NEWS
Special News of PISTACHIO
IRAN: Iran has taken some firm steps to battle Aflatoxin with Gamma rays. Three sites have been founded for this aim hoping to be exploited until the new crop launches. http://www.irandriedfruit.com/iran-pistachio.php
World: Pistachio: green light for world’s buyers. The top pistachio producing nations have good crops so it will largely be down to buying patterns to determine whether prices stay above historical levels, suggests Julian Gale. (Quoted from Agranet 27 July 2012)
USA: Pistachio producers battle aflatoxin with fungus .A beneficial fungus is being used in pistachio orchards to protect the nuts from aflatoxin contamination. (Quoted from Farm Press 20 July 2012)
