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EU amends imported goods MRL levels

4/7/2016

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By: Carl Collen - EUROFRUIT / Monday 14th March 2016, 09:31 London

Changes have been made to the maximum residue levels allowed of certain chemicals found on imported products

The European Union has announced the amendment of maximum residue levels (MRLs) for pesticide residues in a number of different products.

Inspection and certification group SGS reported that, in January, the EU announced four Commission regulations amending Annexes II, III and V of Directive 2005/396/EC of the European Parliament, and of the Council, with regard to maximum residue levels for pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin.
Amendments include changes to MRLs for chlorpyrifos in mandarins, apples, pears, peaches, table grapes, blackberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries, kiwifruit, pineapples, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, aubergines, melons, watermelons, whole cabbage, chinese cabbage, globe artichokes, leek and sugarbeets, which will be applied from 10 August this year.

The changes mean that EU member states can take and analyse samples for the pesticide/product combinations and the number of samples of each product, including foods for infants and small children and products originating from organic farming, SGS noted.


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Raisin producers in India hit hard by unseasonal rainfall

3/25/2016

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A recent spell of hailstorm and rains in some parts of Maharashtra over the last three days has hit raisin producers hard.
By: Nanda Kasabe | Pune | March 4, 2016 12:12 AM

A recent spell of hailstorm and rains in some parts of Maharashtra over the last three days has hit raisin producers hard. Farmers in Sangli, one of the biggest raisin production centres in the state, are unhappy with the rains that have come at an inopportune time, when the raisins were in the process of being dried.
“This will definitely affect the overall quality of the raisins, which lose color due to the rains and as a result, the price gets affected as well,” Subhash Arve, president, Maharashtra State Grape Growers Association (MGGA), who looks after the Sangli region, said. Prices of raisins which were around Rs 200-250 per kg, have dropped almost 50% as the raisins are turning black, he said. Farmers are now getting just about Rs 70-80 per kg for their produce. Warehouses where the raisins were being dried have been damaged causing water to seep in, which reduces the sugar content of the product. Around 40,000 tonne of raisins were expected this season, but the impact will now have to be seen in the next few days, he said.


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Australian raisin farm boosted by lightning and rain

11/27/2015

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PicturePHOTO: Farmer Max Emery says the quality of his raisins is good this year because he has had almost no issues with pests. (ABC Rural: Nathan Coates )
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Picking is underway at a commercial bush raisin farm 100km south-east of Alice Springs.
Farmer Max Emery said recent storms had kicked things along, but the season had been slow to start.
"We're having a strange run this year. We've had a very late flowering," Mr Emery said.
"We are now starting to pick and we are getting about half a bucket per day, whereas normally we would have been picking three buckets a day by now."


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Cadbury swaps raisins for sultanas

11/9/2015

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10:56, 4 NOV 2015 UPDATED 12:07, 4 NOV 2015
BY RUKI SAYID , GAVIN ALLEN


First they came for the Creme Eggs, and I said nothing because I did not eat Creme Eggs.
Then they came for the Fruit and Nut...


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Higher yields & a good quality crop from 2015 US raisin harvest expected

10/6/2015

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Greg Northcutt
Sep 23, 2015 


Two weeks after mechanically-harvesting his 310 acres of Thompson Seedless grapes and laying them on continuous trays to dry, Mitch Sangha started picking them up on Sept. 14. With dry weather forecast in his area through the end of the month, he expects to have all his 2015 crop off the ground by Sept. 25.

“Like the almond and cherry crops around here, the raisins were ready about a week earlier than usual this year,” says Sangha, who farms near Del Rey in Fresno County. “Yields appear to be up about 10 percent from last year, and the quality of the raisins looks pretty good.”


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Grapes are harvested

9/24/2015

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Raisins Crop news
At the present moment we are still harvesting and converting the grapes into raisins, all across the country from eastern regions of Ghochan all the way across to the west in Maragheh and Urumiyeh.


Except for two reports of rainfall near Ghazvin area and eastern Azerbaijan which has caused some minor damages, the whole conversion process has been reported to be in a very good condition. The process is anticipated to be over all across the map within three weeks regardless of the region.
The crop volume of raisins has been reported to be decent and above average in many areas except for the region of Hamedan (Located on west-side) which was hit by frost damages during wintertime. It is being forecasted that in total 10% increase in volume size in comparison to 2014 crop year and the total volume is estimated to reach 180,000 MT.

Market outlook and anticipations:
Raisins prices are likely to remain at the last year price levels which will give raisins and sultanas a great opportunity to compete with Turkish prices and claim bigger market share in North American and Australian Market.

Processing facilities are waiting for the new crop raisins to hit the local market within two weeks from today so they can start the process and shipments, as up to this moment not much of bulk raw material has been offered to the market.

Please stay Tuned for more updates and crop news.

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