SOURCE: Umamaheswara Rao, The Times of India Andhra Pradesh exported only about 246 metric tonnes of bananas in 2016-17. This is all set to cross the 50,000 MT mark this year after it achieved 43,000 MT exports last year. The quantum jump translates to a 200x increase in banana exportsContinue Reading
SOURCE: Le Nguyen, Voa News As Vietnamese durian farmers celebrate the opening of trade with China, experts are cautioning against becoming reliant on a market that can disappear if consumer tastes change or long-running friction between Beijing and Hanoi erupts again over competing claims to the South China Sea. “TheContinue Reading
SOURCE: Mathrubhumi A surge in demand for pineapple has resulted in an increase in its price in the retail markets across Kerala. Major outlets are selling the ripe fruit at Rs 53 per kilogram. Raw pineapple has been trading at Rs 40 per kilogram while special-grade raw pineapple is atContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fresh Fruit Portal Ecuadorian banana exports from Jan. to Feb. 2023, amounted to 66.8 million boxes, 0.47% lower than in the same period of 2022. Primary markets for Ecuadorian bananas As for the destination of Ecuadorian banana exports, of the 66.86 million boxes exported in the first two monthsContinue Reading
SOURCE: Elizabeth McCauley, Lilian Manansala, and Ryan Bieber / INSIDER Fuwa Biotech ferments pineapple waste to make natural soap, detergent, toilet cleaner, and more. The company says its products are better for the planet than industrial cleaning agents and detergents. Early research suggests the enzymes and acids in fermented fruitContinue Reading
SOURCE: Kevin Rotich, CapitalFM Kenya is looking for avocado markets in Malaysia as it finalizes import requirements in the Asian country. Kenya’s High Commissioner to Malaysia, Francis Muhoro, wrote a letter to the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate (KEPHIS) to finalize import requirements for commodities. Malaysia offers an untapped market forContinue Reading
by Angelo Mathais, The Loadstar As Indian mango growers rejoice at the prospect of increased export demand, supply chain stakeholders are looking to maximise the potential for growth. Their upbeat tone stems from improved air freight capacity and a sharp fall in freight rates from the stratospheric highs of aContinue Reading
SOURCE: Jamaica Information Service The banana and plantain industry enjoyed a very productive 2022, recording a 2.8 per cent increase in banana production and 18.7 per cent for plantain. Despite the effects of Tropical Storms Grace and Ida in 2021, the industry rebounded to produce more than 72,000 metric tonnesContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fresh Fruit Portal Both the supply and consumption of mango in the U.S. have experienced a steady increase in the last few years, prompting exporters from Central and South America to increase their production volumes. Exporters, along with U.S. importers and associations, have campaigned to promote the nutritional valuesContinue Reading
SOURCE: Tina Caputo, The Packer California farmers first planted avocados in 1856, lagging behind Florida, yet the Golden State now accounts for about 90% of production in the U.S. Among the hundreds of avocado varieties in existence, California farmers grow seven commercially, with the native hass making up about 95%Continue Reading
SOURCE: Mia Nulimaimaiti, SCMP China is gearing up for the harvest of its first domestic durian crop this summer after more than four years of cultivation, although it is not expected to challenge Southeast Asia’s stranglehold on sales of the pungent smelling fruit. About 2.45 million kilograms of durian producedContinue Reading
The high-density variety of guava developed by the College of Forestry and Horticulture, Neri near here, has started replacing papaya in the lower reaches of the state. Earlier, farmers of the region were encouraged to grow papaya and they had cultivated it even in polyhouses in Hamirpur, Bilapsur and UnaContinue Reading