SOURCE: Fruitnet Iran is increasingly turning to Indian bananas, as multiple factors reduce the volumes coming from the Philippines and Ecuador and as sanctions continue to limit importers’ options The widespread protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, which quickly developed into strikes, including inContinue Reading
SOURCE: Manny Anyango, The Star Kenya exported Sh7 billion avocados to china in three months leading to October. Kenya Export Promotion and Branding Agency says China is a key market for fresh and frozen Kenyan avocados. “Statista estimates, the market value of avocado in 2022 is $15.5 billion (Sh1.9 trillion),”Continue Reading
SOURCE: Shannon Stone, Griffith News Griffith University has been helping farmers and co-operatives in Binh Thuan Province train for export expansion to Australia. The province has historically concentrated on the export and distribution of dragon fruit across South-East Asia, but key stakeholders are now looking to expand to wholesalers andContinue Reading
SOURCE: Levante TRANSLATION: Freshplaza In many cases, the avocado is grown on land that was previously devoted to the production of oranges and clementines. Currently, the Valencian Community has 2,800 hectares of avocado, a crop that has rapidly expanded throughout the community and, according to Celestino Recatala, the vice presidentContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sumaira FH, Urdupoint The agriculture experts advised the farmers of mango orchards to take immediately necessary measures to save their manage plants from severe cold as it could affect the plants badly during winter. A spokesman of Agriculture (Extension) Department said here on Tuesday that cold was injurious toContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Star A glut of durians coming from across the Causeway has resulted in record low prices, with the highly sought-after musang king variety going for as little as S$16 a kg. A spike in supplies from Malaysian plantations in Pahang, Johor and Genting Highlands has meant an excessContinue Reading
SOURCE: TOGO First Thanks to the PROCAT, Togo’s pineapple sector recorded major improvements in the last four years. Indeed, according to the national team coordinating the sector, due to the project which aimed to make the pineapple industry more competitive, output, processed volumes, jobs, and exports (of dry, fresh, andContinue Reading
SOURCE: Lucy Cooper and Tanya Murphy, ABC Farmers say mango prices have plummeted in the past week because of an overlap of supply from key growing regions. While it’s terrible news for growers, consumers can now expect to see a price drop for mangoes at the supermarket. “Prices have comeContinue Reading
SOURCE: Andina TRANSLATION: Freshplaza An initiative promoted by the Organic Banana Agro-industrial Innovation project, executed by the APBOSMAM Agrarian Cooperative and Cedepas Norte within the framework of the Swiss Cooperation SeCompetitive Program (SECO), has helped more than 3,000 small organic banana producers in Piura improve their production quality and ventureContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Star Growers are using the Laos-China Railway to ship bananas from Laos to China, with the speedy means of transport ensuring that the fruit reaches its destination before overripening or going mouldy. In the past the shipment of agricultural produce was problematic because of the long time takenContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fresh Fruit Portal Fresh Del Monte Produce has announced the upcoming launch of the Del Monte Zero pineapple, its first carbon neutral certified pineapple, which factors in the entire supply chain from farm to table in its North American and select European markets. Using a limited percentage of theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Vietnam Plus The northern province of Bac Giang is building trademarks for local farm produce with an aim of reaching more markets, toward raising the value of agro-forestry produce export by an average 8% a year to reach about 200 million USD by 2030, reported the provincial People’s Committee.Continue Reading