TFNet News Compilation (Page 142)

    Citrogold general manager Bryan Offer says there are currently trial plantings of the RHM in Chile, the U.S., Spain and “selected Mediterranean countries”, but the furthest ahead is definitely his native South Africa.   “South Africa at this stage is the furthest advanced outside of Australia. The firstContinue Reading

    Two major Peruvian mango growers say abundant flowering this season is likely to push up year-on-year production and export figures by nearly a third.   Speaking to www.freshfruitportal.com at the Expoalimentaria trade fair held in the capital Lima last week, a representative of Piura-based Dominus said a mild winter wasContinue Reading

by Annie Guest, abc news     Mangosteen has long been used in traditional medicine in South-East Asia, and now Australian researchers hope to prove that its antioxidants could ease psychosis and other symptoms.   Present day medication for schizophrenia can have some unpleasant side effects, and researchers are hoping thatContinue Reading

    A Colombian pineapple company that has only just begun exports is expanding into the processing business, amid plans to strengthen its position in international markets and double production.   Bengala Agrícola is now adding various processed products to its mix, alongside its sales of fresh MD2 golden pineapples.   The company is alsoContinue Reading

    “The banana high sales period starts in September and continues until February. Speaking for the whole of China, not much has changed in the production volumes for bananas compared to last year. But the price is slightly going up again,” says Mr. Xu from Beijing Yongxin Hengchang Fruit.Continue Reading

by Matt Brann, abc news     The national crop forecast by Australian Mangoes (AMIA) is predicting the Northern Territory to produce 3.5 million trays, Queensland to produce similar volumes, with the remaining trays coming from Western Australia, New South Wales and small volumes from Victoria.   AMIA industry development managerContinue Reading

by Marty McCarthy, abc news     The Robsons grow bananas on 166 hectares in the Tully Valley, in far north Queensland, and invited Landline to their farm to tell their story.   Early last year, Biosecurity Queensland confirmed their farm had been infected with a fungus known as Panama Tropical RaceContinue Reading

    With a harvest that has been running 15 days earlier than last year due to warm temperatures, Ecuador has kicked off its mango campaign.   Fundación Mango president Sergio Cedeño told www.freshfruitportal.com the first 24 containers have already left for the markets of the U.S. and Europe, but the biggest development wasContinue Reading

    A highly contagious bacterial disease harmful to most varieties of citrus plants has spread around Plaquemines Parish and is in two locations in St. John the Baptist Parish.   Those areas are in the process of being quarantined by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, the LSU Agricultural CenterContinue Reading

by  Jasper Y. Arcalas, Business Mirror   Manila should negotiate with Seoul to postpone the implementation of stringent standards on fruit imports for at least a year to ensure that Philippine banana growers and exporters would not incur huge losses.   The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) warned thatContinue Reading

by S. Ganesan, The Hindu     Standing banana crops were partially damaged in several fields in and around Vayalur in the outskirts of the city as gusty winds accompanied with mild showers lashed the area on Thursday night.   Strong winds resulted in lodging of many banana trees inContinue Reading