Pomegranates

The recent general meeting of the French Pomegranate Union provided an opportunity to review the actions taken since the union's establishment a year ago and to discuss future projects. Currently, 55 out of the 200 pomegranate growers in France are members of the union. The significant turnout demonstrated the growers' interest in being part of the union. read more

Fruit companies around the world are using iPhones to perform more efficient fruit sizing for crops such as citrus, apples, grapes, stone and pome fruit, pomegranates, and most recently avocados and macadamias. "The TrueFruit AI fruit sizing toolset has been enthusiastically adopted by producers and read more

This week, the first Peruvian pomegranates of the Wonderful variety have arrived at Beta Best Produce in Poeldijk. "Production is about 30% lower compared to last year. This is currently resulting in high prices, which, depending on the size, range between 11 and 13.50 euros," says Vince. read more

Granatowe są atrakcyjne i posiadają wiele korzystnych właściwości, dlatego są chętnie wykorzystywane przez firmy spożywcze, farmaceutyczne i kosmetyczne. Obecny wzrost potwierdza perspektywy na przyszłość, które będą obejmować wykorzystanie granatów we wszystkich sektorach i potwierdza ich znaczną obecność na rynku. PND przechwyciło.

Pomegranates are appealing and boast multiple beneficial properties, plus they are requested by food, drug, and cosmetic companies. The current growth substantiates future perspectives that will see pomegranates used in all sectors and confirms a massive presence on the market. PND intercepted. read more

Peru is currently the main exporter of pomegranates in the Southern Hemisphere, despite changes in the industry which have significantly reduced planted hectares. read more

South Africa’s pomegranate industry has a good future, but there are also some challenges that the business needs to overcome in order to make an impact on export markets. read more

"Feared by most farmers" reads the message accompanying a photo of a hail stone that fills a hand, taken on Monday late afternoon in the Bo-Langkloof, west of the Langkloof proper, where mostly pomefruit is grown, along with some stonefruit, figs and pomegranates.Dominique van Reenen of the
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Leading Indian exporter INI Farms – part of the AgroStar Group – has shipped its first container of Kimaye-branded pomegranates to the US via seafreight. read more

In the traditional grain area of the Swartland in South Africa, Bovenvlei farm grows the mid-season 'Wonderful' pomegranate, a hardy variety with reliable yield and market demand. Bovenvlei, with 70 ha, is one of the largest pomegranate farms in South Africa. read more

The Lome Super Fruit pomegranate campaign ended just a few days ago. The entire 2023 harvest was sold: as reported by the sales manager of Masseria Fruttirossi Dario De Lisi, a total of approximately 5 thousand ton against the slightly less than 3.5 thousand tons of last year. read more

In a pioneering move, the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), in partnership with the Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH), is gearing up for trial sea shipments of mangoes and pomegranates to the US and the European Union. This
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Fresh-cut fruit is often considered as part of the "processing industry" when actually there are thousands of producers and processors worldwide that are small, almost artisans. That is why the producers of processing machinery wanted to find the best solutions for these small and medium-small
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In a ground-breaking study by Italian researchers, published in Nutrients, an innovative extraction technique known as hydrodynamic cavitation was employed to derive extracts from pomegranate's non-edible components, such as peels and seeds, typically discarded during juicing. This sustainable
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During the first four weeks of the year, Peruvian fresh pomegranate exports have been better than expected. In this period, exports have reached 1,798 tons, which is more than four times the figure reached in 2023, when only 419 tons were exported. Just last week, shipments totaled 955 tons,
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Pomegranates continue to be popular, but the only way to stand out is to automate the aril extraction phase. "CAS Technologies has developed Futura, a machine for the extraction of arils. It is the only machine in the world to use this method. We are looking for partners to bring the project
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"We have been offering pomegranates from Turkey since October and will continue to do so until about mid/late March. They are currently quite expensive. Each week, we receive five to six trucks, each carrying 17 to 18 tons. We also have Santa Maria pears, Devici pears and quinces available until
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