SOURCE: Queensland Government Ground-breaking research is bearing fruit in the quest to develop tasty bananas resistant to Panama TR4 disease, helping to protect good jobs in Queensland’s nation-leading banana industry. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner said consumer research had identified fourContinue Reading
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries of the Government of the Canary Islands stated that it carried out a training activity on the island of El Hierro through the Canary Islands Institute for Agricultural Research (ICIA) so that tropical pineapple producers implement cultivation technologies in their usual tasks. TheContinue Reading
SOURCE: Liam O’Callaghan, Fruitnet The Philippines’ share of Asian banana exports has plunged from 90 per cent to 60 per cent according to data from The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). In its final Banana Market Review 2021 report, the FAO said production challenges and the increase inContinue Reading
SOURCE: AgroNegocios TRANSLATION: Freshplaza In the first half of the year, Colombian mango exports amounted to US$11.4 million, a 19.7% increase over the same period of the previous year that was driven by purchases from the Middle East. Colombia exports its mango to 22 international destinations. Heaven’s Fruits, the mainContinue Reading
SOURCE: Victor Daniel Barrera, ABC TRANSLATION: Freshplaza Paraguay’s banana sector used to generate more than 19 million dollars in income a year for the country, nearly 15 million of which were destined directly to the district of Tembiapora. In fact, this continues to be this town’s main source of income.Continue Reading
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