SOURCE: Anadolu, Global Village Space Until April, farmers in Pakistan’s famed mango-producing district were expecting a bumper harvest of the succulent, yellow fruit which makes a sizeable share of the country’s exports. However, their dreams of raking in big profits were shattered by an unusual spike in temperatures coupled withContinue Reading
by Vietnamplus According to AEON Co Ltd, Japan is importing bananas from several markets, such as Ecuador, Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, and Costa Rica. However, Vietnamese bananas gain foothold in Japan thanks to their competitive prices, and a good taste. Despite recording strong growth, Vietnamese bananas make up only 0.6 percentContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Hindu Pineapple farmers from Vazhakkulam distributed 10,001 best-quality pineapples free of cost to people in the Thrikkakara Assembly constituency on Tuesday to protest against what they said was a steep fall in demand for the fruit and subsequent dip in prices. “There is nobody to buy the fruitContinue Reading
SOURCE: Caribbean Journal The Caribbean’s “sweetest” festival is coming back for 2022. The popular Pineapple Festival in Eleuthera will run June 3-4 on the island of Eleuthera, the heart of the country’s pineapple industry. After a pandemic hiatus, the event is back this year for what will be its 33rdContinue Reading
by Laxmi Sah, The Kathmandu Post Banana farmer Sadhuram Kharel of Nijgadh 9 lost most of his plants to a violent storm in April. A devastated Kharel, who has been growing the fleshy fruit for 10 years, isn’t interested anymore in casting his ballot on Friday. Many farmers in nineContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Star Durian fans, especially those who love premium varieties like Musang King and Black Thorn, will have to deal with an expected 100% price increase during this year’s durian season. Deputy Agriculture and Food Industry Minister I Datuk Seri Ahmad Hamzah said the price hike was due toContinue Reading
SOURCE: Times of India Farmers engaged in banana cultivation are lamenting that the government has left them to fend for themselves after the recent rain coupled with strong winds destroyed hundreds of their banana plants in Trichy district. The gales had destroyed hundreds of banana trees in Lalgudi, Thottiam, Musiri,Continue Reading
by Liam O’Callaghan, Fruitnet The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has committed P3m (US$570,000) to fund a new Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) marketing campaign in Japan. According to a report from The Philippine Star, the campaign was designed to improve access and raise prices in one ofContinue Reading
SOURCE: Su Mu-chun and Ko Lin, Focus Taiwan The Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) on Tuesday said it had registered with Japan’s agricultural ministry a new pineapple variety that it developed in 2019. The new cultivar, named Tainung No. 23, was developed by TARI’s Chiayi Agricultural Experiment Station, which isContinue Reading
SOURCE: Cait Kelly, The Guardian Farmers have been forced to dump thousands of avocados in far north Queensland because of an oversupply of the fruit and increased transportation and packaging costs. Jan De Lai, a resident of Atherton in far north Queensland, posted the photos of the discarded avocados toContinue Reading
SOURCE: Luisa Sanchez, Guinness World Records If you’re a fan of tropical fruit, we’ve got quite the treat for you! Brazilians Tarcísio Foltz and Gilberto Franz (both Brazil) discovered the world’s tallest papaya tree, standing at 14.55 m (47 ft and 8.83 in) tall. The tree was verified in NovaContinue Reading
by Business Insider Florida oranges had their worst crop in 70 years. They’re facing a deadly disease called citrus greening, spread in the body of the invasive Asian citrus psyllid. Today, nearly every citrus grove in Florida is infected with the disease. If an orange tree were to remain untreated,Continue Reading