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US: New York's strawberry production down in 2010 Time:29 Jan 2011 Posted by 21food.com Strawberry production in New York was down 20 percent from 2009 to 3.50 million pounds, said King Whetstone, director of U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics ...
NL: Nunhems at Fruit Logistica Time:11 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com From February 9 to 11, at Fruit Logistica in Berlin, Nunhems (stand A-05 in Hall 1-2) is presenting its wide array of innovative seed products designed to meet the needs of all professionals involved in bringing ...
AU: Apple industry claims Chinese imports aren't a success Time:29 Jan 2011 Posted by 21food.com Australian consumers may have seen the last of the Chinese apple imports for 2011. The apple export season in China is wrapping up, and no more imports are expected until October at ...
Kenya: Passion fruit project aims to boost farmers' earnings Time:11 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com With much fanfare, last year saw consecutive announcements of drives to double the wealth of Kenyan fruit farmers, which were funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in ...
US (FL): Citrus could face new threat Time:10 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com Growers and scientists don't yet know how serious a problem fungal disease poses. One can't blame Florida citrus growers for feeling they're in the cross hairs for every citrus disease on the planet. The ...
US: Quadrants finds hidden dangers in unwashed fruit, produce Time:10 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com You will never look at an unwashed apple or vegetables the same after seeing results of recent testing done by Quadrants Scientific Inc. The San Diego-based analytical laboratory ...
US: Cherry growers deal with 'GAP' Time:10 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com As if the weather and the price of cherries weren't enough to worry about, Leelanau County fruit farmer are now turning their attention to a new set of federal guidelines that require them to complete reams ...
AU: Price hike gesture helps banana farmers Time:10 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com It took just two days for the price of bananas to jump in supermarkets after Cyclone Yasi hit, but the early price rise is the result of a gesture from the major chains to help farmers recover. ...
EU: The real Mr Fruitness at Fruit Logistica 2011 Time:10 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com The superhero will be making a personal appearance at the Piazza Italia booth in Berlin for the Fruitness Enjoy It! campaign, which is promoting the consumption of peaches and nectarines, ...
Update on flooded Australian fruit crops Time:09 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com After some difficult times in Australia with the fruit crops caused by extreme weather conditions. It's hard to get a good picture of the current status, but below is the status of the Australian fruit ...
Mexico: United States frost affects vegetables producers Time:09 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com The strong frost that has been affecting eastern United States threatens the transportation of tomatoes and other horticultural products that are held at Nogales` border. So it was ...
AU: Drenching restricts pineapple planting Time:09 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com Some Sunshine Coast pineapple growers have only been able to plant 10 per cent of their crops this year because of heavy summer rainfall. Glass House Mountains grower Gary Pike says it has been ...
The Netherlands export 5% less aubergines in 2010 Time:08 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com Less export in 2010 During the period January to November 2010 inclusive 35.6 million kgs of Dutch aubergines were exported, 5% less than in the same period of 2009. In the first half of the ...
Chile exported record volumes of fruit 2009/10 Time:11 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com A new record high volume of fresh fruit was exported from Chile to customers across the globe in 2009-10. The bare statistics do not tell the whole story of a season badly disrupted by a ...
Sweden: Leafy vegetable consumption may boost athletic performance Time:15 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com Research that was recently conducted at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden suggests that eating vitamin-rich vegetables like leafy greens and beets could improve efficiency ...
US: B&W Quality Growers introduces gourmet pea tendrils Time:18 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com B&W Quality Growers, is building on its 140 year history as a premium specialty grower of watercress and arugula by introducing a value-added food service Pea Tendrils. Pea Tendrils are ...
Argentina: Senasa confiscates 18,000 kg of lemons in Salta Time:16 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com The action was taken by "Coordinacin Regional Temtica de Inocuidad y Calidade Agroalimentaria del Centro Regional NOA Norte", the regional responsible for the Health and Food security...
AU: Farmers desperate for help to defend fruit Time:15 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com Citrus fruit growers are raising fears about the possibility of disease reaching the mainland via Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. A disease known as citrus greening has decimated large parts of ...
Strict condition to hurt Pak mango exports to Japan Time:16 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com It is unlikely that Pakistani exporters will reap benefits from the recent decision of Japanese government to lift ban on its mango import mainly owing to stringent condition of Vapour Heat ...
US: National Apple Month announces annual retail and military display contest winners Time:16 Feb 2011 Posted by 21food.com Today the National Apple Month program announced the winners of the fall 2010 National Apple Month retail and military display contest. The annual contest ...
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Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
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China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
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IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
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