April 2016 (Page 4)

  According to Jose Calzada Rovirosa, the head of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (Sagarpa), thE agency would promote a project for the construction of an irradiation plant for citrus for export.   The official stated at a meeting with citrus producers and federal lawmakersContinue Reading

  While the production and marketing of pineapples in the domestic market is a well-known field for Colombia, the country has recently started to explore the international market. “There is currently a supply of more than 450,000 tonnes in the Colombian domestic market, but exports are becoming interesting for us asContinue Reading

  “Only the best!” that is the philosophy of the Dieter Fuhrmann fruit and vegetable company in Berlin. The customers of the family business, situated at the Berlin wholesale market, emphasize their need for quality and freshness. “Every day we supply our customers, hotels and restaurants, in Berlin and Brandenburg,”Continue Reading

by Maura Maxwell, Fruitnet   At least 246 people have died and many thousands injured by a powerful earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday.   The magnitude 7.8 earthquake, whose epicentre was near the northern town of Muisne, caused widespread damage to infrastructure across large swathes of the country.   It isContinue Reading

by Tim Linden, The Produce News   Some weather issues combined with a disappointing early season market to get the California avocado season off to somewhat of a shaky start.   With a huge amount of imported fruit in the market in January, the market price for the start of theContinue Reading

by Gabrielle Easter, Fruitnet   Avocado production and consumption continues to rise in Australia, with more than 68,000 tonnes of avocados expected to hit retail shelves in coming months.   Ideal weather conditions have set the scene for a bumper crop from March to November, says grower-owned marketing company the Avolution.Continue Reading

by Kelly den Herder, Fresh Plaza   “Who was expecting this radical change? The year 2015 was one of the worst years in Ecuadorian history for bananas. We weren’t expecting a big change anytime soon, but the market has turned around completely since January 2016 and the demand for Ecuadorian bananasContinue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   Australian citrus exporters have received a timely boost on the eve of their peak season, with another round of tariff reductions invoked in Japan.   The cuts are the third round of reductions to be made under a free trade agreement between the two nations, finalisedContinue Reading

  According to ProColombia, some 275 Colombian agribusiness products, including cocoa, quinoa, exotic fruits like gulupa and gooseberries, confectionery, fresh flowers, bakery, and products from the milling industry, have a chance in the European market.   “The European Union has become a hub for the agroindustrial sector. It is oneContinue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   All was not lost for New Zealand’s avocado sector in a season that stakeholders are referring to as a “short crop” year.   Industry projections put the total export crop at around 2.5m trays (5.5kg), short of the pre-season forecast of 3m trays and some 2mContinue Reading

by Gabrielle Easter, Fruitnet   The CIQA officials visited an avocado orchard in Katikati, heard presentations from NZ Avocado, Zespri, Pipfruit New Zealand and New Zealand’s Ministry for Primary Industries, and also toured the Plant & Food Research site in Te Puke.   While New Zealand-grown apples and kiwifruit haveContinue Reading