Nuts

The arrival of autumn traditionally marks the start of the peak season for nuts and dried fruit. "The year can simply be divided into three trimesters: the peak season between the end of September and the end of the year, the 'off-season' leading up to Easter, and the summer months which are
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"Demand for sustainably cultivated and harvested mushrooms and wild mushrooms is definitely rising," begins Rik Spronk of Spronk Champignons. Every week, this Dutch company markets 150,000 kg of cultivated - white and chestnut - mushrooms and Shiitake, oyster, and portobello mushrooms grown by
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The incoming Prime Minister is being urged to appoint a Minister of Horticulture to Cabinet to help pave the way for ensuring the essential supply of nutritious fruit and vegetables for New Zealand and the world while creating jobs and export success. read more

When fall arrives, the mushroom season usually gets going. "But we can't complain about the past few weeks. Sales went quite well, and the supply and demand of white and chestnut mushrooms were well-matched. It went as it should," says Arno van den Oord of the Dutch mushroom and bean sprout
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World Food Day was commemorated with a new sense of urgency in South Africa, spurred by research commissioned by the Shoprite retail group that suggests that 49% of South Africans will go hungry at night in two years' time. read more

Some sources claim that banana juice might offer a few medical advantages for men's wellbeing. Bananas have a moderate amount of calories -- a little more than 100 calories in a normal banana -- yet are nutritious and filling. They're also loaded with dietary fiber and safe starch, which might
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It’s harvest season and the 2023 California walnut crop indicates volume growth with strong product quality, offering retailers more sales opportunities leading into the peak holiday season. With a one percent increase in production from 2022 and excellent quality expected due to favorable
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Veg Power, the not-for-profit alliance to increase the UK’s vegetable consumption, launched its second public health campaign ‘Simply Veg’ today. Simply Veg is the first campaign to bring together an alliance of the top nutritionists and chefs with psychologists and children’s
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In order to limit fruit and vegetable wastage and thus contribute to combating food waste, a team of researchers from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, has developed a project that aims to obtain a flour rich in nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, as
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In recent years, Onizzo, a company associated with Chileprunes, has established itself as one of Chile's main exporters of dried fruits and nuts. read more

Quantities of pumpkins, which are entering full production, increase significantly. Continuing hot weather dampens demand for persimmons and chestnuts. For apples, the campaign of Annurca apples from Campania and Fuji apples is starting. The plum campaign is drawing to a close. Slowdown in the
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World Food Day was celebrated yesterday with the aim of raising public awareness of the problem of hunger and malnutrition in the world and drawing attention to food security for all. In particular, the day celebrated
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Last November, Rick Rebergen and Helien Verhagen made Portugal their permanent home. Helien has been in the exotic fruits and vegetables sales business for years. read more

The National Potato Strategy for Nigeria was launched to ensure that the domestic potato industry would be able to deliver sustainable food and nutrition security, fostering trade surplus and boosting incomes. read more

At Fruit Attraction, one of the leading trade fairs in the fruit and vegetable sector, Semillas Fitó and Colle d'Oro have formalised a strategic alliance aimed at expanding and consolidating the CRÜ courgette brand throughout Italy. This agreement represents a commitment in the
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At Fruit Attraction, allium specialist Jardins du Midi presented its new products with the Planet-Score label. read more

Fried, roasted or boiled, potatoes are a staple of the Italian diet. These tubers, historically known as 'poor food', have in fact been able to win a place on the Italian table not only for their taste and cheapness, but also for other factors
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After introducing in mid-September the novelty of jet marking on every Lara walnut for the 2023 campaign, Il Noceto, the organisation of 14 Lara walnut producers from Veneto and Friuli, has already received the first positive feedback from the market; read more

Hungary’s 2023 walnut season is off to a good start with an average season expected says Máté Tömösváry, from the co-operative Balaton-ker-Tész: “We have just started the walnuts harvesting and expect an average season with apples and some pears being harvested too.” read more