SOURCE: The Star The overpowering smell of Davao’s famous durian may soon reach the biggest market for the pungent fruit. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Wednesday (Sept 7) said his country, the biggest importer of the fruit, had approved the entry of fresh durian from the Philippines.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Global Times Durian from Southeast Asia has found more channels and pathways into the vast Chinese market ahead of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on September 10, as companies come up with nouveau ways of serving the mooncake, the festival’s signature snack. The new trend, together with theContinue Reading
SOURCE: El Universo TRANSLATION: Freshplaza The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) convened the first meeting to try to reach a consensus between the different parts of the banana sector on the price that will govern fruit exports in 2023. The first meeting was held last Monday and, since thereContinue Reading
SOURCE: Jules Bernstein, UCR UC Riverside scientists are on the hunt for a chemical that disrupts “evil” weevils’ mating and could prevent them from destroying California’s supply of avocados. Avocado weevils, small beetles with long snouts, drill through fruit to lay eggs. The weevil grubs or larvae bore into avocadoContinue Reading
PHOTO: Marie-France Boucher and Daniel K. Kalinaki, Trade4Devnews Between March and July every year, fruit trees across Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, come alive with the delightful smells and colorful sights of mangos. The warm air from the Sahel turns the fruit from green to shades ofContinue Reading
SOURCE: Monash University, Phys.org Australian jackfruit is a tropical treasure: a fruit rich in vitamins, minerals and many phytochemicals that are known to have positive health benefits, and it is incredibly versatile in its culinary uses. When ripe, its sweet fruit segments are akin to the tropical tastes of banana,Continue Reading
SOURCE: El Tiempo TRANSLATION: Freshplaza The low temperatures will affect the 2022-2023 campaign’s mango production. The cold is causing the fruit to detach from the trees affecting more than 30,000 hectares of mango in the San Lorenzo valley. This year there has been a favorable mass flowering thanks to theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Donna Durckel, County New Center The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) declared a 77-square-mile quarantine covering Valley Center and surrounding areas on August 19 after discovering several Mexican fruit flies (MXFF), an agricultural pest that can infect more than 50 types of fruit, including citrus, avocados, andContinue Reading
SOURCE: Zulfiqar Kunbhar, The Third Pole Massive monsoon flooding has followed a severe drought in Pakistan’s Sindh province, with experts saying that climate change is making farming ‘more challenging every passing day’ The majority of Pakistan’s second-most populous and agriculture-dependent province of Sindh was declared “calamity-hit” on 23 August. WithContinue Reading
SOURCE: Gerald Andae, Business Daily Africa Malaysia and India are the latest big buyers eyeing Kenya’s avocado after China as the fruit continues to attract more international markets. The Business Daily has learnt that officials from Malaysia are currently in the country carrying out a pest risk analysis on theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Matrubhumi Many farmers in hilly areas of Kerala have found solace in fruit farming, exasperated by skyrocketing operational expenses for cash crops. Even rubber cultivators have switched to fruit farming. While those who are first into agriculture also seem interested in fruit cultivation as the activities related are notContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sina Finance TRANSLATION: Freshplaza Currently, China’s banana market is in its low season of consumption. As the market lacks a sustained positive boost, China’s banana imports were 124,000 tons in July 2022, a decrease of 20.20% month-on-month. The average price of imported bananas was about 624.24 US dollars/ton inContinue Reading