SOURCE: Mike Knowles, Fruitnet New Zealand is on course to produce around 7mn trays of avocados this season, a notable increase on the 5mn trays it harvested last year, according to industry body New Zealand Avocado. The association’s marketing and communications manager Matthew Ball told the New Zealand Herald thatContinue Reading
SOURCE: Malaymail Oranges are an essential feature of every Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration, whether as a festive treat or a symbolic gift to enliven the occasion. The Chinese community holds the belief that oranges bring blessings and prosperity for the year ahead, particularly when exchanged as gifts. “Giving orangesContinue Reading
SOURCE: AVC Nocitas TRANSLATION: Freshplaza Pineapple producers in the regions of Isla, José Azueta, and Rodríguez Clara (Veracruz) are asking the Federal Government to limit imports of industrialized pineapple, arguing that these imports constitute unfair competition for producers and the national industry. Alfonso Barrera Rosas, a local producer, stressed thatContinue Reading
SOURCE: Agatha Ngotho, The Star A new study has shown the potential of a biocontrol agent used to fight the devastating papaya mealybug pest across East Africa. Acerophagus papayae is a parasitic wasp that has proved to be a successful agent against papaya mealybug in Africa. Mealybug is a highlyContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Global New Light of Myanmar The Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation called for an Expression of Interest (EOI) for pineapple exports to China. As per the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Protocol agreement between Myanmar and China, the SPS measures will be undertakenContinue Reading
SOURCE: Terry Friel, Khmer Times In an unusual twist for one of the world’s largest rice-producing countries, Battambang farmer Prourn Sav has switched paddy for pineapples. “Pineapple prices are a bit lower this year, but they still make more money than rice,” says the 45-year-old farmer, standing in a fieldContinue Reading
SOURCE: Hin Pisei, Phnom Penh Post While Cambodia earned nearly $140 million from exporting fresh bananas during the first 11 months of 2024, the figure represents an almost 10% decline on the same period in the previous year. An industry insider put the decline down to two factors: unfavourable weatherContinue Reading
SOURCE: Jing Zang, Produce Report According to Thai media reports, Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives recently held an emergency meeting to discuss measures to enhance the control and inspection of durians destined for China. Thai authorities stated that Chinese officials had detected the presence of the unpermitted dye auramineContinue Reading
SOURCE: East Fruit The Korean government has announced it will continue to waive tariffs on a wide range of imported fruits in the first six months of 2025 as it battles food price inflation. Imports of bananas, pineapples, mangoes, grapefruit, avocados, durian and mangosteen have all enjoyed tariff exemption sinceContinue Reading
SOURCE: Times of Oman Mango is a crucial agricultural product for Pakistan to earn foreign exchange but the production and exports of the sweet fruit have declined in the recent past. About 1.7-1.8 million tonnes of mango are produced in Pakistan annually. However, output has seen a fall in recentContinue Reading
SOURCE: Gabriel Malheiros, Datamar News Mangoes could soon become one of Paraguay’s key agricultural exports, with the Chilean market as a primary target for 2026, according to the National Service for Plant and Seed Quality and Health (SENAVE). The announcement came as SENAVE granted quality certification to locally grown mangoes.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Krishak Jagat In the arid terrains of Rajasthan, where traditional farming faces relentless challenges, Ram Kumar Yadav from Dadar Bawadi, Jaipur District, has emerged as a pioneer in dragon fruit cultivation. His story is a testament to the transformative power of innovation, investment, and scientific training in agriculture. InContinue Reading