Schwerin, Germany – Despite the cost increases in all means of production, the asparagus growers in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (M-V) are cautiously optimistic about the coming season: “While the past asparagus season was still under the immediate shock of the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine, the high-priced seasonal item asparagus became a luxury good as a result of the high inflation rate and many...
Korea’s Taebaek Nonghyup in Gangwon Province Completes Farm Machinery Repair Tour
In summary: A South Korean farmers’ cooperative has successfully ended a farm machinery repair tour covering 13 local farmers’ associations for the inspection and repair of tillers, tractors, etc., in a city in Gangwon province. During the tour, Kim Byung-doo president of Taebaek Agricultural Cooperative, and Kim Jun-tae, head of NH Taebaek City Branch had pledged to do their best to inspect and...
Italy Oranges: Parlapiano holds high the flag of the Ribera Orange
Italian company, Parlapiano Sicilia will present in Rimini at Macfrut 2023 the excellence of the Sicilian territory of which it is a leader in marketing and, in particular, the Ribera D.O.P Orange-the company’s flagship product-,the Organic Sicilian Orange, the Paradiso Orange, the Pera Coscia di Ribera and the Pescabivona IGP. The 2022/2023 orange campaign, which has just ended, records a more than positive trend. Parlapiano...
Mexico still does not import meat from Brazil and Argentina
The Consulting Group of Agricultural Markets (GCMA) in Mexico has stated that there have been no imports of Brazilian beef, due to the fact that logistics costs are very high and the product cannot compete on price. Even though the Mexican government allowed the entry of beef, tariff-free, from third-party countries with which there is no free trade agreement, to “favor the Mexican economy” as part of the...
European Union grain harvest may be higher
A recent report prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA/FAS) predicts that the EU grain harvest will increase to 285 million tons in the 2023/24 season from 267 million tons in the 2022/23 season. The Americans predict that all winter cereals will exceed the previous season’s sowing levels. After the severe drought and increased fertilizer prices faced by EU farmers in...
Short-term rapeseed provides variety support for the utilization of idle winter fields in China’s south
Recently, the new high-yielding, high-oil, multi-resistant and short-term Chinese rapeseed variety “Zhongyou Zao No. 1” selected by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences was measured on site at the demonstration venue in Wan’an County, Jiangxi Province. The yield of rapeseed reached 175.7 kg per mu (0.165 acres) while oil content was 44.16%. The fertility period was about 169 days, which is shorter than for...
Is Mao Era Agriculture Control Back in China?
While a three-year lockdown over Covid-19 still rings fresh in the minds of most people in rural China, it goes without saying that anything from this period that hints at freedom curtailing can have a sensational run. Indeed, something of a similar caliber is already running its course in a remote hamlet in Xian, north China. On 1st of April...
Salmonella Infested Ground Cumin Recalled in 16 States Across the United States
The use of product batch identification details have often played an important role in alleviating infections occasioned by contaminated consumer products. These labels came to play recently in Florida when FDA posted a recall notice for Lipari-branded ground cumin. This move, reminiscent of a recent recall of ground cinnamon in Spain, has so far led to recall notices in 15...
Spain: The Ministry of Agriculture sets the maximum CAP for the simplified scheme aid to small-scale farmers for 2022
Spain’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPA) has set the budget ceiling for the 2022 campaign of the simplified scheme for small-scale farmers, as published Monday in the Official State Gazette (BOE). This scheme is intended for beneficiaries who receive a total amount of direct payments not exceeding 1,250 euros per year under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). This establishes the limits...
Plastics Are Infiltrating Our Food Chains
Each piece of plastic that has at any point been made is still on our planet today, aside from what has been scorched down. Also, this plastic doesn’t vanish. What happens is it separates into increasingly small pieces known as microplastics and nanoplastics. Microplastics have penetrated all aspects of the planet, especially the food supply chain. They have been found...