Nuts

Everyone knows the favourite orange vegetable. But what do schoolchildren actually know about the production of carrots here in Germany? This year, the team from meine-Möhren.de is creating a film for school lessons to convey this knowledge. read more

Food shoppers who visit supermarkets and grocery stores see several potato varieties stacked in produce aisles, but not many people can say they truly know the differences between white potatoes and sweet potatoes apart from color and taste. Are white potatoes “better” for health-conscious
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At Gut Dietlhofen near Weilheim in Upper Bavaria, another planting campaign took place - this time accompanied by Peter Maffay. The children learned a lot about how to grow, care for and harvest local vegetables. With its projects, the Edeka Foundation pursues the goal,
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This year's watermelon-melon campaign is and will continue to be a tough nut to crack for Italian retailers. First of all, the start with the Sicilian melon was a shock, due to the bad weather that stopped consumption, and thus depreciated the work of the
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Horteck is a company that has been dedicated to the production and marketing of fertilisers and fertilisers for agriculture for more than 25 years. read more

The 20th anniversary of the "Echt kuh-l!" school competition organised by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) was all about school break catering. Under the motto "Food makes school! Organic, diverse and healthy", children and young people were able to learn about the interrelationships between
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The vegetable grower BEHR from Seevetal presented its microwave vegetable BEHR'S Dampfgenuss at the Symposium Feines Essen + Trinken symposium on 15 and 16 June in Munich. In addition to lectures on the topic of nutrition and its development in the future, new products were presented at various stands.
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As EastFruit’s readers should know, Turkey has a substantial amount of unsold hazelnuts stocked. TMO, a governmental body, which buys and sells hazelnuts from the open market in order to regulate prices, has now turned to selling the stocks. This move is the right one for the exporters, but
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Summer is coming and brings with it an increased desire for juices and smoothies that rhyme with Frutta da Bere, Orsero's signature range of juices and smoothies, comprising a total of 20 references. Apple, celery, spinach and ginger; orange and strawberry, coconut and pineapple are just a few
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Renovation and construction of nearly 35,000 square feet of screenhouses and greenhouses began on June 15 at the Lewis Brown Research Farm in Corvallis, Ore. read more

This year's annual meeting of the German Fruit Trade Association (DFHV), which was attended by around 70 participants in Hamburg on 15 June, was characterised by lively discussions around the topic of nutrition strategy. For this purpose, DFHV Managing Director Dr.
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As EastFruit’s readers should know, Turkey has a substantial amount of unsold hazelnuts stocked. TMO, a governmental body, which buys and sells hazelnuts from the open market in order to regulate prices, has now turned to selling the stocks. This move is the right one for the exporters, but
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According to EastFruit analysts, in 2023 Kyrgyzstan sharply increased walnut imports from China. During the first four months of the current calendar year, China shipped 25.5 thousand tons of walnuts to the Kyrgyz market. Of this volume, 14.4 thousand tons were inshell walnuts, and 10.9 thousand
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded $650,000 to a University of Maine project investigating the impacts of climate change on wild blueberry ecosystems and economics. read more

The new cherry 'gift box' could not but come from the home of chocolates (Alba, in the Cuneo province). It was Lorenzo Brigante, 26, who came up with the idea. He is the owner of Cascina Malcotti which covers almost 6 hectares of hazelnut groves, cherry orchards and apricot orchards. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, in 2023 Kyrgyzstan sharply increased walnut imports from China. During the first four months of the current calendar year, China shipped 25.5 thousand tons of walnuts to the Kyrgyz market. Of this volume, 14.4 thousand tons were inshell walnuts, and 10.9 thousand
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Murcia's Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research and Development (IMIDA), has presented farmers and technicians with new stone fruit varieties -such as peach, donut peaches, and plum, among others- that have high taste quality and are better adapted to climate change. read more

Discover the flavours and secrets of the food and wine culture of Romagna while spending pleasant evenings in the company of friends and relaxing in contact with the nature of the area. read more

According to the latest estimate of the national nuts table, Spain will produce 120,633 tons of grain almonds in the 2023 campaign. This is 49% above the average of the last three years and is mainly due to the entry into production of more than 16,000 new hectares. read more

Bluelab has announced its new partnership with De Lettuce Bear, an indoor vertical lettuce farming and hydroponics specialist based in Malaysia. read more