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Mediterranean Fruit Flies Found In Pompano Beach

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has positively identified the presence of two Mediterranean fruit flies, Ceratitis capitata, collected during routine fruit fly monitoring. The origin of these flies, wh [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Weekly Market Report - Dry Fruits

Dry fruits: The wholesale dry fruits market depicted a mixed trend during the past week as almond and pistachio prices declined on sluggish demand, while copra and walnut moved up on pick up in retailers buying support. Traders said [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

President keen on mango exports to Far East

He said that mango growers and exporters should be urgently informed about the decision taken by the Japanese government so they can take appropriate, timely steps for marketing their products in the international market. Presid [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Eight portions of fruit and vegetables a day protects agains...

A new study has found that the accepted wisdom of eating five portions a day for a healthy life could be inadequate. It ups the government-recommended quota which follows guidelines from the World Health Organisation that currently recom [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Azerbaijan contracted export of fruit and vegetables by 20% ...

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. In 2010 Azerbaijan curtailed farming export by 20.1%. The State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan (SCC) informs that in 2010 country’s export of vegetables and fruits dropped by 20.1% versus the index for 2009. I [...]

Posted On : Jan, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Weekly Market Report - Dry Fruits

Dry Fruits: Wholesale dry fruit prices surged in the national capital during the past week largely on the back of fresh buying by stockists and retailers, buoyed by rising domestic demand. Tight stocks following restricted arrivals from [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Tax refunds extended, expanded for Turkish agricultural expo...

Turkey’s Agriculture Ministry recently announced that it would continue tax refund support for exporters of products like fruits, vegetables, flowers, honey, jam, juice, canned fish, olive oil, poultry, eggs, chocolate and pasta. T [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Could an anti-browning technique boost the apple’s snack pot...

Could a genetically modified apple designed not to go brown after slicing be the apple industry’s panacea? Neil Carter, an Okanagan apple grower who runs a small biotechnology company seeking U.S. approval of the specialty apple, s [...]

Posted On : Nov, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Imported vs local fruit

Dr. Nguyen Minh Chau, head of the southern fruit research institute, sat down with Thanh Nien Weekly, to explore the bigger picture. The domestic market is flooded with imported fruits. How do they compete with local fruits? Ng [...]

Posted On : Oct, 24 2010 | Comments : 0

Fine Art Portraits of Fruits and Vegetables

Musical instruments look like weavings. Fruits and vegetables come alive and reveal their innermost secrets. Light filters through the edge of a flower, disclosing intricacies not available to the naked eye. The photography of JA Capozzi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

Researchers attack plum pox to save N.Y. fruits

"If PPV is not detected and infected trees are not destroyed, the virus will spread within and between orchards in New York and adjacent states by aphid vectors," said Fuchs, assistant professor of plant pathology at Cornell [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Fruits, vegetables import

Expecting 50 percent shortage of fruits and vegetables in the country due to floods, traders have asked the government to relax import tariffs to control prices during Ramazan. “Persistent rain and flood have damaged about 90 perce [...]

Posted On : Aug, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Tycoon sends private jet to S'pore to buy durians

The Star, a Malaysian newspaper, reports that Macau's Gambling King, Stanley Ho, sent his private jet to collect 88 durians from Singapore. Ho spent approximately RM4,800 on durians from the 818 Durian Stall in the small city-state o [...]

Posted On : Jul, 15 2010 | Comments : 0

Popular fruit & veg not healthiest

Obvious choices of fruit and vegetables are not necessarily the healthiest, new research has suggested. Scientists have come up with a list of five "powerhouse" foods that may be better alternatives. Experts recommend five port [...]