TFNet News Compilation (Page 248)

Source: Eleven Myanmar   Myanmar exported mangoes and watermelons for the fist time to Singapore last week, according to Myanmar Fruit and Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association. Myanmar has started mango export to Singapore on May 7, said Lei Lei Oo, Vice Chairperson of Myanmar Fruit and Vegetable Producers andContinue Reading

Source: philly.com   Philadephia Gov. Corbett and senior agricultural officials from Chile gathered at Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia on Tuesday to mark what they say is a growing Chilean and South American fruit trade to Philadelphia. On a pier behind them, the Bahia Castillo, a refrigerated cargoContinue Reading

Source: Daily Times   KARACHI: Fruit and rice exporters have expressed the optimism the newly government elect would formulate policies, which would pave way for enhancing country’s export to substantial level. This step would ultimately result in sustainable economic recovery the country badly needed at this crucial juncture of itsContinue Reading

Source: Tehran Times   TEHRAN – Iran imported 481,000 tons of fruits, valued at $354 million, in the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, ILNA quoted Iranian Customs Administration Director Abbas Memarnejad as saying on Sunday. The fruit imports fell by 40 percent and 36 percent in weightContinue Reading

Source: Times of India   The annual Konkan Fruit Festtraditionally held in the capital city of Panaji will be held at the BPS club in Margao this year. Thekonkan fruit fest-2013 will be held from May 10 to May12 . The fest is a popular event that celebrates anamazing diversity of local fruits ofContinue Reading

Source:  ABC News   Citrus Australia, the peak grower group, is hopeful Indonesia will lift import restrictions on fruit by July, just as the mandarin season in Queensland kicks off. Overall citrus exports to Indonesia were worth $14 million last year, before Indonesia imposed quotas in November, in a bidContinue Reading

Source: The Hindu As supply does not meet the demand, traders artificially ripen mangoes. Come summer and the sales of fruits, especially mangoes, increases exponentially. People see it as the safest and the tasty way to beat the intense heat of the season, and the dehydration that accompanies it. AContinue Reading

Source: Adelaide Now   The curse of the fruit growing industry has struck again with an outbreak of fruit fly declared at Kilburn in Adelaide’s northern suburbs. The outbreak, the first of the season, was confirmed after detection of a fertile female Mediterranean fruit fly in a trap. South AustraliaContinue Reading

Source: Huffington Post   Picture an idyllic family-run peach farm in rural Connecticut. There are rows upon rows stretching for acres with luscious and zingy Red Garnets, Washingtons, or Raritan Roses. I spent the summer after graduating from high school in the late ’90s there, pruning, picking, and selling theContinue Reading

Source: The Riverfront Times   Dear Mexican: I noticed that my favorite candies are primarily made out of chile and tamarindo. I understand that chile is indigenous to the Americas, but tamarindo is not. I found that tamarindo originates from the Middle East and Africa. And through the slave trade andContinue Reading

Source: New York Times   When Ria Chhabra, a middle school student near Dallas, heard her parents arguing about the value of organic foods, she was inspired to create a science fair project to try to resolve the debate. Three years later, Ria’s exploration of fruit flies and organic foodsContinue Reading