CHINA: E-commerce giant Alibaba’s drones deliver passion fruit to islands
2017-11-08
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CAMBODIA: Push to increase longan exports
2017-11-08
With plantations yielding nearly 20,000 tonnes of the fruit per year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has announced its intention to expand longan exports to new countries. According to officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, only the provinces of Pailin and Battambang, which share a borderContinue Reading
MEXICO: Avocado volume to top last year’s
2017-11-07
Avocado volume out of Mexico should reach nearly 2 billion pounds during the current season — July 1 to June 30 — an increase from last year, despite a slow start during the summer. Volume could be 15% more than last year, said Rob Wedin, vice president ofContinue Reading
USA: Deadly multistate salmonella papaya outbreak is over, says the CDC
2017-11-06
The outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to imported Maradol papayas is over, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This large Salmonella Papaya outbreak was comprised of four separate outbreaks linked to four different farms in Mexico. Of the 251 people sickened in 25 states, 79 wereContinue Reading
PHILIPPINES: Farmers ink deal for monthly export of 8MT of papaya to South Korean firm
2017-11-06
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said South Cotabato-based farmers have inked a trade agreement with a South Korean firm that would import at least 8 metric tons (MT) of papayas monthly starting this month. DA 12 Regional Executive Director Milagros Casis said farmers from Tupi province successfully shippedContinue Reading
PERU: Chile and Bolivia, main destinations for Piura’s mango
2017-11-06
Piura sent most of its mangoes to Chile and Bolivia in the first week of exports. According to the exporters, so far, they have sent 176,953 six-kilogram boxes of mango to these two countries by land. Most of the fruit is sent by land to these two markets. TheContinue Reading
MOROCCO: Watermelon farming main cause of water shortage
2017-11-05
Taps are running dry in southern Morocco and resarchers have found one of the main culprits: watermelon farming. With a consumption of 7 million cubic metres of water per year, according to a study by the regional hydraulic basin agency, “the watermelon greatly contributed to the water stress in theContinue Reading
KENYA: What avocado export market wants from you
2017-11-04
As demand for avocados grows locally and internationally, there is no short cut for farmers seeking the best market and prices. One must get it right when it comes to varieties, seedlings and fruits, especially if planning to sale in the export market. Brian Gesimba, the agro-marketingContinue Reading
PHILIPPINES: [Opinion] Is the banana industry sagging?
2017-11-03
It may be playing on words, but our title is a serious question motivated by recent trends in the industry. Two years ago a newspaper bannered the report “Philippine banana export industry under threat,” while last year another broadsheet ran the article “Banana industry losing global edge.” Earlier this yearContinue Reading
CHINA: Local farm grows avocado
2017-11-02
The first batch of home-grown avocados from a farm in southwest China’s Yunnan Province are to be harvested, the grower said. The 500 hectares avocado farm, located in city of Pu’er, is one of the largest in China. The total output of avocados is estimated at 200 tonnesContinue Reading
LIFESTYLE: Take a look at this delectable banana-cardamon upside-down cake
2017-11-01
Gail Simmons has a new cookbook: “Bringing it Home: Favorite Recipes from a Life of Adventurous Eating.” The “Top Chef” judge previewed several recipes from the book ($30, Grand Central Publishing) at a dinner at Monteverde restaurant in Chicago last week. Among the standouts: a sultry banana-cardamom cake inspiredContinue Reading
AUSTRALIA: Avocado lovers set to clean up as fruit numbers smash record
2017-11-01
Australia’s favourite breakfast smash could soon become cheaper to come by with a record harvest tipped for the industry. And local growers look set to avoid the brunt of any price changes as global consumption continues to drive significant improvements in grower returns. The nation’s peak avocadoContinue Reading