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South Africa's table grape sector faces a challenging record export season, exports to Russia plunge 21%
Recently, the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) said this year could be the largest export season in the industry's history. However, affected by multiple factors including domestic and international logistics in South Africa, rising input costs and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, this season is also one of the most challenging production seasons for the industry.
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African swine fever virus found in wild boar carcass in Hong Kong, China, AFCD confirms
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced that a sample taken from a wild boar carcass was found to carry the African swine fever virus. In response to the recent deaths of multiple wild boars in the Wong Yue Tan area of Tai Po, AFCD staff took a sample from a relatively intact wild boar carcass found at the above location for testing, and found that the sample tested positive for African swine fever.
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South African grapes to reach 334,000 tonnes, 70 million boxes, freight rates pose a challenge
On October 27, the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) released its first estimate for the 2021/22 season, forecasting production of 70.6 million to 77.7 million boxes (4.5 kg/box). Based on the midpoint of 74.2 million boxes, production is expected to reach 334,000 tonnes, roughly flat compared with the previous season
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Behind the scenes of the historical drama Gold Leaf: The history and drama of the Jiang A-Xin Western-style House, the strongest tea merchant in Taiwan, China
GoldLeaf - the English title of PTS's latest big drama "Gold Leaf" - throws out a suspense: what kind of leaf can be like gold? This leaf is the dark tea. There was once an era when tea leaves were more expensive than gold. Europeans were crazy about drinking tea, but tea was only produced in a very few regions such as China, Taiwan, China, and Assam in India.
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South Africa's National Treasure Tea Gets EU Origin Certification, One of South Africa's Three Treasures Sees a Surge in Value
South Africa's national treasure tea is rich in natural nutrients and free of caffeine. In recent years it has rapidly risen to fame in the beverage market, and in May of this year it passed certification by the European Commission, obtaining protected designation of origin, becoming the first African crop to obtain this certification, meaning that even if the same
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African Swine Fever Virus Found in Sanquan Dumplings: Are Soup-Filled Dumplings with Virus-Contaminated Meat Filling Safe?
You must have heard the news about swine fever in Sanquan dumplings. So do you know how Sanquan plans to handle this issue? The official response to the detection of swine fever virus in the dumplings is: all products have now been sealed and stored. The most important thing is to explain what their emergency measures are.
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African swine fever appears in Vietnam for the first time; how should the latest outbreak be prevented?
African swine fever has developed particularly severely in China, so screening at airports is also very strict, and the baggage of passengers at ports is also subject to very strict checks. But what about it? On the Vietnamese side, no news of African swine fever had been reported, so the screening of the baggage of tourists traveling from Vietnam was not subject to such high requirements. However, on February 15, a piece of pork from Vietnam was confirmed positive for African swine fever, the first case of African swine fever from Vietnam.
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African swine fever virus detected in Sanquan dumplings: are frozen dumplings still safe to eat?
Sanquan dumplings can be said to be a well-known dumpling brand, and at this time when swine fever is widespread, Sanquan dumplings have also tested positive for African swine fever virus nucleic acid. What is going on here, and what kind of reason caused it? There are reports that Sanquan Food Company (
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Organic Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki found with diphenylamine pesticide contamination, traced to lubricating oil accidentally mixed into the manufacturing process
Investigation into the detection of diphenylamine pesticide contamination in the organic Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki product Sulibao finds that lubricating oil accidentally entered the manufacturing process. What is going on here? How could lubricating oil appear in manufacturing? Let's take a look together. The Fushou Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki product "Sulibao" was detected with the chemical agent "diphenylamine"
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Banning kitchen waste feeding of pigs: kitchen waste may become a transmission route for African swine fever virus
If the African swine fever virus enters China, then kitchen waste is also a very risky transmission route. Let's take a look below. If the African swine fever virus enters China, kitchen waste is absolutely a high-risk route, but at present, after taking stock, the Council of Agriculture has
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