The Trade Ministry is coordinating with the Health Ministry on whether to impose import restrictions on goods from China, Indonesia’s largest trading partner, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus responsible for a rising death toll in China into Indonesia. “We will observe and evaluate it given that theContinue Reading
The first shipment of Taiwanese guavas to the United States set out from Nanxi District in Tainan on Friday, following the signing of an export agreement by the two countries in October. Approximately ten metric tons of the fruit will be transported by sea to the American West Coast,Continue Reading
Researchers at the International Islamic University Malaysia have developed biodegradable food packaging container featuring the skin of the durian fruit that can also be used as 3-D printing filament. The new development is in line with the “New Plastics Economy” where this alternative sustainable material supports the circular economy,Continue Reading
Total horticulture production in 2019-20 is expected to be 313.35 million tonnes (mt), about 0.84 per cent higher than 2018-19, according to first advance estimates released on Monday. As per the final estimates, also released today, the total horticulture production of the country in 2018-19 was estimated to beContinue Reading
Australians are being encouraged to eat more pineapple for the remainder of the summer to help growers deal with a glut in the market. In central Queensland, drought-affected crops are finally ripe for the picking and growers are run off their feet to get the fruit to consumers. But the late timingContinue Reading
The Department of Agriculture is convincing fruit exporters to meet standards for their produce and packaging processes and about 500 operators have agreed to cooperate. Sermsuk Salakpetch, director-general of the department, said the Office of Agricultural Research and Development Region 6 in Chanthaburi province was speeding up its proceduresContinue Reading
Bananas and papaya, representative tropical fruits, are being cultivated on a farm on Anmyeon Island in Taean County, South Chungcheong Province. Bananas produced at the farm are sweeter than imported ones due to large daily temperature differences and abundant sunshine. In addition, the yield per tree has reached 50Continue Reading
Fruit fly larvae have been detected in Tasmania on a mango imported from Queensland. The infected fruit was found in Devonport during a routine inspection at a Biosecurity Tasmania control centre. It was imported in a shipment of more than 1,000 trays of mangoes that arrived on January 1,Continue Reading
Leading South Korean importer and exporter, Hyundai Agro, has announced the first commercial shipment of Cambodian grown mangoes will be sent from the South East Asian country this week. In an interview with Cambodian newspaper Khmer Times, managing director of Hyundai Agro, Chang-Hoon Lee, outlined what would be sent. “WeContinue Reading
In an incredible act of generosity, a Queensland man is opening his orchard, donating his bumper crop of more than 200,000 mangoes to local charities and drought-affected communities. Brian Burton never planned on becoming a mango farmer, but when he purchased Lake Barra Cottages between Gympie and Tin CanContinue Reading
Bad weather conditions here are negatively impacting the production of mangoes and causing a lot of anxiety as the summer season draws near, specially because the fruit is considered a signature product of the province. Zambales Provincial Agriculture head Russel Quitaneg said that research data showed a significant dropContinue Reading
The guava production has tremendously been affected in Larkana district, where orchards are spread over 30,000 acres of land. Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) Larkana president Sirajul Oliya, confirming a drastic reduction in guava production this season, linked the damage to climate change paired with locust and mealybug attacksContinue Reading
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