TFNet News Compilation (Page 181)

  Californian grower Van Groningen & Sons has responded to growing demand in the U.S. with its first organic melon harvest set to take place this May.   Marketing and sales manager Ryan Van Groningen told www.freshfruitportal.com the company would be selling organic seedless watermelons, mini personal size watermelons and a range of sweet melons through theContinue Reading

by Amanda Celliers, SABC News   Banana farmers in South Africa are concerned about the spread of a fungal disease or panama disease that has been present in northern Mozambique for the past few years.   Should this soil-borne fungus be transferred to South Africa, it could put the whole bananaContinue Reading

  The lack of a world-class port in the Visayas is hindering the plan of some big banana companies to expand there. According to Stephen A. Antig, executive director of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA),  a world port is essential as it is a major component inContinue Reading

  Since there were two outbreaks of HLB infected insects in different parts of the country, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), Caqueta section, made public the measures to control the disease affecting citrus crops.   Even though Caqueta is currently free of HLB, the ICA held a training on MondayContinue Reading

by Gabrielle Easter, Fruitnet   Avocado production and consumption continues to rise in Australia, with more than 68,000 tonnes of avocados expected to hit retail shelves in coming months.   Ideal weather conditions have set the scene for a bumper crop from March to November, says grower-owned marketing company the Avolution.Continue Reading

  According to Jose Calzada Rovirosa, the head of the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (Sagarpa), thE agency would promote a project for the construction of an irradiation plant for citrus for export.   The official stated at a meeting with citrus producers and federal lawmakersContinue Reading

  While the production and marketing of pineapples in the domestic market is a well-known field for Colombia, the country has recently started to explore the international market. “There is currently a supply of more than 450,000 tonnes in the Colombian domestic market, but exports are becoming interesting for us asContinue Reading

  “Only the best!” that is the philosophy of the Dieter Fuhrmann fruit and vegetable company in Berlin. The customers of the family business, situated at the Berlin wholesale market, emphasize their need for quality and freshness. “Every day we supply our customers, hotels and restaurants, in Berlin and Brandenburg,”Continue Reading

by Maura Maxwell, Fruitnet   At least 246 people have died and many thousands injured by a powerful earthquake struck Ecuador on Saturday.   The magnitude 7.8 earthquake, whose epicentre was near the northern town of Muisne, caused widespread damage to infrastructure across large swathes of the country.   It isContinue Reading

by Tim Linden, The Produce News   Some weather issues combined with a disappointing early season market to get the California avocado season off to somewhat of a shaky start.   With a huge amount of imported fruit in the market in January, the market price for the start of theContinue Reading

by Gabrielle Easter, Fruitnet   Avocado production and consumption continues to rise in Australia, with more than 68,000 tonnes of avocados expected to hit retail shelves in coming months.   Ideal weather conditions have set the scene for a bumper crop from March to November, says grower-owned marketing company the Avolution.Continue Reading