
PuriCore , the life sciences company focused on developing andcommercializing proprietary, green solutions that safely, effectively, andnaturally kill infectious pathogens without causing harm to human health or theenvironment, today issues an Interim Management Statement covering thethree-month and.....
Gulf CGA latest to endorse new citrus research order
The Gulf Citrus Growers Association this week joined most other Florida citrus grower groups in urging its members to vote yes in an upcoming grower referendum that would create a new citrus research order. Southeast AgNet's Ernie NeffSoutheast AgNet’s Ernie Neff reports on the group’s action in LaBelle. He.....
Peru: CEO of Camposol intention to resign
The Board of Directors of Camposol Holding Plc has been informed by Mr. Juan José Gal'Lino, CEO of Camposol, that Mr. Gal'Lino has the intention to resign from his position.The Board has initiated the search for a new CEO of the company. As requested by the Board, Mr. Gal'Lino will remain in his position.....
SunOpta announces third quarter 2009 results
SunOpta Inc., a leading global company focused on natural, organic and specialty foods and natural health products, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. All amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars and results are reported in accordance with U.S. GAAP, except where.....
US: Seneca Foods reports sales up $21.6 million and earnings up $21.2 million for the six months ended September 26, 2009
Seneca Foods Corporation is pleased to report that net sales for the six months ended September 26, 2009 increased from last year by $21.6 million, or 4.1%, to $553.7 million. The increase in sales is attributable to increased selling prices/improved sales mix of $45.8 million partially offset by a sales.....
UK: East Malling scientist Professor Jerry Cross endorses GM crops
A leading scientist at East Malling Research (EMR) has endorsed genetic modification (GM) technologies -- claiming that a new scab-resistant form of Gala that has been developed in Switzerland could one day "occur in the collection at Brogdale".Entomologist Professor Jerry Cross, speaking at last week's EMR.....
Jamaica: New citrus disease found in St Catherine
The Agriculture Ministry has detected a new disease in St Catherine that could wipe out the $3.7 billion citrus industry if it is not properly managed.The disease called Citrus Greening has been found on properties in Bog Walk, St Catherine.Dr Lisa Myers-Morgan, Senior Research Director in the Agriculture.....
India: Turmeric may help offer treatments for colon cancer, psoriasis, alzheimer's
Curcumin, an ingredient commonly found in yellow curry, is being viewed as a promising disease-fighter. Scientists are working on developing nano-sized capsules containing the curry ingredient in an effort to improve its absorption and effectiveness in the body.Curcumin is a potent antioxidant found in the.....
Organic Coconut comes a close second in Tesco Innovation Award
Blue Skies has come second in the Tesco Innovation Award at the World Fruit and Vegetable expo in London. The event which took place between the 21st and 22nd of October was attended by a team from Blue Skies who exhibited a range ofproducts on one of over 100 stands at the show.In total nineteen companies.....
AU: Fruit-packing grant to boost jobs
Tropical Fruit World will create five new jobs after receiving $1 million from the New South Wales government.Duty MLC for Tweed Amanda Fazio announced the funding yesterday to help expand the Duranbah facilities.“This Regional Business Development Scheme will help this family-owned company invest the $1.....
New Shipping invention to empower fruit exporters
Fruits can now reach farther markets as a leading shipping company has introduced StarCare, a new generation of Controlled Atmosphere (CA) containers which would preserve the fruits from ripening and decaying in their long transportation period. Bananas, the fourth most widely consumed food of humans after.....
India: State plans cold chain for Rs 100 cr
Farmers in Karnataka need not throw their produce on the road any more when they don’t get the right price as the state-owned agri produce export agency, Karnataka State Agricultural Produce Processing & Export Corporation Limited (Kappec), is setting up a chain of fruit and vegetable processing units at.....
India: Himachal apple output down 50%
Himachal Pradesh has witnessed one of the lowest apple-producing season this year. According to the state government estimate, harvest is expected to settle at around 12.5 million boxes this year, less than half of last year’s output of 26 million boxes.Farmers say an almost snowless winter and a weak.....
Canada: Garlic farmer uses compost harvested from invasive plants at Carding Mill Pond
While others are completing their harvesting, Sudbury resident Michael O’Connor is just beginning to get his crop in the ground. Fall is planting season for garlic, and O’Connor is planting his new garlic field off Dutton Road (the field runs along the northwest side of Carding Mill Pond). He expects to have.....
UK: Capespan ‘Working Together We Deliver A Greener World’
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