Fruits News (Page 2)

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: Hurriyet Daily News Once hailed as one of Türkiye’s fastest-growing crops, avocado production is now facing serious challenges as climate conditions and water shortages threaten future harvests. This year’s severe frosts in February, March and April devastated fruit production across the country. Avocados, which had been riding a waveContinue Reading

SOURCE: Abrafrutas TRANSLATION: Freshplaza The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published on its official website the international classification and quality brochure for papaya. The document was coordinated by Brazil through the Department of Inspection of Products of Plant Origin (Dipov) of the Secretariat of Agricultural Defense ofContinue 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: Produce Report On Sept. 16, the Commission for the Promotion of Peruvian Exports and Tourism (PROMPERÚ) visited a More Yogurt store at the Sun Moon Light Center in Shanghai. More Yogurt’s CEO, Guo Hao, accompanied Bernardo Muñoz, commercial counselor at the Consulate General of Peru in Shanghai, on aContinue Reading

SOURCE: Soumitra Nandi, Millennium Post Regular commuters in trains of the Sealdah South Section or markets particularly in South 24-Parganas close to Baruipur have surely heard a catchline from sellers selling guavas, “’Baruipur-er Peyara Kheley Hobe Chehara’ (You will have a good physique if you eat guava from Baruipur). However,Continue 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: Khoo Gek San, The Star Malaysia’s fruit sector is undergoing significant shifts, with some varieties thriving on strong export demand while others face declines due to land pressures, pests and climate change. Agriculture Department director-general Datuk Nor Sam Alwi said production trends are shaped by market demand, labour andContinue Reading