TFNet News Compilation (Page 194)

by Gabrielle Easter, Fruitnet   Japan’s Ministry of Finance has released official import statistics for  2015, with bananas, pineapples and grapefruit leading fruit imports in terms of volume, while bananas, kiwifruit and avocados led in terms of value.   While the total volume of fruit imported dropped slightly from 1.596m tonnesContinue Reading

by Clint Jasper and Carmen Brown, ABC Rural   As the price of avocados climbs higher, the peak industry body has described claims that Western Australian growers are to blame for the high prices as “ludicrous”. A former chief executive of Avocados Australia, Antony Allen, told the Sydney Morning HeraldContinue Reading

by Carl Collen, Fruitnet   Mango growers from several districts in Karnataka, India are set to travel overseas in March to study cultivation methods, with the ultimate goal of gaining knowledge and exporting more to certain overseas markets. Karnataka State Mango Development Board chairperson Kamalakshi Rajanni announced that the region wouldContinue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   South Korea has begun rejecting consignments of Californian citrus due to the presence of Fuller’s rose beetle eggs, California Ag Today has reported. Beth Grafton-Cardwell, director of the University of California’s Agriculture and Natural Resources Lindcove Research and Extension Centre, said the issue stems from a changeContinue Reading

by David Sparkes and Charlie McKillop, ABC Rural   Record prices and export growth have helped to soften the blow of variable lychee production in many growing areas. With about four weeks remaining in the season, the industry has been buoyed by strong consumer demand for lychees which, has been partiallyContinue Reading

by Nichola Watson, Fresh Plaza   It is two weeks before the pomegranate harvest in South Africa and it is a very busy time in the orchards. It is also the time when the fruit is most vulnerable to pests. “Everything looks good but you can’t tell for sure until youContinue Reading

by Ian Crawford, Fresh Plaza   Felix Sanjuan is an industrial engineer who has worked in several countries throughout his career. When he was about to retire he decided to come up with some kind of occupation that was compatible with his retirement, included being creative, and that allowed him toContinue Reading

by Daniel Fitzgerald, ABC Rural     A Katherine farm will plant more bananas after a successful trial of the crop, while most of the Top End is restricted from growing bananas following the outbreak of Banana Freckle. A trial plot of 600 banana plants was planted in at Seven Fields’Continue Reading

by Matt Brann, ABC Rural     The Northern Territory’s rambutan industry is experiencing one of its longest harvest periods on record. Some growers started picking the bright red tropical fruit back in October and will still be harvesting for at least another month. It is believed the drawn out harvestContinue Reading

by Matt Brann, ABC Rural   Pickers are working flat out on Australia’s largest dragon fruit farm, which is on track to produce its biggest crop on record. Located in Darwin’s rural area, the family-owned farm is supplying the colourful fruit to markets across the country. Grower Marcus Karlsson said theContinue Reading

by Mirza Shakil, The Daily Star     Mixed gardening, the practice of growing different fruits and crops on the same land, sees success in Madhupur garh area of the district. The hilly lands in the region are suitable for the innovative cultivation that brings extra profit, said farmers andContinue Reading