TFNet News Compilation (Page 211)

by Matilde Córdoba, El Nuevo Diario   The certification process conducted by MANGOSA before exporting fruit to the United States begins in the fields and includes a treatment that consists of submerging the mangoes in hot water.     The three Nicaraguan mango varieties that reach the shelves of supermarketsContinue Reading

The process of mango formation has begun smoothly amid favourable climatic condition predicting bumper production of the most popular fruits in the northern districts this season.   The fruit setting stage is progressing now well and the tress started wearing eye-catching looks in the orchards, gardens and homestead areas.  Continue Reading

A Queensland fruit grower says local markets are playing a crucial role in helping farmers get back on their feet after Tropical Cyclone Marcia.     Bungundarra farmer David Groves says his family’s business, near Yeppoon, was badly damaged by the cyclone which hit the central Queensland coast in February.Continue Reading

New South Wales remains free of two major exotic plant diseases which have rocked the banana industries in the Northern Territory and Queensland.   But plantations from the Nambucca to the Tweed will be checked for any sign of the disease Banana Freckle and Panama disease Tropical Race 4 (TR4).Continue Reading

Even though California Governor Jerry Brown isn’t mandating the agricultural sector to cut back water usage, the lack of rain is forcing some growers to put their farms up for sale.   Real estate agents with Re/Max Parkside Realtors say they’ve listed more and more farms in the past yearContinue Reading

by Arnold Loh, The Star Online   It has been a hot and dry season since late last year, but a delicious upside to the parched weather may be coming soon.     Durian trees in Balik Pulau are flowering in all their glory, and orchard owners are expecting aContinue Reading

by Andy Nelson, The Packer   With California off to an early start, Mexico will get a hand in meeting U.S. demand for avocados this Cinco de Mayo.   California volumes should make up a significantly bigger piece of the Cinco de Mayo pie this year than last year, saidContinue Reading

by Washington Paspuel, El Comercio   Latin American banana producing and exporting countries are concerned about a new strain of the Panama disease. This new strain of the fungus has not yet appeared in the region, which, according to the FAO, provides 90% of the bananas consumed in the world.Continue Reading

The acreage under guava cultivation in Chhattisgarh has reached 20,292 hectares during 2014-15, officials claimed. In 2004-05 the acreage under guava cultivation was a mere 3,641 hectares, they stated. The State Government’s Horticulture Department which is implementing a promotion scheme for the fruit had led to quantum jump in theContinue Reading

by Archana Aroor, FnBNews   New export markets such as Mauritius are opening their doors to India allowing imports of mangoes for the first time. Maharashtra, which is the hub for the king of mangoes – Alphonso – is now gearing up to reach these new markets with great zeal.Continue Reading

Following outbreaks in Jordan and Mozambique just over a year ago, the Tropical Race 4 strain (TR4) of Fusarium oxysporum – the cause of Panama disease in Cavendish bananas – has now spread to Pakistan and Lebanon. TR4 was also reported in Queensland, Australia, on 15 March 2015. These eventsContinue Reading