by Divya Goyal, Indian Express In a major push to crop diversification, the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has approved and recommended two varieties of dragon fruit suitable for cultivation in state, after more than five years of evaluation and research. The state varietal approval committee has given a go aheadContinue Reading
SOURCE: Xinhua Fruit growers in a China-Myanmar border county are working hard to pick ripe avocados in time for the festive market around the Chinese Lunar New Year, in order to secure good prices for their products. Avocado has become a money crop in Menglian county, southwest China’s Yunnan Province,Continue Reading
SOURCE: The Star Exports of agricultural and fruit products, mainly dragon fruit and mango, reached almost 2,700 tonnes to China through Lạng Sơn Province border gates on Jan 24, the third day of the Lunar New Year. This year, the customs clearance of agricultural products at Lạng Sơn’s border gatesContinue Reading
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. announced the launch of Del Monte Zero: the first pineapple certified as carbon neutral.Del Monte has been operating in the country for over 100 years and is one of the largest producers of pineapples in the world. It has several pineapple plantations located in differentContinue Reading
SOURCE: Mark Foreman, ABC Carnarvon banana growers are enjoying their best season in over a decade thanks to favourable weather conditions. The past few months have provided ideal growing conditions with warm temperatures, combined with increased humidity, with yields up 60 per cent compared to their usual January average. “It’sContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Sun Daily Sirim Bhd is working towards increasing jackfruit exports globally by commercialising the fruit as a meat substitute. President and chief executive officer Datuk Dr Ahmad Sabirin Arshad said that based on demand from Europe, the fruit had been accepted as an alternative to meat by peopleContinue Reading
SOURCE: Global Times China has witnessed a year-on-year trade increase of 15 percent with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2022, the first year the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) went into effect, and the region continues to hold the position of China’s top trade partner. Chinese expertsContinue Reading
SOURCE: Liew Jian Xian, The Star Durian traders in Penang are anticipating better business in the Year of the Rabbit in view of the expected influx of Chinese tourists following the reopening of China’s borders. Veteran durian seller Tan Chee Keat said he has received inquiries from his customers fromContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fresh Fruit Portal Following the brief import ban of Mexican avocados in early 2022, prices in the U.S. soared by 19%, reaching peak dollar sales of over $233 million in June last year, according to the Hass Avocado Board (HAB). Average avocado prices in the U.S. market were aroundContinue Reading
SOURCE: Ivan Alejandro Hernandez, El Diario TRANSLATION: Freshplaza Despite the shortage of bananas in the market last year due to the loss of 600 hectares of cultivation in La Palma caused by the eruption of the volcano in Cumbre Vieja, producers had to withdraw a total of 2.7 million kilosContinue Reading
SOURCE: BL THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BUREAU, The Hindu Business Line Kerala-based agritech start-up Greenikk, which launched the country’s first full-stack supply chain connecting banana cultivators, wholesalers, exporters and B2B buyers on a single platform, has raised ₹5.04 crore in pre-seed funding from a string of institutional funders, angel investors and serial entrepreneursContinue Reading
by Anugraha Sundaravelu, Metro A food tech startup called One Third has unveiled a fruit scanner that can tell the state of ripeness of produce, at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, on Tuesday. Using propriety algorithms, the scanner can interpret returns from a near-infrared laser to determineContinue Reading