CAMBODIA: Mango export agreement signed with China
2020-06-23
Cambodia previously obtained permission to export fresh bananas to China, and now the country is allowed to export fresh mangoes as well.Continue Reading
CHINA: Thailand exports USD600 million of durians to China in Jan-April
2020-06-23
China’s huge appetite for Thai durians remained strong and undiminished by the COVID-19 pandemic as evidenced by the country importing RM2.56 billion (USD600 million) worth of durians from Thailand in the first four months of this year.Continue Reading
VIETNAM: Improving tissue culture quality in bananas with LEDs
2020-06-18
SOURCE: HortiPower Bananas are the most consumed fruit across the world and make up about 75% of the annual tropical fruit trade. With a growing population worldwide the demand for bananas is ever increasing. As a result tissue culture labs that specialize in banana are increasing their production. In thisContinue Reading
TURKEY: Self-sufficiency in banana production targeted for 2023
2020-06-17
Banana production in Turkey could reach a sufficient level to meet the entire domestic demand by 2023, according to the country’s leading banana growers.Continue Reading
SOUTH KOREA: More bananas to be harvested this year because of climate change
2020-06-16
Jeju Island was long considered the only warm-enough region in Korea for commercial banana farming, but climate change is now turning the mainland into a producer of the tropical fruit.Continue Reading
VIETNAM: Lychee farmers bemoan slumping prices
2020-06-11
Hundreds of lychee farmers sorted and graded huge piles of the tropical fruit at a busy wholesale market in northern Vietnam yesterday, but many bemoaned slumping prices as foreign traders were held up in quarantine.Continue Reading
BANGLADESH: Pineapple cultivation becomes a boon for two families in Sylhet
2020-06-09
Jaldhupi, a variety of pineapple, cultivated on 20 acres of unused land in Sylhet’s Golapganj upazila by two local families has become very lucrative for them.Continue Reading
AUSTRALIA: Ancient fruit ripe for modern plates
2020-05-31
An Indigenous fruit which is one of the earliest known plant foods eaten in Australia could be the next big thing in the bush foods industry.Continue Reading
PAKISTAN: Mango exports in jeopardy
2020-05-28
The export of Pakistani mangoes is in jeopardy due to coronavirus pandemic coupled with devastating impact of climatic change on agriculture in the country.Continue Reading
CHINA: California avocados gain access to Chinese market
2020-05-28
California avocados gained access to the Chinese market as a result of the China-U.S. phase-one economic and trade agreement, according to a report published on Agweb, a leading agriculture news website in the United States.Continue Reading
BELIZE: From half a million to 15 million pounds, pineapple set to become the “Queen of the South”
2020-05-27
Ріnеаррlе іѕ а nеw сrор thаt іѕ bеіng ‘grооmеd’ tо bесоmе аn іmроrtаnt ѕесоnd сrор fоr сіtruѕ аnd оthеr fаrmеrѕ іn thе Ѕtаnn Сrееk Vаllеу аnd nоrthеrn Тоlеdо dіѕtrісt. Вut іѕ іt роѕѕіblе fоr ріnеаррlе tо bесоmе thе “Quееn оf thе Ѕоuth” аnd hоld іtѕ оwn аlоngѕіdе thе сіtruѕ іnduѕtrу.Continue Reading
USA: Chipotle to get a lift from ample avocado supply
2020-05-26
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.’s margins are set to benefit from a resurgent avocado supply that will keep prices lower at least through the summer, SunTrust analyst Jake Bartlett wrote in a report.Continue Reading