Number of cultivated hectares increases, yields improve
Argentina: Cherry production increases in the valleys
Some time has elapsed since, at the end of the nineties, some private initiatives gave way to the introduction of Cherry crops in Neuquén. In that time, however, the Patagonian region became one of the leading producing regions in the country and the largest exporter of cherries in Argentina.In the past 20.....
Germans harvest almost 40% more cherries than last year
Last year Germans consumed on average 2.1 kilograms of cherries per person, reports the German website Proplanta.de. Per person cherry consumption has been stable for the past few years (2012: 2.3kg, 2011: 2.1kg, 2010: 2.3 kg). In 2013 in Germany sweet cherries and sour cherries grew on 7,400 hectares of.....
Dutch greenhouse cherries: quality can take on competition of outdoor cultivation
For thirteen years now, Kwekerij de Lieshof has been cultivating Dutch greenhouse cherries. The season is now over, and due to strong competition from outdoor cultivation, it wasn't too good. Grower Christ Biemans still sees chances though. "In the coming years, we will switch to later varieties. Prices are.....
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US: Maine Potato Board says crop looking healthy
Officials with the Maine Potato Board said Monday that weeks of heat and sunshine in July have done wonders for this year’s potato growing season.Don Flannery, executive director of the board, said that this year’s crop is looking wonderful so far.“We did get the crop in a little later than normal,” he said......
Best peaches battle for votes in organic fruit comparison tests
The three-week “Battle of the Peaches” is underway. In a message to customers this week, Frog Hollow Farm owner “Farmer Al” Courchesne said, “We’re out in the orchard and the picking crew is harvesting O’Henry peaches. This means that the beloved Battle of the Peaches is back! For discerning peach lovers,.....
White House to honour Michigan blueberry producer
A Paw Paw, Michigan blueberry producer is among 15 “Champions of Change” for agriculture.Brookside Farms retail manager Kristin Kubiszak is being honoured on Tuesday by the White House and U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Champions of Change” are cited for efforts to inspire the next generation of farmers.....
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Ontario produce season shaping up to be a good one
Growers of Ontario fruits and vegetables say this summer is looking like a good one for produce.John Thwaites can’t help but smile, “We were worried there for awhile,” he said, following a winter that brought more snow and cold temperatures than he could recall in several decades.The fruit and vegetable.....
US (WA): Good demand for stonefruit
The harvest of apricots in the state is pretty well wrapped up and attention is turning to the harvesting of peaches and nectarines. BJ Thurlby with the Washington State Fruit Commission says that so far demand has been good.THURLBY: We’re finishing up the back end of the apricot crop. It’s been a nice crop,.....
US (NY): City school kids served vegetables from China
New York’s public-school students are being served collard greens and spinach from China, The Post has learned.Records show that Mount Vernon-based Endico Potatoes supplies the frozen vegetables from the Far East — but could get them elsewhere if school officials asked.“Sure, we’d find another source — we.....
Central America
Costa Rica: Pineapple exports targeted by drug trade
Costa Rica is the leading exporter of pineapples in the world, according to the country’s Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER). In 2013, pineapple exports generated US$834.2 million, which is 1.7% of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).However, the international trade in fruits and other products is.....
South America
Number of cultivated hectares increases, yields improve
Argentina: Cherry production increases in the valleys
Some time has elapsed since, at the end of the nineties, some private initiatives gave way to the introduction of Cherry crops in Neuquén. In that time, however, the Patagonian region became one of the leading producing regions in the country and the largest exporter of cherries in Argentina.In the past 20.....
Asia
Turkish watermelons are to become organic
Turkish farmers are constantly improving their growing technologies in order to establish an unrestricted export of organic watermelons into different countries, including Russia, France, Germany. Their efforts are expected to be a success, as climatic conditions in Turkey contribute to a natural organic.....
India: Farmers warm up to new tomato variety
The extension centre of the National Horticultural Research and Development Foundation (NHRDF), Hubli, plans to convince vegetable growers to sow seeds of the Arka Rakshak tomato which is high-yielding hybrid with higher resistance to various diseases.As the Arka Rakshak, developed by the Indian Institute of.....
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Asia's first ever 1,500-hectare "all-organic" Cavendish banana
Asia's first ever 1,500-hectare "all-organic" Cavendish banana farm was opened on Monday.The farm is being developed jointly by a group of Muslim religious leaders, local entrepreneurs and two multinational benefactors, the Univex and the Delinanas, a subsidiary of the international Del Monte fruit.....
Pineapple cultivation has great potential in Manipur
Pineapples from Manipur are well known for its distinct taste. And small farmers like Indrajit Singh have tapped the potential. He has been growing the fruit in one acre of his land at Ngariyan Hills in Imphal East. He earns Rs. 70,000 every season. In a move to motivate more farmers to grow pineapple, the.....
TNAU develops Hexanal to minimise post-harvest losses of mango
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), University of Guelph in Canada, Industrial Technology Institute, Colombo and Mysore Resettlement and Development Agency, Erode have jointly developed Hexanal formulation to minimise post-harvest losses of mango.Experiments carried out by TNAU in three major mango.....
Afghanistan: Pomegranate boom in Kandahar
Sardar Wali, 50, looks forward to an abundant pomegranate crop.“As long as my orchard isn’t hit by disease and the security situation doesn’t deteriorate, I will have such a high yield this year that all my problems will be solved,” he said.Pointing at the small green fruit on the trees, he said, “Do you see.....
Kazakhstan: Oranges, bananas and coffee grow in underground greenhouses
Underground greenhouses give Kazakhstan a chance to grow its own oranges, bananas, coffee, pineapples, and even to export them, for example, to Bangladesh. The main secret is to build a greenhouse at a depth of 3-4 m below ground and to cover it with a glass roof.Underground greenhouses were invented in.....
Public-private partnership (PPP) program:
Philippine Ports Authority plans to privatize 3 ports in Mindanao
State-run Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) plans to privatize 3 ports in Mindanao under the government's public-private partnership (PPP) program.Juan Sta. Ana, PPA general manager, said among the Mindanao ports that would privatized through the PPP route is that in Davao.The Davao Port has a capacity of.....
Maersk unveils low-sulphur surcharge, but customers of other carriers must wait
Maersk Line is preparing customers for a low-sulphur fuel surcharge of up to $150 per 40ft container after January 1, when stricter ship emission regulations are enforced in the emission control areas (ECAs) of Europe and the US.However, with less than six months until the deadline, most other major ocean.....
Port of Antwerp handled up to 98,229,046 tonnes in H1 2014
The port of Antwerp handled 98,229,046 tonnes of freight in the first six months of 2014. That is 2.7% more than in the same period last year, itself already a record year. Container freight once more contributed good growth figures, while liquid bulk too continued the upward trend, the company said in its.....
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Italy: Foreign demand of mini-watermelons increasing slightly
"Slight increase in the consumption of mini-watermelons abroad in the last ten days, though prices are lower than 2013," explains Antonio Latorrata, sole administrator of Agricola Ceres srl.Antonio Latorrata.The company cultivates mainly table grapes, followed by citrus fruit, apricots, cabbages and.....
UK: Anglesey vegetable grower launches search for Wales' oldest carrot
Medwyn Williams wants to track down the vegetable, which dates back to the 16th century.One of the UK’s most successful vegetable growers has launched a search for Wales’s oldest variety of carrot - dating back to the 16th century.Produce from Medwyn Williams’ Anglesey gardens have just gone on sale at.....
New white organic French fries
Demand for Organic foods in both retail and food service continues to soar compelling Russet House, the third largest sweet potato processor in North America to announce their launch of Organic White Fries in early fall of 2014. This comes as a result of the enormous success of their organic sweet potato.....
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Vegetables were imported from Poland
Over tonne of thrips-contaminated aubergines blocked in Russia
Over a tonne of thrips-contaminated aubergines held off in Kaliningrad, Russia The vegetables were imported from Poland.Detection of Californian Thrips – a pest of most vegetable crops and flower plants – has been confirmed by laboratory analysis tests. Contaminated aubergines (1.1 tonne) have been sent for.....
Romania to import Moldovan fruit and vegetables
Romania's Prime Minister, Victor Ponta, and his Moldovan counterpart, Lurie Leanca, reached an agreement for the import of fresh and canned fruits and vegetables from Moldova in an attempt to mitigate the effects of the Russian Federation's announced restrictions on the import of Moldovan agricultural.....
Ukrainian fresh produce prohibited access into Russia
On Tuesday, July 29, the Russian consumer rights regulator, Rospotrebnadzor, suspended the import of canned fruit, vegetables and fish from Ukraine, RIA Novosti learned at the agency’s press office.According to the regulator, inspections of canned fruit, vegetables and fish made in Ukraine showed that.....
Oceania
Australian Made calls for mandatory country-of-origin labelling across all food products
The Australian Made Campaign is renewing its call for mandatory country-of-origin labelling across all food products, after Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) revealed that this information would remain optional on a small range of unpackaged foods.FSANZ was originally instructed to develop a.....
Asian demand a boon to NZ food and beverage market
High-value foods and beverages are in demand in Asia - and New Zealand is cashing in on the trend. A new report published by the NZ government shows the increased demand is driving export growth and diversification in the country.The report, “What Does Asia Want for Dinner? Emerging Market Opportunities for.....
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Africa
South African authorities doing everything to ensure proper procedures are followed
With the South African Valencia exports just getting into full flow, the threat of an export ban into Europe is back in the news. It has been rumoured that four interceptions of Citrus Black Spot have now been made, but this has not been confirmed.Despite all the best efforts and rigorous controls by South.....
World
Due to lack of adherence to international standards
50% of agricultural production in Arab countries has to be destroyed
Hassan Al Nuaimi, Director of the Regional Bureau for the Arab Organization for Agricultural Investment and Development, said that the neglect of standards and international food safety requirements led to the destruction of 50% of the agricultural products in the Arab world, thereby contributing to an.....
Public-private partnership (PPP) program:
Philippine Ports Authority plans to privatize 3 ports in Mindanao
State-run Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) plans to privatize 3 ports in Mindanao under the government's public-private partnership (PPP) program.Juan Sta. Ana, PPA general manager, said among the Mindanao ports that would privatized through the PPP route is that in Davao.The Davao Port has a capacity of.....
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Maersk unveils low-sulphur surcharge, but customers of other carriers must wait
Maersk Line is preparing customers for a low-sulphur fuel surcharge of up to $150 per 40ft container after January 1, when stricter ship emission regulations are enforced in the emission control areas (ECAs) of Europe and the US.However, with less than six months until the deadline, most other major ocean.....
Port of Antwerp handled up to 98,229,046 tonnes in H1 2014
The port of Antwerp handled 98,229,046 tonnes of freight in the first six months of 2014. That is 2.7% more than in the same period last year, itself already a record year. Container freight once more contributed good growth figures, while liquid bulk too continued the upward trend, the company said in its.....
Retail
‘School Tools for Cool Kids’ School supply drive at Publix
Publix Super Markets invites our community to participate in a program to collect school supplies for children in Suwannee County. This program is similar to “Stuff the Bus.” Store customers can purchase donation tickets which range from $5 to $10. The school supplies will then be packaged and delivered to.....
Aldi and Lidl 'Victors In Supermarket War'
Discounters Aldi and Lidl have seen their market share surge as Britain's four biggest outlets suffer in the ongoing bitter supermarket war.Research firm Kantar Worldpanel said in the three months to June 20, both of the German-based retailers saw significant growth compared to the same period last year.It.....
Joe Fresh stores open in Saudi Arabia in Loblaw and Fawaz A. Alhokair & Co. deal
Loblaw, owner of the Joe Fresh brand, in partnership with Fawaz A. Alhokair & Co., has announced the opening of the first three Joe Fresh stores in Saudi Arabia.The first 4,800sq ft store in Mall of Dhahran opened on 2 July 2014, followed by the 4,500sq ft in the Sahara Mall which opened on 11 July 11.....
B&M announces strong first quarter results
UK discount chain B&M has announced strong first quarter results. Group sales rose by 39 per cent to £367 million, while UK sales alone increased by 22.6 per cent to £341.2 million.Like-for-like sales was down slightly to 6 per cent from 7 per cent in 2013.Terry Leahy, former chief executive of Tesco, is.....
Morrisons appoints Poundland's Higginson Chairman
UK supermarket chain Wm Morrison has announced that it has appointed the Poundland chairman, Andrew Higginson, as its new chairman.The current chairman, Ian Gibson, will retire from Morrisons in 2015, while Higginson will join Morrisons' board at the start of October as non-executive deputy chairman and.....
Tesco experiences record sales decline
Tesco experienced a massive 3.8 per cent decline in sales for the 12 weeks ending July 20, according to Kantar Worldpanel data. The decline is the worst in two decades, since comparable records began in 1994.It again lost more of its UK market share, with a decrease of 1.4 per cent to 28.9 per cent. This is.....
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