Industry Information: Macadamia in Yunnan: "Standing at Thirty" and Encountering "Growing Troubles"

China News Agency, Lincang, May 17 (Chen Jing) The sales of "Double Eleven" for 7 consecutive years have been the first. The popularity of "Three Squirrels" reflects the huge market potential of nut food in China. However, most Chinese consumers do not know that some of the macadamia nuts circulating in the domestic market are produced in Lincang, Yunnan, which has become the world's largest macadamia nut planting base.

2020-06-12

Technical Knowledge: Macadamia Seeds

Macadamia nuts, a high-value food source with 10% protein and 10% carbohydrates, are also currently more unsafe than trees. As mentioned above, macadamia nuts are generally not suitable for harvesting in harsh environments due to heat damage due to the nut being prone to mildew, swatches (including onion rings), early sprouting or excessive heat on moist soil in direct sunlight (eg rancidity). Warm, humid weather is prone to higher microbial loads from bacterial and fungal infections (Macadamia Nut Society 99 Congress #7, T Dommett). Especially the use of animal droppings or bird droppings (domestic animals or wild rodents) can contaminate harvest batches due to ground conditions. This is especially the case with mechanical harvesting.

2020-06-12

Member style: Aofu industrial nut and walnut CNC complete processing equipment held a launching ceremony to start a new journey

Aofu Industrial's large-scale CNC complete set of nut and walnut processing machinery and equipment is deeply trusted by customers due to its excellent performance, high efficiency and durability, and the order volume has doubled. The complete set of equipment covers nut and green fruit classification, peeling, cleaning, flotation, sorting, and air drying , precise grading, automatic sewing of packaging bags and other highly automated equipment. From May 29th to 30th, under the clear blue sky, the transport vehicle loaded with the large-scale nut and walnut processing equipment of Aofu slowly drove out of the factory and sold it to Lincang, Yunnan, laying the foundation for the resumption of work and production of the nut and walnut processing industry in 2020. A solid foundation has been established and a "good start" has been achieved.

2020-06-12

International Macadamia Research and Development Center Macadamia Pest Control Project Signed

At the International Macadamia Conference held in Lincang, China in October 2018, Chris Sale, director of the International Macadamia R&D Center, proposed to develop an intelligent identification app for macadamia pests and diseases, namely the "Global Macadamia Pests and Diseases Service Mobile Platform Development Project".

2020-06-09

Brief report on monitoring and control of macadamia nut diseases and insect pests in Yunnan

From the end of May, there have been different degrees of rainfall in the macadamia nut planting areas in our province. According to the current weather forecast, our province has entered the rainy season. At present, black fruit disease has appeared in some orchards in Dehong. According to the current weather forecast, black fruit disease will continue to occur and become popular. It is recommended that orchards without black fruit disease in Dehong and Xishuangbanna, etc. Prophylactic spraying of copper or Bordeaux mixture once; 50% prochloraz EC 1000-3000 times, 80% Mancozeb WP 500-1000 times or 50% carbendazim 500-500 times for orchards with black fruit disease 800 times the same drug (choose 2 kinds of drugs to mix) for prevention and control, spray 2 to 3 times in a row, with an interval of 7 days between each time. For other drugs with the same name and different concentrations, refer to the pesticide label or instruction manual for use.

2020-06-09

Early warning for thrips in macadamia orchards

Since the beginning of spring this year, Yunnan Province has experienced less effective rainfall, drought in many places, and high temperature, which is conducive to the occurrence of pests, resulting in early occurrence of pest damage. At present, some orchards in Jinghong have appeared the symptoms of thrips seriously damaging young fruit (Figure 1). All growers are requested to pay attention to the occurrence of insect populations.

2020-03-27