Fruits News (Page 219)

by Vandana Shiva Maya Gobordhun, The Hindu   The Ayurvedic palate covers six different tastes: sweet, salty, pungent, bitter, astringent and sour. Each one of them needs to be included at every meal for us to avail of the goodness they have to offer. The sour taste, for example, isContinue Reading

by John S. Niblock   Aided by good weather, South Carolina’s 2014 watermelon crop recorded a robust gain of 64 percent over last year’s total, according to a National Watermelon Report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. As production ended in early August, the state had shipped almost 81 millionContinue Reading

by Carlos Nunez and Yzza Ibrahim   The lychee season in Madagascar has started already, and growers are confident that this year’s crop will have a good quality. They’ll look to capitalize on that good crop by maintaining traditional market and expanding their presence in one new market.   “We expect good qualityContinue Reading

Peru is the fourth main avocado exporter in the world having close deals worth US$307.9 million in a period from January until September this year. It means a 67.4% increase, confirmed Peru’s Exporters Association (ADEX).   According to the TradeMap, Mexico ranks first; followed by the Netherlands; Chile and Peru,Continue Reading

by Cheti Praxides, The Star   The Lamu government will spend Sh30 million to build a fruit processing plant in Mpeketoni.   Deputy Governor Eric Mugo said the plant will employ more than 2,000 fruit farmers.   Addressing journalists at the Kenya Ports Authority offices in Lamu on Saturday, heContinue Reading

by Vijay Singh, Times of India   The wholesale rate of papaya has risen from Rs 15-18 (USD 0.24-0.29) to Rs 18-22 (USD 0.29-0.36) per kg at the Vashi-based APMC Market as more people are opting for the fruit as a measure to prevent dengue. The retail rates of papaya areContinue Reading

A central Queensland pineapple grower says time is running out to stop imports that have the potential to destroy 40 per cent of Australia’s crops. Malaysian fruit has been approved for the Australian market, but the first shipments have been held up by production issues.   Yeppoon grower Mick CrannyContinue Reading

by Neda Vanovac, Sydney Morning Herald   Australia is aiming to double its mango exports. Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce will announce a three-year plan to achieve the goal in Darwin on Friday.   Australia currently exports between 4000 and 5000 tonnes of mangoes annually worth about $20 million, and is aimingContinue Reading

by Dilip Kumar Jha, Business Standard   In a significant change in the sentiment post Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Japan, the Japanese authority has expedited procedural obligations to step up mango import from India.   Advancing the process, Japanese quarantine authorities have sought details of Vapor Heat Treatment (VHT) facilities across Andhra Pradesh,Continue Reading

by Chan Muyhong   Chinese officials have called on Cambodia to increase fruit exports amid an expected rise in domestic demand for fresh produce fuelled by online sales.   Feng Bo, deputy major of Ping Xiang city of Guangxi province, last week said fruit imports from ASEAN nations must increase fromContinue Reading

The efforts of Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), the National Chancellery, and Banana Producers Associations have allowed the recovery of banana exports to the Argentine market.   MAG through dela Direcciónde Technical Marketing, accompanied the Banana Producers Associations Departments of Caaguazú and San Pedro, in the process of revivalContinue Reading