TFNet News Compilation (Page 2)

SOURCE: Fresh Fruit Portal Organic mango production in Mexico continues to grow as a result of coordinated efforts involvingthe Mexican Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, more than 40,000 small- and medium-scale producers, and 21 certification bodies. In 2025, Mexico produced over 370 fresh organic mango products and approximately 1,700Continue Reading

SOURCE: Liam O’Callaghan, Fruitnet The Philippines and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a free trade agreement set to provide a boost to Philippine fresh produce exports. Philippine President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan witnessed the signing and exchange of theContinue Reading

SOURCE: The Nation The Department of Intellectual Property has registered Chumphon’s “Sawi pineapple” as the province’s seventh GI product, highlighting its Queen variety, sweet-crisp taste and strong aroma. The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has registered the “Sawi pineapple” as a new geographical indication (GI) product for Chumphon province, accordingContinue Reading

SOURCE: GMA Network Mango farms in Calasiao, Pangasinan were affected by a cecid fly infestation, prompting local agriculture officials to intensify monitoring and advise growers on early control measures. The Calasiao Municipal Agriculture Office said the pest, also known locally as armalite, nora-nora, or saksak-walis, is one of the mostContinue Reading

SOURCE: Eyob Getahun, Forests News In Gechi District, Oromia Region, where coffee has long been the backbone of rural livelihoods, a quiet shift is taking place. Farmers who once relied almost entirely on a single crop are now harvesting avocados — a fruit that is bringing both food and cashContinue Reading

SOURCE: Bienvenu Gael Fouda Mbanga, The Good Newspaper In South Africa, manufacturers of pineapple juice and other pineapple products discard thousands of tons of pineapple leaves every year, with most ending up in dumpsites. The leaves are seen as agricultural waste and usually treated as useless. However, they can beContinue Reading

SOURCE: VNExpress Thai mangosteen prices have doubled in Vietnam from a year ago to a record VND250,000 (US$9.51) per kilogram amid a lack of supply. Lan, a fruit vendor at a market in HCMC’s An Hoi Dong Ward, said imports from Thai have never been as low as now. “LastContinue Reading

SOURCE: Hindustan Times The famed Allahabadi guava crop in Prayagraj has suffered a major setback this year due to above-average monsoon rainfall, fruit fly infestation and the spread of the soil-borne fungal disease guava wilt, resulting in the destruction of nearly 13,000 quintals of produce. Heavy rainfall in May hadContinue Reading

SOURCE: Vietnam News China will officially allow the import of fresh jackfruits from Việt Nam from June 1, 2026, according to an announcement issued by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC). Accordingly, GACC set out phytosanitary requirements for fresh jackfruits imported from Việt Nam. The decision was madeContinue Reading

SOURCE: Sunstar Aiming to boost farmers’ incomes and position Mindanao’s durian industry for global export growth, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) welcomed the Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica)’s broader project support during a meeting in Seoul. MinDA Chairperson Secretary Leo Tereso A. Magno, who led the Mindanao delegation to SouthContinue Reading

SOURCE: The Conversation Distinctive in taste and famously divisive, durian is not everyone’s choice of fruit. This was certainly the case for some Chinese explorers when they first encountered it during the Ming Dynasty’s early maritime voyages. One record dates back to 1413, when a translator called Ma Huan travelledContinue Reading