TFNet News Compilation (Page 144)

by Rudolf Mulderij, Fresh Plaza     The pomegranate market seems to be in good shape. The demand for the fruit is on the rise. Israel benefited from an empty European market, Spanish growers are investing in expanding their acreage and the Italian season recorded an earlier start. The Turkish domesticContinue Reading

by Pamela Jay F. Orias, Sun Star   TOTAL production of major crops in the second quarter this year dropped by 17 percent compared to the same period last year, a report from National Economic Development Authority (Neda) Northern Mindanao noted.   Industrial crops registered the major drop which recorded anContinue Reading

  Taiwan’s agricultural sector suffered estimated losses of 1.03 billion new Taiwanese dollars (about 31.9 million U.S. dollars) following Typhoon Megi swept across the island on Tuesday and early Wednesday, the island’s agricultural department said Wednesday.   About 20 percent of the losses were in Yunlin County in the centralContinue Reading

  The Citrus Management Committee (CGC) met on Tuesday to assess the official citrus production prospects recently presented by the Regions of Valencia, Andalusia and Murcia (Catalonia, the fourth most important region in terms of production, has stopped doing this due to lack of budget) and analyse their impact onContinue Reading

by Antonio L. Colina IV, Manila Bulletin   The Southern Mindanao Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (Smaardec) will embark on a large-scale study in a bid to combat the dreaded Fusarium wilt, or the Panama Disease, in bananas.   In an exclusive interview, Smaardec Deputy Director ReyniloContinue Reading

  Harvest forecasts for mangoes were much higher than what has finally been obtained, although about 20,000 tonnes will be reached, which according to José Linares, president of the Spanish Association of Tropical Crops, makes it the second largest harvest ever to be achieved in Spain.   The fruit’s demandContinue Reading

by Gabrielle Easter, Fruitnet     Ecuador will begin its first airfreight of fresh mangoes to China this month since gaining access earlier this year.   President of the Mango Ecuador Foundation, Sergio Cedeño, said the first airfreight shipments would begin this week, with seafreight shipments to be trialled inContinue Reading

by Rohit P.S, The Hindu   While the jury is still out on the fruit, sale and use of papaya leaf extract is seeing a rise in the city, thanks to increase in dengue cases.   The use of papaya for treating several health problems has been documented in textsContinue Reading

by Charlie McKillop and Marty McCarthy, abc news     Authorities say the latest possible detection is on a different property to the Tully Valley farm, owned by the Robson family, which has been under strict quarantine since March last year.   Last month, the banana industry agreed to increase grower levies to fund the purchase ofContinue Reading

by Courtney Fowler, abc news     The initiative, being coordinated by the Northern Territory Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, is studying commercial varieties of jackfruit, rambutan and passionfruit.   Senior horticulturalist Mark Hoult said the emphasis of his research was on increasing production, improving fruit quality, consistency and newContinue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet     Additional fruit from the Northern Territory could see Australia’s mango trade with the US double over the 2016/17 season, according to ABC Rural.   Around 100 tonnes of Queensland-grown mangoes were shipped to the North American nation last season. The first consignment of Northern Territory-grownContinue Reading