SOURCE: Eric Weinert, New Food Magazine President of the Hawaiian Papaya Industry Association Eric Weinert explains why the sector has recovered significantly in 2023. This year is shaping up to be a huge boon for Hawaii papaya growers as demand for the only American-grown papaya is increasing among mainland tropicalContinue Reading
SOURCE: Lee Ying Shan, CNBC Some say it’s sticky-sweet, others say it smells like socks. Love it or hate it, the appetite for durians is growing voraciously — especially in China. Global demand for polarizing fruit soared 400% year-on-year, according to HSBC which said it’s largely bolstered by a “craze”Continue Reading
SOURCE: The Hindu The recent spell of scorching heat will have an adverse impact on pineapple cultivation for a long time, affecting both the health of plants as well as production in the coming season, driving away hundreds of small farmers who cannot afford to continue spending money on wateringContinue Reading
SOURCE: Muscat Daily Oman, a nation reliant on imported mangoes, is steering its attention toward sustainable farming of mangoes locally. The Ministry of Agricultural Wealth, Fisheries and Water Resources (MAFWR) has initiated a RO1.25mn mango cultivation project over 80 hectares of land in Barka, South Batinah. This endeavour through MangoContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Hindu Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru has recorded a 124% increase in mango exports compared to the previous year. In 2023, the airport processed export of 6,84,648 kg of mangoes, showcasing a significant rise from the 3,05,521 kg exported in the previous year. Furthermore, this season’s exports sawContinue Reading
SOURCE: Catherine Talavera, Philstar Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the tariffs on the country’s banana and processed pineapple exports to South Korea would gradually be eliminated after the signing of a free trade agreement (FTA). Trade Undersecretary and Board of Investments (BOI) managing head Ceferino Rodolfo said theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sudhir Kumar, Hindustan Times The Agricultural & Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the first-ever consignment of banana plant products from Varanasi to the UAE by air, boosting agricultural exports. APEDA plans to integrate more farmer producer organizations into the export supply chain. The Purvanchal regionContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sherlyn Sim Cafe owner Celine Ng would usually sell two or three of her signature charred pineapple cheesecakes each day, but after President-elect Tharman Shanmugaratnam stomped to victory at the polls, her sales have shot up. The 42-year-old said she received 30 orders on Saturday for those cakes, afterContinue Reading
SOURCE: Manuel Cayon, Business Mirror Small banana growers have switched to grains production after the pestering Panama Disease kept spreading in sprawling banana farms of Davao del Norte, the Provincial Agriculture Office (PAGRO) has reported. This came out in the agency’s recent monitoring of the total hectarage of agricultural crops,Continue Reading
SOURCE: Lucy Cooper, ABC Rural A warmer-than-average Queensland winter will see fewer Australian mangoes on supermarket shelves this Christmas. Mangoes need a few chilly weeks to bring on the conditions needed to flower. This year, the weather has been too balmy for fruit set, which growers say will result inContinue Reading
SOURCE: CGTN The Latin American country of Ecuador is one of the top banana exporters in the world, but the changing climate is pushing up costs and threatening both the quality and the yields of the fruit. Inside a banana plantation in the coastal Guayas, a major banana producing provinceContinue Reading
SOURCE: NZ Herald In just over 10 years, sales of avocados have rocketed from $70 million to $240m – and the industry is eyeing revenue of $1 billion by 2040. However, plant physiologist Nick Gould said the industry’s ambitious target was unlikely to be hit without a heavy dose ofContinue Reading