Nuts

The organic hazelnut grower farmers’ Association CAUCASNUT, which has implemented a group organic certification system since 2014, achieved significant success in 2023 – 306 Association members received an EU-recognized organic group certificate, reports EastFruit with the reference to
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Consuming bananas is good for weight loss. In fact, some claim that the banana is one of the most economically viable superfoods which is available in the market. It is easily accessible and rich in nutrients. Eating bananas can lead to several health benefits, as it is a rich source of several
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The warm autumn disrupts natural cycles, with chestnuts remaining on the trees due to high temperatures and lack of rainfall, preventing the urchins from falling and being harvested. This is what emerges from Coldirettin monitoring the effects of the
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Data on traceability and safety, but also on sustainability, nutritional characteristics and packaging composition: these are just some of the information on consumer products that have become indispensable for consumers today and can also
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"It's hitting some snags," is how Tjerk Nagel of Konaxx Onions describes the Dutch onion market in a nutshell." We're dealing with the aftermath of last season's sky-high prices. We're selling onions for €0.50/kg as if that's quite normal. Until last year, we'd not thought that possible. Yet,
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Sysco GB has kicked off a plan to offer comprehensive training on sustainability to all staff across its British businesses. read more

The USDA recently published its 2023/24 hazelnut production estimate for Turkey, pegging the size of the crop at 600,000 tons. This is less than Mintec heard from unofficial channels in the past several weeks and lower than the 718,000 tons the Turkish Union of Chambers of Agriculture projected
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At the company FruitPro, of Ridderkerk, which is part of the Israeli Galilee Export, the phone is ringing every minute. "Since the attacks happened, we have remained in touch with our Israeli friends. Many are calling to express their condolences and our customers also want to know if the
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The harvest of the Castel del Rio IGP chestnut, an excellent product of the Tuscan-Romagna Apennines, is about to begin, and for the occasion IFN has interviewed Monia Rontini, owner with her father Sergio of the Il Regno del Marrone farm, located in the municipality of Castel
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In marketing year (MY) 2023/24, walnut production is estimated to increase by 3.1 percent and reach 198,000 metric tons (MT). Area planted maintains an increasing trend due to high international demand for walnuts. Exports will reach 195,500 MT (in-shell basis), which represents a 2.9 percent
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The Grenoble Walnut PDO currently only covers walnuts in shell, but the Interprofessional Committee of the Grenoble Walnut (CING) wants to make the kernel a PDO as well. This is “our project for 2024,” explains Arnaud Rivière, president of CING. “We will submit an application to the
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The popularity of California Prunes among UK consumers and healthcare professionals is set to be given a boost by renewed campaigns with British nutritionist Jo Travers and TV chef and author Peter Sidwell. read more

Civi-Italia, the first national interprofessional consortium of nursery associations and national unions of fruit, vegetable and nut growers, representing 90 per cent of the Italian nursery sector, participated for the first time in Fruit Attraction with a collective. The
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Georgian Walnut Enterprise has expanded walnut processing in Georgia. According to the company’s founder, Giorgi Meskhidze, a line for drying nuts and storage facilities was added this year, and a line for packaging nuts in 10-kilogram plastic bags. The products will be sold in this form for
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The Italian pumpkin campaign is now in full swing, with its different varieties such as Butternut, Long Violet and Moscata. The national persimmon campaign is proceeding smoothly, with the start of sales of the Vanilla variety from Campania. Hot weather damages some productions, from chestnuts
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Georgian Walnut Enterprise has expanded walnut processing in Georgia. According to the company’s founder, Giorgi Meskhidze, a line for drying nuts and storage facilities was added this year, and a line for packaging nuts in 10-kilogram plastic bags. The products will be sold in this form
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Georgian Walnut Enterprise has expanded walnut processing in Georgia. According to the company’s founder, Giorgi Meskhidze, a line for drying nuts and storage facilities was added this year, and a line for packaging nuts in 10-kilogram plastic bags. The products will be sold in this form
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Georgian Walnut Enterprise has expanded walnut processing in Georgia. According to the company’s founder, Giorgi Meskhidze, a line for drying nuts and storage facilities was added this year, and a line for packaging nuts in 10-kilogram plastic bags. The products will be sold in this form for
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"It was only a matter of time before it arrived in Spain, and it has done so with the help of a company that is spearheading a change in the paradigm". Last week, nutritionist and food technologist Aitor Sánchez presented Unica's new 'healthy vending' proposal. A
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Civi-Italia, the first national interprofessional consortium of nursery associations and national unions of fruit, vegetable and nut growers, representing 90 per cent of the Italian nursery sector, participated for the first time in Fruit Attraction with a collective. The
read more