SOURCE: QA Magazine Fresh Del Monte Produce introduced a containerized shipping service for fresh banana and pineapple exports from the Philippines to Japan and South Korea. The collaboration marks a departure from traditional breakbulk shipping methods. The containerized service operates on two key shipping routes, provided by CNC, the Intra-AsiaContinue Reading
SOURCE: Makueni Mango farmers across Makueni County will reap big from a timely intervention as over 15,000 fruit fly traps, donated by the European Union, are set to be distributed to combat the destructive pest. The consignment, received last week by Deputy Governor Lucy Mulili, was provided through TradeMark AfricaContinue Reading
SOURCE: Htet Oo Maung, The Global New Light of Myanmar According to an official from the Myanmar Mango Market and Technology Development Association, they plan to explore new overseas markets next season and prioritize the export of pulp instead of bulk. Marketable varieties such as Seintalone, Machitsu and Padamyar NgamaukContinue Reading
SOURCE: Tico Times A rare pineapple from Costa Rica is turning heads worldwide after influencers on a popular YouTube channel gave it top marks. The Rubyglow, grown in Buenos Aires de Puntarenas by Fresh Del Monte, appeared in a video on MrBeast 2, a channel with over 52 million subscribers.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Sukanta Halder, The Daily Star Bangladesh has seen a rise in mango exports this year following a slump in the past season. With the current export season drawing to a close this month, shipments have reached 2,194 tonnes, up 66 percent on last year. Agri officials say the fruit’sContinue Reading
SOURCE: HFBrasil Brazil exported around 6 thousand tons of bananas in August, a 35% decline compared to July, when shipments reached 9 thousand tons, according to Comex Stat. The main destinations for Brazilian bananas were Argentina and Uruguay, which together accounted for 94% of total exports but reduced their purchasesContinue Reading
SOURCE: Freshplaza This week’s banana price data shows mixed trends across key Latin American suppliers. Colombia recorded a slight increase, with the average price moving up from £0.99 per kilogram last week to £1.01 this week, a rise of £0.02 or 2%. This placed Colombian bananas among the few originsContinue Reading
by Yi-Chin Lee and Ann Wang, Reuters Entrepreneur Nelson Yang is reaching back into Taiwan’s history to turn the humble banana plant into an unlikely sustainable textile. Taiwan is now the world’s dominant producer of advanced semiconductors but the yellow fruit, still widely grown on the island, was once aContinue Reading
SOURCE: Freshplaza Australia has started an assessment of alternative measures for the importation of fresh Cavendish bananas from the Philippines. The move follows a formal request from the Philippines to reconsider the main pathogens identified in the 2008 import risk analysis. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Rising Nepal Daily The Nepal Banana Producers Federation has announced that domestic banana production is favourable and sufficient to meet the demand during the upcoming Dashain, Tihar, and Chhath festivals. In this context, the Federation has urged all fruit suppliers across the country to refrain from importing bananas. ItContinue Reading
SOURCE: Matt Brann, ABC The mango season in the Northern Territory is ramping up, with farms near Darwin busy picking fruit for markets around Australia. The region is forecast to produce 2.2 million trays of mangoes this year, similar to last year’s yield. Saramat “Tou” Ruchkaew has started picking smallContinue Reading
SOURCE: Niya Sayed, Times of India Panaji: Traditionally, Goan pineapple farmers cultivated the local variety, prized for its smaller size and intense sweetness. This variety, often intercropped with coconut plantations in regions like Ponda and Cuncolim, takes 20-25 months to mature. Samir Audi, a farmer from Quepem, recently introduced theContinue Reading