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New rules for organic supply
Often the demand for organic products exceeds supply which makes the the search for buyers easier and improves their profitability. On the other hand, it can be difficult for exporters in tropical climates to compete with growing organic standards in Europe. After...
EU peach and nectarine production
According to the European Peach Producers Associationand nectarine (EuroPech) the production has decreased by 11% in 2018 compared with 2017 (7% lower than the average for the last 5 years) due to adverse weather conditions such as frost and hail during the flowering...
Almond. NASS report
In July 2018, the USDA National AgriculturalStatistics (NASS) published an objective assessment of the new almond crop as 1,111 thousand tonswhich is 7.9% more than last year's crop. At the same time, according to the forecast, the production of the California...
US Almond market review (June 2018)
According to California Board report May almond shipments totaled at 158.3 million pounds compared to 170.7 million pounds in 2017 (a drop of 7.3%). One of the reasons for the decline in export shipments and commitments is the high price of almonds in May 2018 which...
Top Almonds Exporters by Country
Combined exports of shelled plus in-shell almonds by country totaled US$6.3 billion during 2017 Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of almonds during 2017, United States: US$4.3 billion (69.3% of total exported almonds) Spain:...
Subsurface irrigation advantages
The advantages of using a subsurface drip irrigation and planting patterns of 5x3 m have been used since 2017 in an intensive almond crop garden (Koda, Georgia). When designing an almond garden in Koda (Georgia), the following tasks were set: Evenly moisten the soil...
Almond: Global Market
According to forecasts in the 2017/18 season, global almond production will grow by 6% to a record 1.3 million tons due to record harvests in the USA, Australia and the EU. Global consumption will also grow to a record 1.2 million tons. Global exports will grow by 4%,...
US Almond Wholesale Prices
Wholesale prices of the California exporter NIDATRADING (effective date 03.01.2018). Table 1. Export price of NIDATRADING (USD per 1 kg) BlanchedWholeAlmonds 10,56 NaturalAlmond 10,11 Meal Chopped Almonds 10,33 DicedAlmonds 10,33 Smoked Almonds 10,78...