SOURCE: The Straits Times The Philippines has shipped its first batch of fresh durian to China, three months after Manila and Beijing signed a trade agreement that is forecast to generate some US$150 million (S$199 million) worth of export revenue for the Philippines. The Philippine Agriculture Ministry said 28 tonnesContinue Reading
SOURCE: S Ramesh, Times of India The mango crop, which was affected by heavy rainfall at the beginning of the year in 2021 and 2022, has now been hit following pre-monsoon showers. The yield is expected to come down due to unseasonal rainfall, which will push up prices. Mango is cultivatedContinue Reading
SOURCE: Abhinav Singh, Wio News The summer season is around and so is the mango season. To ensure that consumers are able to buy mangoes, even the costly varieties, a seller in the western Indian city of Pune has come up with a novel scheme. The trader is offering AlphonsoContinue Reading
SOURCE: Mehjabin Bhanu, Pressenza After wheat, rice and corn, banana is the most produced fruit in the world. That is, number 4. Asia-Pacific is the main center of banana production. Basically, India occupies a large part of the world art market. Banana market is growing day by day, as aContinue Reading
SOURCE: Deekshitula Subrahmanyam, Hans India The price of apple guava (a variety in guava) is more than apple. The fruit is being sold at a price of more than Rs 20 each. Until two years ago, it was sold at in dozens but now it is selling on the basisContinue Reading
SOURCE: ICA TRANSLATION: Freshplaza Colombian mango exports to the European Union and the United States peak between March and August. In these months, Colombia will ship more than 200 tons of fruit from 39 small and medium-sized farms in five departments, which have been authorized to export this fruit byContinue Reading
SOURCE: Umamaheswara Rao, The Times of India Andhra Pradesh exported only about 246 metric tonnes of bananas in 2016-17. This is all set to cross the 50,000 MT mark this year after it achieved 43,000 MT exports last year. The quantum jump translates to a 200x increase in banana exportsContinue Reading
SOURCE: Le Nguyen, Voa News As Vietnamese durian farmers celebrate the opening of trade with China, experts are cautioning against becoming reliant on a market that can disappear if consumer tastes change or long-running friction between Beijing and Hanoi erupts again over competing claims to the South China Sea. “TheContinue Reading
SOURCE: Mathrubhumi A surge in demand for pineapple has resulted in an increase in its price in the retail markets across Kerala. Major outlets are selling the ripe fruit at Rs 53 per kilogram. Raw pineapple has been trading at Rs 40 per kilogram while special-grade raw pineapple is atContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fresh Fruit Portal Ecuadorian banana exports from Jan. to Feb. 2023, amounted to 66.8 million boxes, 0.47% lower than in the same period of 2022. Primary markets for Ecuadorian bananas As for the destination of Ecuadorian banana exports, of the 66.86 million boxes exported in the first two monthsContinue Reading
SOURCE: Elizabeth McCauley, Lilian Manansala, and Ryan Bieber / INSIDER Fuwa Biotech ferments pineapple waste to make natural soap, detergent, toilet cleaner, and more. The company says its products are better for the planet than industrial cleaning agents and detergents. Early research suggests the enzymes and acids in fermented fruitContinue Reading
SOURCE: Kevin Rotich, CapitalFM Kenya is looking for avocado markets in Malaysia as it finalizes import requirements in the Asian country. Kenya’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, Francis Muhoro, wrote a letter to the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate (KEPHIS) to finalize import requirements for commodities. Malaysia offers an untapped market forContinue Reading