May 2016 (Page 2)

  Antalya’s greenhouse grown seedless watermelons are being sold to hypermarkets and hotels, with prices beginning at 2.5 TL (USD 0.85) a kilo and weights ranging between 5-7 kg.   ‘’We’ve grown the earliest watermelons in Turkey,’’ explains grower Veli Cetin. ‘’Our watermelons are tasty without the black seeds. Prices areContinue Reading

  According to Senen Arias Aragon, the vice president of the Association of Ranchers and Producers of Yam and Avocado, avocado production in the upper area of El Carmen de Bolivar has been affected by the Phytophtora pest, which has killed thousands of avocado trees, and the prolonged drought causedContinue Reading

by Carl Collen, Fruitnet   Bayer has used its appearance at the sixth International Banana Congress, which is taking place from 19-22 April 19 in Miami, Florida, to showcase its portfolio of products and solutions that support the success and sustainability of the banana industry.   Experts from the companyContinue Reading

  The throwing away of banana surpluses to avoid excessive price falls is a legal practice, but “socially unacceptable.” The Councillor of Agriculture of the Government of the Canary Islands, Narvay Quintero, has insisted on the need to address this problem; he announced the search for “markets outside the Peninsula”Continue Reading

  According to Sierra Exportadora, pomegranate exports increased by 25% in 2015,  a trend that continues this year as the country shipped over 4.2 million dollars of pomegranates in the first two months of the year, i.e. 97% more than in the same period last year. Sierra Exportadora promotes pomegranateContinue Reading

  Britain is in the grip of an avocado boom, experts say, as celebrity endorsement, growing awareness of its health benefits and its growing popularity in vegetarian recipes propels sales.   The fruit has become so popular that it overtook sales of oranges in December, and its popularity looks setContinue Reading

  Peruvian pomegranates are proving increasingly popular overseas, especially in the Netherlands. According to food exporter Sierra Exportadora, pomegranate sales have increased by 97% in the first two months of this year compared to the 25% increase in the same period in 2015. This increase meant that Peru exported 4.2Continue Reading

  Demand for kiwifruit is outstripping supply, causing a jump in orchard sales in the Western Bay of Plenty, which has been described by one agent as “a land grab”.   Figures from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand show 83 orchards sold in 2014 for a sale medianContinue Reading

  Suppliers from Tamil Nadu and Kerala have been dumping huge quantities of mangoes on Aurangabad markets, but despite an abundance of the fruit, buyers are not biting. Sellers are contributing this “unnatural phenomenon” to the current sky prices of the fruits.   Almost one month has passed since theContinue Reading

  Roger Portobanco, the treasurer of the Association of Banana Producers from Rivas (Aplari) and producer of bananas from Tolesmayda, in the municipality of Buenos Aires, asked the government to support producers from this department that are affected by drought.   70 percent of the 10,000 banana blocks planted annuallyContinue Reading

  The Del Monte agricultural transnational company might be the only solution to the crisis in the Panamanian banana production. Meanwhile, the unemployed in the sector demand state intervention.   According to Carlos Motta, member of the Democratic Revolutionary Party for the region of Baru, Del Monte’s proposal to investContinue Reading