Pomegranates

An increasing number of European and extra-European operators and supermarket chains are requesting pomegranates from Italy even though, up until a few years ago, they used to purchase them from other Mediterranean origins such as Spain and Turkey. read more

Pomegranate arils are increasingly in demand but, in order for the chain to be sustainable, processes need to be mechanized. "Extracting arils mechanically is now possible thanks to a Futura machine, which is a sturdy yet simple solution," explains Andrea Vitali from CSA Technologies. read more

Young and old volunteers have jumped in to help finish the pomegranate and are now tackling the figs harvesting and packing says David Levin, the CEO and marketing director of Zohara Farms. “The efficiency is not 100%, it’s 80% but we say so what, the pack house is at least running. It is a
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"We have been producing Mollar de Elche pomegranates in San Juan de Alicante for more than 30 years. We came to terms with the fact that when marketing fresh produce, the fruit that could not be sold because it did not meet the market requirements ended up discarded or, at best, was sold to the
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The prices of imported fruits such as kiwis, apples, pomegranates, and pears in Vietnam have significantly decreased, costing only a fraction of their prices two years ago. read more

Two of Anecoop’s cooperative members are to join forces to boost their competitiveness in the organics sector. Almeria-basedd Albentillas and Murcia’s Toñifruit have announced that they will integrate their social structure while retaining their individual legal identities. read more

The Wonderful pomegranate campaign is proceeding at Azienda Agricola Castagnino in Crotone, Calabria. "We started harvesting in early October and we are almost done. The produce will be commercialized until the new year thanks to storage in our units according to plans that are almost entirely
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The Sicilian pomegranate season is almost drawing to a close and, as Sicilian producer Michelangelo Bevilacqua, owner of the Tenute Michelangelo company in the Acate (Ragusa) area with six hectares dedicated to the fruit, tells IFN, it has been a season with two faces. "The
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The owner of a pomegranate harvest business in the Kurdistan Region stated that he signed a contract for the export of 1,000 tons of pomegranates to France. Idress Anwar signed a contract stipulating that the pomegranates are to be sourced from Halabja and Zakho. In the first phase, 100 tons of
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A tourist from Azerbaijan got in a whole lot of trouble when he stepped into a Lisbon restaurant, hoping to order some fruit juice to drink. But his request alarmed the server so much that the police became involved. Not only that: the entire incident prompted a terror alert. read more

Azerbaijan is actively advancing its agriculture, focusing on key areas such as tomato, persimmon, pomegranate, and notably, hazelnut production. The country ranks 4th globally in hazelnut production for the 2022/2023 season, producing 24,000 tons, constituting 4% of the world's hazelnut
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The record increase in prices is for persimmons with 30 per cent, but it is the whole autumn basket of fruit and vegetables that is soaring by an average of 20 per cent. read more

Seasonal favorites like pomegranates, persimmons, cranberries, sweet potatoes, pineapples, potatoes, carrots, and celery were front and center. As were football party staples such as avocados, jalapeno and serrano peppers, onions, Roma tomatoes, cilantro, baby carrots, and cucumbers were well
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As Christmas is coming closer, demand for pomegranates is increasing, says Yigit Gokyigit, commercial coordinator for Turkish fresh produce exporter Alanar: “The Turkish pomegranate season started last month with the first crops. Demand so far has been satisfying for the whole market. We think
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Pomegranate seeds have experienced a surge in popularity and robust demand growth in recent years, thanks to studies highlighting their exceptional nutritional value. Juran Technologies' ArilSystem© is an industrial system for extracting pomegranates in small and large volumes of high quality
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The Turkish pomegranate harvest is close to completion. According to Oguzhan Erdogan, Europe sales director for Turkish fruit exporter Ana Fruit, the start of the season was rather busy for them: “The pomegranate harvest started in the last week of September and we are now approaching the end.
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Production volumes are going back to normal in this year's Mollar de Elche pomegranate campaign, although due to the impact of the weather, small sizes predominate and there will be around 30% more second class fruit and fruit for industrial processing. read more

Cultivated in the areas on the slopes of Mount Etna, in the Catania plain, in a generous land capable of enhancing the product's quality characteristics, Barbera pomegranates are distinguished by their intense red colour and strong, decisive flavour. read more

After the first fruits at the end of September, the Barbera pomegranate campaign entered its climax on 25 October. A delay of about ten days compared to a typical year, due to the torrid heat that has continued to persist over Sicily. Sweet fruits, minimum 16 degrees brix Alessandro
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From miniature to pie varieties to jumbo sized jack o' lanterns, pumpkins of all sizes decorated stores and ad flyers this week. Seventeen varieties of apples were reported this week, perfect for baking, bobbing or covering with caramel. Other fruits such as grapes, pears, persimmons,
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