SOURCE: The Star China’s customs authority has suspended mango imports from Taiwan from Monday, said the state-run People’s Daily, after detecting pests on the fruit. The pest poses a serious threat to China’s agriculture, the newspaper said, citing a spokesperson from the State Council. In another development, China’s finance ministry,Continue Reading
SOURCE: The Express Tribune In a bid to boost their market share in China, Pakistani mango exporters have unveiled plans to leverage innovative mango processing and treatment technologies. Pakistani mangoes, often hailed as the “king of fruits,” enjoy an extended supply period of five to six months and are highlyContinue Reading
SOURCE: India Today NE From juicy jackfruits to Kaji Lemons, Plums, and Starfruits, the fruits organically grown in the state of Assam are gradually making their way to markets in Singapore. In such an attempt, Assam-grown fruits have now directly reached markets in Singapore from Guwahati under a new airContinue Reading
SOURCE: Liam O’Callaghan, Fruitnet Chinese e-commerce company partners with southern region of Thailand in joint durian harvesting initiative. JD.com and the southern Thai province of Chumphon have announced new centralised durian harvesting collaboration, the first of its kind between a Chinese company and the southern durian-producing region of Thailand. ChumphonContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Straits Times Seasonal fruits in South Korea could become vastly different in the following decades, as warmer temperatures will gradually reduce cultivable areas for popular fruit crops in the country. Apples, grapes and pears could slowly fade into the background, while tropical fruits such as mangoes and passionContinue Reading
SOURCE: Alys Marshall and Bridget Herrmann, ABC News Shipments of mangoes to Western Australia from the Northern Territory and Queensland could be halted as a result of a proposal to ban the use of a significant pesticide.” The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has proposed suspending the post-harvestContinue Reading
SOURCE: Maura Maxwell, Fruitnet Banana producers in Colombia’s Urabá region have reached a historic agreement with the country’s biggest agricultural union, Sintrainagro, that stands to benefit 22,000 workers from 251 banana farms. In what Colombian banana association Augura is hailing as “one of the most outstanding cases of social dialogueContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Hindu Just when the prices of tomatoes started to come down in markets, providing some relief to consumers, the price of the humble banana has now skyrocketed, breaching the ₹100 per kg-mark. With the harvest season coming to an end and festive season approaching, the demand has exceededContinue Reading
SOURCE: LARRY SCHLESINGER, Commercial Real Estate The farms and operating business of Australia’s biggest banana grower, Mackays, have been put on the market and could fetch as much as $180 million to resolve succession planning issues after the interests of the owning family diverged too much for it to stayContinue Reading
SOURCE: Noel Garcia, NZ Herald Bananas are the world’s most popular fruit and the Far North could become a major banana-growing region, bringing big environmental advantages for farmers, horticulture experts say. Farmers are being inundated with the message that water quality must be improved, but the question of how remainsContinue Reading
SOURCE: Bikash Singh, The Economic Times Pineapples from Meghalaya are exported to Abu Dhabi. Meghalaya has a diverse range of agro-climatic conditions which results in a variety of agricultural and horticultural products. Being grown by local communities in traditional manner, these crops are mostly naturally organic. These factors attribute towardsContinue Reading
SOURCE: Business World The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) said that it is ramping up its efforts to contain Fusarium wilt, also known as Panama disease, in the banana industry. “We’re really focusing on the best management because it doesn’t matter how will we produce if lose to pests andContinue Reading