Fresh Del Monte has reported its financial results for the full year of 2018, with several factors contributing to an overall net loss of USD21.9m for the year. This marks a major swing of USD142.7m, from the net profit of US$120.8m that Del Monte recorded at the end ofContinue Reading
New Zealand biosecurity authorities are on high alert after a second type of fruit fly was found in Auckland within the space of a week. The Bactrocera facialis (facialis fruit fly) specimen was found in a surveillance trap in the suburb of Otara. The solitary male fly was formallyContinue Reading
“We need a better arrangement from Winfresh that will enable us to sell all our bananas!” That’s the anguished cry of banana farmers around the island as they brace themselves for possible tough times in the industry, which from all indications does not look promising in the UK market.Continue Reading
Vietnam has now begun officially exporting its mangoes to the US market, after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) gave permission for the import of fresh mangoes from the Southeast Asian nation in 2017. A ceremony was jointly held in Hanoi on February 18 by the Plant Protection DepartmentContinue Reading
Some 10,000 Chinese tourists have been invited to a feast in Thailand that has broken the Guinness World Record for the biggest sticky rice mango banquet ever, as a way to win tourists from China back. The dessert, featuring 6,000 mangoes and 15 tonnes of sticky rice was announcedContinue Reading
As part of efforts to prevent residents from consuming unwholesome fruits and vegetables, the Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA), in conjunction with the Lagos State Market Development Board, Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment as well as the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has commenced talks and sensitisation campaignsContinue Reading
The little-known Kapsoen village, a few kilometres off the Eldoret-Iten road in Moiben, Uasin Gishu County, is currently dusty and hot. As in many other parts of the country, it has not rained in the area for months, and, therefore, most farms are hosting scorched plants. On theContinue Reading
Bananas in Australia put up a gallant fight against the fearsome freckle — and won! Banana Freckle disease was found six years ago in the Northern Territory of Australia, prompting the country’s growers, public and government agencies to band together with an eradication response program. The disease can beContinue Reading
Coconut products and fresh banana, despite seesawing volumes and values over the years, have consistently been among the country’s major agricultural exports. In 2017, banana took the top spot among farm commodities, generating P56.88 billion from 2.86 million metric tons shipped out, accounting for 17.15% of total agricultural exportContinue Reading
Helped by a climate change caused by global warming, South Korean farmers eye new strains of crops such as bananas that have never been cultivated on the Korean peninsula for new income sources. Banana farming is possible only on the southern resort island of Jeju, known for aContinue Reading
Sarawak, which contributes 98 per cent of the country’s black pepper, is now poised to be the largest premium pineapple hub in the country. It all began with the first Milie Dilard (MD2) pineapple project in the state with the cooperation of the Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (MPIB) andContinue Reading
After more than five years and $26 million, the Northern Territory has been declared free of banana freckle. The fungal disease was found on Cavendish bananas back in 2013, which led to an eradication program that saw thousands of banana plants removed from across the Top End. Continue Reading
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