TFNet News Compilation (Page 192)

by Heather Goulooze, Fresh Plaza   Poland is the 6th largest country, in terms of population, in the European Union. The country’s young capital economy, of 26 years, has encouraged foreign investments following government’s open door policy. Today, the Polish retail market is dominated by well known global chains, operating inContinue Reading

  In 2015, the export of Hass and Fuerte avocados from associations of small producers of Huaccana and Ongoy Huaccana, districts with huge potential for the development of this productive chain, generated around $ 2.5 million. The business, supported by Sierra Exportadora in partnership with their local authorities, is becomingContinue Reading

by Maura Maxwell, Fruitnet   CVVP (Valencia-based non-profit club: CVVP for its initials in Spanish), the protected vegetables varieties club, presented a trio of new citrus varieties at Fruit Logistica this month. In addition to Clemcott, its premium Nadorcott selection, the club showcased new offerings in the orange, mandarin and lemonContinue Reading

by Anouk Sijmonsma, Fresh Plaza   “Pomelo is one of our main products. Our pomelo production consists of three processing plants and three plant bases. Our ‘early’ plant base covers 70 hectares, our medium plant base consists of 35 hectares and our late plant base is the largest with 140 hectares.Continue Reading

by Mercedes Cabrera, Ecuador Times   Dole is still in first place as the largest exporter company, ten out of a hundred bananas that leave the country belong to this brand.   The second place is for Favorita Fruit Company (Banana King of the Pacific), which last year increased its salesContinue Reading

“We have talked about strengthening the checkpoints against the entrance of citrus that is infected or that can bring an infection to our province because we must protect our production. In that sense, we have agreed on a course of action to follow,” said minister Juan Carlos Abud Robles.  Continue Reading

A new study has revealed that avocado has significant cholesterol reducing properties which can reduce the risk of heart disease and also help with weight loss, reports the UK newspaper the Daily Mail.   Though classed as a fruit, the avocado is not typical in the fact that rather thanContinue Reading

Talks are expected to take place between the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)’s Plant Quarantine Service on the possibility of lifting the ban on some banana exporters in Mindanao by Chinese government. At present, five banana companies have been suspended fromContinue Reading

by Carl Collen, Fruitnet   The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has announced that Florida’s citrus growers have reauthorised the Florida citrus research order in a statutorily required referendum conducted by the department.   More than 87 percent of ballots received by the department were in favour of reauthorisation,Continue Reading

The price at origin of Andalusian citrus has doubled this year compared to that of the previous season. In the first week of February, oranges reached an average of 0.27 € (USD 0.30)/kilo compared to 0.13 € (USD 0.14)/kilo in the same period last year. The case is similar withContinue Reading

Growing tropical fruits in the snow looks like an impossible task, but the adventure of some entrepreneurs in the Japanese island of Hokkaido has proved to be a success. The coveted mangoes cultivated in this area, with a designation of origin, are sold for up to 50,000 yen (about 388Continue Reading