In Rwanda, schoolgirls can now buy locally produced, cheaper sanitary towels. Banana plantations stretch as far as the eye can see, covering the rolling hills. At the end of a red dirt track sits a rectangular building with walls painted an eye-wateringly bright shade of blue. ItContinue Reading
2017 was the lowest year in banana exports to the United States. In 2010, Ecuador sent 21.17% of its production to that country, but in 2017 sales to that market only accounted for 9.75% of its production. The US market share had never been so low for bananas, according toContinue Reading
Samoa can officially begin exporting fresh banana and plantains to New Zealand again. The breakthrough comes under a new export plan the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and New Zealand Ministry of Primary Industries have agreed upon. The good news for banana farmers come after a longContinue Reading
Leading Peruvian supplier Camposol has teamed up with Dole China to introduce a line of Kent mangoes to the Chinese market. Branded under the name Peruvian Flame Mangoes, the fruit entered the Asian nation in the lead-up to Chinese New Year celebrations. Dole is distributing the fruit throughContinue Reading
Indonesia will soon export mangoes and dragon fruit to Australia, a decision made during the 21st meeting of the Working Group on Agriculture, Food and Forestry Cooperation (WGAFFC) between Australia and Indonesia, held in Melbourne from Feb. 14 to 15. The Agriculture Ministry’s Agriculture Quarantine Agency head, BanunContinue Reading
The world’s most noxious fruit has long had a reputation amongst backpackers through Southeast Asia for its foul stench and for many trying it out is a rite of passage, albeit often an unpleasant one. The taste is an acquired one, to say the least, but if you find you’reContinue Reading
Recent headlines that chocolate supplies could fall short of demand by as much as a million tonnes by 2020 have been alarming. Those in despair over the news can take heart, however, as substitutes are available to get you through the rough times, including one that is actually relatively healthyContinue Reading
In an effort to ward off invading lychee stink bugs, the Taichung Agriculture Bureau announced an initiative to buy their larvae for NT$2 (US$ 0.07) each starting March 1. The lychee stink bug, officially known as Tessaratoma papillosa, is an agricultural pest with a taste for fruit trees, likeContinue Reading
As consumers become increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of agro-commodity production, with the click of a button, companies buying pineapples from Costa Rica – one of the world’s largest producers of the fruit – can now see if their suppliers are engaged in deforestation or not, with help fromContinue Reading
“Right now there is very little rambutan in the market since Vietnam is the main supplier this time of year and they have been on Lunar New Year holidays since Feb 15,” says Paul Armstrong of Los Angeles, Ca.-based RHA Group. “But we have started getting in shipments this weekContinue Reading
Harry Debney, the chief executive of market darling Costa Group, has heard all the gags about smashed avocado and Millennials. But Tuesday’s share price surge at Costa – up 10 per cent to a record high of $6.88, taking its 12-month gain to 79 per cent – is noContinue Reading
Queensland mango farmers are “scratching their heads” over a trade deal that will see the first trays of mangoes arrive from Indonesia, putting them in direct competition with the local harvest. Indonesian media are reporting the country will soon begin exporting mangoes and dragon fruit to Australia, “a decisionContinue Reading
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