Nuts

Simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Turkey on 14th May. The results are set to have a significant impact on several commodities, including nuts, dried fruit, and steel, of which Turkey is a key exporter, and the Turkish lira. read more

“Consumption is recovering, with considerable requests coming in from abroad. The Italian produce is growing in parallel with the quality parameters required by a market that is particularly careful to the food/well-being ratio. People now pay particular attention to products, not just to
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Fruit tree owners between the Ems and Elbe rivers can now once again register their own trees with the Lower Saxony Centre for Nutrition and Home Economics (ZEHN) and mark them with a "Yellow Ribbon". read more

In a recent Phytotherapy Research study, scientists review existing literature on edible mushrooms and their bioactive constituents and their impact on hypertension. Edible mushrooms are enriched with nutritional bioactive compounds, dietary fiber, amino acids, sterols, proteins, vitamins, and
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Falling prices and over-supply has been topic of discussion, but it is not all doom and gloom, says Jillian Laing, CEO of, the World Macadamia Organisation (WMO). read more

Parlapiano Sicilia was the protagonist of the Tgr Buongiorno Regione, Sicily Edition (click here to see the interview at about minute 11.20), in the part dedicated to the extraordinary excellences that the Ribera territory offers, such as the Ribera Dop Orange and the Pera Coscia. read more

The #VitamínateConPimiento campaign was launched four years ago by Semillas Fitó, with the aim of promoting the consumption of peppers in the Region of Murcia as a local, quality product with high nutritional value, while at the same time seeking to highlight the value of the sector for its
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The Grenoble walnut PDO participated for the first time in the Italian Macfrut event that took place from May 3rd to 5th. With 18% of its exports to Italy, this small nut with its own PDO decided to meet its Italian clients this year. It was also the opportunity for a wider public to
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The BBQ-flavored purple sweet potato chips from the Spanish brand Genuine Coconut have won the third prize for Best Innovation at the international fair ISM 2023, the world's largest trade fair for candy and snacks, held in Cologne, Germany, in recent days. read more

A good rooting and thus a good start is a prerequisite for the success of any crop, even more so if the cycle lasts only a few months, as in the case of horticulture. read more

The Chinese chestnut market can be roughly divided into sugar-fried chestnuts in winter and iced chestnuts in summer. It is understood that in the just-concluded sugar-fried chestnut sales season, the price of chestnuts rose due to the reduction in production last year, resulting in a lack of
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The benefits of fruit and vegetables are flaunted in all the health magazines and nutritionists recommend fruit in diets as the cornerstone of healthy eating. Fruit is a synonym for healthy, even if consumption is languishing - but that is another matter - and the positive effects
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Chief Executive Christoph Minhoff explains: "The Basic Law does not provide for council-based decision-making processes. The traffic light coalition undermines the legitimacy of the people's representatives in representative, parliamentary democracy with council structures. Also the procedure
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Italy is looking to Israel not only for an increasingly efficient use of water, with state-of-the-art irrigation systems, but also to solve the problem of the effect of excessive soil salinity on plants.K-Adriatica, a company specialising in the development of
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Transparency and convenience are the strengths of the new packaging designed by New Factor for its dried fruit references, including shelled walnuts, pine nuts, almonds, goji berries, cashews, grains and other references. read more

Zerbinati,Italy's leading producer of fresh vegetables and tasty ready meals, presents a series of references perfect for the summer season: a meal ready in 3 minutes without ever giving up the taste and all the nutritional characteristics of fresh ingredients and
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Korean pine nuts will be added to the list of strategically important goods, according to a draft government resolution posted for public discussion by the Ministry of Justice. read more

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Innovations in natural products for plant protection, nutrition and biostimulation were awarded at Macfrut, the International Fruit and Vegetable Exhibition. This happened in the third edition of the Biosolutions Innovation Award, the recognition promoted byAgri2000 in the framework of the
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Greenyard has signed a five-year partnership with 'The Vegetables Chef® and We're Smart World'' one of the world's leading culinary references for fruit and vegetables. Over the next five years, both companies aim to actively promote sustainable and
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