In this issue of WPM, we will cover two important trade events in China that brought together many peanut professionals from around the globe: the World Sesame and Peanut Conference 2024 in Macau in August, and September’s China International Peanut Conference in Liaoning Province. We then take a closer look at gene editing and its potential impact on peanut breeding, including the current regulatory trend in the European Union, which may lead to an easing of restrictions in this field. We also discuss new genetic techniques with the President of the Peanut Research Foundation in the US, Steve Brown, and look at some of this important institution’s other activities. Finally, we continue our journey in the field of peanut processing with a description of sorting/hand-picking.
