Orange juice rose to a five-week high in New York, gaining for a second straight week as the threat of hurricanes increased in Florida, the largest producer after Brazil. Orange juice at 5-week high on threat of hurricane. Futures have increased for four straight sessions, the longest rally since early May, and climbed 4.1 percent for the week. Would you recommend this? Rate it: Spending Smart Spending Smart offers useful, specific and often simple ways to cut household costs, with a focus...

Pomegranate or Punica granatum is a lush fruit bearing shrub that produces beautiful bright red flowers during the summer followed by those fun-to-eat flavorful, reddish roundish fruits. Redlands is the home of many types of fall fruits including the well known citrus and apples. Its long, dark green, tropical looking foliage is accented in the spring by large white flowers and in the fall with fascinating, chestnut brown fruit. Native to China, this graceful tree is prized for its dark...

The frustrated farmers called on the government to buy the fruit from them at reasonable prices. Former senator Pichai Boonyakiet said fruit farmers in 10 districts had suffered as a result of middlemen purchasing produce from them at very low prices, paying only Bt3 per kilo for mangosteens, Bt3-Bt4 per kilo for rambutans, and Bt4-Bt6 per kilo for durian. Nakhon Si Thammarat farmers dump mangosteens in front of the provincial governors residence. Mangosteen price too low: farmers. Home >...

But a less immediate threat looms from the other side of the world and may ultimately be the largest obstacle to the long-term survival of one of the state's linchpin industries. With the Farm Bill up for renewal this year for the first time since 2002, apple growers are pressing for an unprecedented amount of federal funding to develop technologies to make harvesting less costly and to grow overseas markets. The short supply of migrant labor and the potential for inclement weather that...

Some of the melons are striped, so the stripes are a little more obvious. New members, welcome! Existing members, thanks for your renewal or special gift! A little bit of a blush is how they like to tell they are ready. But you can tell by the stem when the watermelon is also good. August 6th is the last day to register to vote before the August 21st primary. Support for KUOW.org is provided in part by the A service of the University of Washington . Copyright 2007 KUOW Puget Sound Public...

KUCHING, July 30 (Bernama) -- Propelled by the wellness and health trend, those in the business of whole fruit and fruit beverages can look forward to a bright future in Malaysia as a marketing niche. XanGo LLC, a one-product company, that bottles XanGo Juice and markets it as a premium mangosteen beverage to be sold exclusively through a direct marketing network, is no exception as it wants to make Malaysia, including Sarawak, the launching pad to penetrate the regional markets. XanGo...

By KATHY WEBB - The Dominion Post . Thursday, 26 July 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say Despairing apple growers are giving up hope of exporting to Australia next year as they run into another political roadblock. By KATHY WEBB - The Dominion Post . Thursday, 26 July 2007 Email a Friend . Printable View . Have Your Say Related Links Subscribe to Archivestuff Have your say Despairing apple growers are giving up hope of...

Last year was one of those crops apple farmers dream about -- 96 percent of a full crop on the 5,000 acres of orchards across Henderson County. After earlier estimates that the Easter weekend hard freeze decimated the crop, growers say a few apples will pull through. The Easter weekend freeze and the wind storm the next weekend devastated the county's apple and peach crops and caused serious damage to strawberry and other berry crops and nurseries. Apple growers are working to secure...

Waitrose is coming to the aid of apple growers whose crops have been damaged by this summer's terrible weather. The supermarket chain is to take hail-damaged fruit at a fair price and sell it in its stores, highlighting on the packaging the reasons for its less-than-perfect appearance. Around 30 per cent have been affected across the country, with estimates of the damage to the UK apple market reaching 100million. Waitrose prides itself on working closely with its suppliers and on its...