by Matt Brann, abc news The bulk of Australia’s mango harvest is still months away, but consumers can now expect fruit to trickle in from the Northern Territory. In what is becoming an annual event, the first mangoes were picked from Leo Skliros’ farm near Darwin, who remainsContinue Reading
by AshWalmsley, Queensland Country Life Pineapple growers have taken the opportunity to get up to speed with updated diuron application requirements at this year’s Pineapple Field Days in Yeppoon. The two-day conference, on yesterday and today, attracted more than 100 people, with suggestions that 80 per cent of Australia’s pineappleContinue Reading
by Nikolai Beilharz, abc news Soil moisture probes monitored by the Department of Primary Industries in a number of places in eastern and southern Victoria have maxed out their readings because of the wet weather. Probes at Hamilton, Gippsland, Elmore and Youanmite have all reached their maximum readings. Continue Reading
by M. Balaganessin, The Hindu Fertigation, a combination of drip irrigation and application of fertilizers, introduced at the Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University at Kumulur near here to irrigate banana crop, has started showing results. The experiment has been taken up on ‘Elarasi’Continue Reading
by Daniel Fitzgerald, abc news Around 100 tonnes of mangoes were sent to the US last season, after the trade began in early 2015. Australian Mango Industry Association CEO, Robert Gray said he expected the extra fruit to be exported by beginning this year’s shipments earlier. “Last year weContinue Reading
by Sarina Locke, abc news The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has informed the importers and exporters that by 2020 it will phase out inspectors working overseas to clear fruit and vegetables and other foods that are sent to Australia. Joseph Saina, deputy chair of the Australian HorticulturalContinue Reading
by Heather Goulooze, Fresh Plaza The avocado market in Denmark picked up in the beginning of July after experiencing a significant decrease in June. Peru is the main supplier this time of year and the decrease was a result of decreased supply. Prices are slightly higher this year, aroundContinue Reading
by Carl Collen, Fruitnet Fresh Del Monte has turned in a positive result for the second quarter of 2016, with net income attributable to the company coming in at US$96.2m, up from US$64.5m in the same period last year. The result was achieved despite a fall in netContinue Reading
by Carl Collen, Fruitnet The South African citrus export crop has dropped even further than initial estimates predicted, as growers start their Valencia crop. The country’s initial crop forecast already pegged volumes at 10m cartons down on last year’s total. South Africa’s citrus growers’ association (CGA)Continue Reading
by Gabrielle Easter, Fruitnet Malaysia’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has developed traceability software to track the quality of its premium durian in a bit to boost exports. The platform, called MyTrace, allows consumers to scan QR code labels on the durian, offering information on where theContinue Reading
The Costa Rican pineapple industry is facing dual challenges in its U.S. export program amid increased interceptions of scale insects and some companies that allegedly falsely labeled their fruit as organic. La Nación reported U.S. interceptions of Costa Rican pineapples contaminated with pests increased 32% year-on-year in the first half of 2015, reaching 281. Continue Reading
by Biosecurity Authority of Fiji, Fiji Sun Online The Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) has detained pineapple & banana tissue culture cultures at Nadi International Airport. The consignment was for Pacific Community (SPC) Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees (CePaCT) and has been detailed due to failure toContinue Reading
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