INC Tariff Report & Updates
Canada: 25% Tariff on US Peanut Butter Removed Canada has removed most of its retaliatory tariffs against goods from the United States, including a 25% duty on US peanut butter, as of September 1, 2025. According to a statement published by the Canadian government, this measure was taken in recognition of the US allowing most […]
Nut Consumption Associated With Lower Chronic Kidney Disease Risk
A recent study published in the British Journal of Nutrition looked at how different foods affect the risk of chronic kidney disease, a condition that gradually reduces kidney function. In this meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies, researchers combined data from multiple observational studies that followed people over time to see how diet relates to disease […]
Eating a Large Handful of Walnuts Daily May Improve Sleep Quality
New research published in Food & Function explored whether eating walnuts every day could affect levels of melatonin —a hormone that helps regulate sleep— and improve sleep quality. In a randomized crossover trial of 76 healthy young adults, participants ate 40 grams (a large handful) of walnuts with dinner for eight weeks and avoided nuts […]
Nut Intake Linked to Better Physical Function and Quality of Life in Older Adults
A recent study published in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle investigated whether eating nuts is related to how well older adults can carry out daily physical tasks and their overall quality of life. This cross-sectional study included data from more than 5,800 adults 60 years or older who participated in the US National […]
Almond Shell Utilization in Next-Generation Biocomposite Packaging: A Review
Background: The profound use of polyethylene-derived packaging materials has generated significant environmental problems with its non-degradability. The necessity of sustainable substitutes has resulted in intensive research on bio-based packaging materials. Almond shells are the byproduct of almond production, either discarded or burned in the almond industry. Scope and approach: Almond shells have potential food packaging […]
Effect of different drying methods at temperatures on nutrition quality of pecan
There are fewer reports on the nutritional quality of pecans subjected to drying temperatures. In this study, we explored the effects of four drying temperatures (freeze-drying (FD), low-temperature drying (LD), medium-temperature drying (MD), and high-temperature drying (HD)) on the nutritional quality of pecans (Carya illinoinensis). The results demonstrated that MD significantly increased (p < 0.05) the content […]
The Effect of Vermicompost on the Biochemical Properties of Hazelnuts
To date, no studies have been conducted exploring the effect of vermicompost on the biochemical properties of hazelnut; therefore, more research is needed on this subject. This study was conducted between 2018 and 2020 to determine the effect of vermicompost (3–5 kg/ocak; VM1 and VM2, respectively) on total fat and protein content, total carbohydrate and ash, […]
The Effect of Nano‐Fertilization With NPK and Spraying With Potassium Silicate on Improving the Physical Characteristics of Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) Fruits of Khastawi and Khadhrawi Cultivars
This study was conducted during the 2024 growing season at the Palm Research Station in Al-Zafaraniya, Baghdad, Iraq. A total of 54 uniform date palm trees (Khastawi and Khadhrawi cultivars), approximately 15 years old and planted at 10-m spacing, were selected for experimental treatments. The objective was to evaluate the effects of three concentrations of nano […]
Analysis of the effect of temperature and packing method on the quality and oxidative stability of walnuts in storage
Walnuts are rich in a variety of nutritional components. However, due to their high content of unsaturated fatty acids (UFAs), the quality of walnuts tends to decline during storage, which adversely affects the development of the walnut industry. This study was aimed to investigate the impacts of temperature and packaging methods on the storage quality […]
Evaluation of the crop sequence boundary (CSB) dataset for field boundary mapping and spatial overlap analysis supporting pesticide risk assessment
Accurate delineation of field boundaries is essential for translating pixel-level remote sensing data into actionable field-scale agricultural decision-making. This study evaluates the accuracy of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Crop Sequence Boundaries (CSB) dataset, which derives crop field polygons from eight years of Cropland Data Layer (CDL) data by analyzing crop rotation history […]