Fruits News (Page 167)

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   Australian authorities will conduct risk assessments on Vietnamese-grown dragonfruit over the coming months, with a view to approve the fruit for import.   “Australia has already undertaken preliminary work on the assessment, including reviewing pests and diseases, following strong collaboration between the governments of AustraliaContinue Reading

  Scientists of the National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, will help farmers in Bidar and Kalaburagi in cultivating banana. They will work through the Bidar-based College of Horticulture.   Resource persons will train farmers in cultivation methods, protection of crops from pests and insects, andContinue Reading

  Building on the success and equity of the California Avocado Grower Campaign (2008-15), the California Avocado Commission is running a new campaign that positions the California avocado as the perfect symbol of the California lifestyle.   “It’s a celebration of everything that is endemic to the Golden State, fromContinue Reading

  A container of 20 tons of Hass avocados that was grown by small farmers in the province of Limatambo, Cusco, and that is valued at 30,000 euro arrived in the Netherlands for distribution in the European Union. According to Sierra Exportadora, this is the first of 15 containers acquiredContinue Reading

by Opalyn Mok, The Malay Mail Online     The El Niño phenomenon in the past few months has led to a lesser yield of seasonal fruits this season, the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority (FAMA)’s Penang director Habibah Sulaiman said today.   She said they are expecting a whopping 40 toContinue Reading

  The avocado sector remains the third largest source of revenue for the Mexican state of Michoacan, given how the export of more than one million tonnes generates over one billion dollars in turnover per year. This figure could also increase, given the possible introduction of at least another 30,000Continue Reading

  Exclusive Honey Gold mango grower, Piñata Farms, is counting the 2015-2016 season among its best since commercial production of the specialty fruit began in 2009.   Managing director, Gavin Scurr, said this was despite seasonal factors including poor flowering and hail storms which affected the southern Queensland crop –Continue Reading

  Papaya is the third most consumed tropical fruit and demand has grown steadily in recent years because of it being considered a healthy product. It has been traditionally produced in Latin America, India and Indonesia, but now it is also being grown in Almeria.   The advantage of havingContinue Reading

by  Lauren María Alexander, Growing Produce   Growing seedless watermelon requires greater management and attention to detail than seeded watermelon production, and additional steps must be taken into consideration to ensure adequate pollination and strong, healthy yields.   Because seedless watermelon are not self-pollinating, pollenizers, or diploid watermelon crops, must beContinue Reading

  Producers in the department of Rivas have had to reduce the area devoted to papaya cultivation and have had falling crop yields because of the effects of climate change and a lack of funding.   According to the Fourth National Agricultural Census (CENAGRO), conducted by the National Institute forContinue Reading

  The earlier start of Almeria’s melon and watermelon season has entailed difficulties in the fruits’ marketing, since supermarkets still have some supply from overseas countries, as revealed by an analysis of the Prices and Markets Observatory of the Andalusian Council of Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development.   Despite this,Continue Reading