April 2016 (Page 2)

by Elisa Xing, Fresh Plaza   Extreme weather that occurred by the end of January this year hit banana growing areas in China and southeast Asia countries, for example, Guangxi province, Yunnan province and Myanmar.   The nonstop rain seriously affected the banana growth, which will lead to the insufficient bananaContinue Reading

by Carlos Nunez, Fresh Plaza   Supplies of mangos in the United States are currently light, and that’s made for high prices for fruit coming from Central America. But supplies are expected to increase next month, when both Guatemala and Mexico ramp up production.   Imports from Mexico have been unseasonablyContinue Reading

  Mexican avocado grower-packer FrutiVal has acquired Californian supplier GreenFruit in an equity exchange deal that is expected to boost an “ambitious” marketing plan in the U.S., China and Japan.   GreenFruit’s vice president Brian Gomez told www.freshfruitportal.com he was very excited about the agreement, signed last Wednesday, which would give the company itsContinue Reading

by Gabrielle Easter, Fruitnet   US vertically integrated avocado supplier GreenFruit has announced its merger with Mexican grower-packer FrutiVal to create direct sourcing programmes for its clients.   The merger will create direct programmes from Mexico to the US and overseas markets throughout the year, with FrutiVal also providing GreenFruit AvocadosContinue Reading

by Elaine Reeves, The Mercury   THOSE in the know have long appreciated the richer, creamier flavour of avocados grown here in Tasmania.   But as Dick Shaw planted only 120 trees at Spreyton in 1995, which produce about 500kg a year, not many of us can be in the know.Continue Reading

by Erwin P.Nicavera, Sun Star   AT LEAST five percent of banana plantations in Negros Occidental has been affected by the “bugtok” disease, according to a provincial official.   Provincial Commodity Coordinator Marjo Balinas told Sun.Star Bacolod on Sunday, March 20, that the disease was monitored among banana plantations in theContinue Reading

by Rebecca Baron, Fresh Plaza   Banana wholesale prices have continued to grow since the beginning of the year, reports Federico Fapanni, sales manager for Ortobergamo.   The reason seems to be the lack of produce coming from Latin America due to the bad weather. Incoming volumes are not enough toContinue Reading

  While Colombia may not have the buying power of North America or Europe, with a population of almost 50 million people it is still a significant market outlet for purveyors of non-tropical fruit.   However, in 2015 the South American country was certainly less prospective for its key foreignContinue Reading

by Ashok Nanda, The New Indian Express   The Western Odisha district of Deogarh is counted among the few areas in the State where fruits are grown in large scale. Farmers here, though, earn very little profit from the crops.   This industrially backward district is famous for cultivation ofContinue Reading

  The Mindanao Collective Trademark (MCT) will be officially launched in June. The launch is the result of an extensive consultation process involving private sector stakeholders, officials and representatives of the European Union (EU)-funded Trade Related Technical Assistance Project 3 (TRTA 3), Department of Trade and Industry, Mindanao Development AuthorityContinue Reading

  The banana fungal disease, panama disease, has been present in northern Mozambique for the past few years. There are now concerns among banana farmers in South Africa that should this soil-borne fungus spread there, it could put the whole banana industry at risk.   Professor of the Department ofContinue Reading