SOURCE: Mike Knowles, Fruitnet A change in food safety certification procedures has reportedly left Vietnamese dragon fruit exporters unable to ship their produce, with around 100 tonnes already spoiled and European buyers cancelling orders. Dragon fruit exports from Vietnam have reportedly been “seriously disrupted” after an apparent failure to secureContinue Reading
SOURCE: Mexico News Daily With a range of U.S.-imposed tariffs complicating northbound trade, Mexico is turning its attention southward as it welcomes Brazil as a new market for avocados, one of its strongest exports. Brazil has adopted a new protocol that allows for the import of Mexican avocados, Mexico’s AgricultureContinue Reading
SOURCE: MOHD FARHAAN SHAH, The Star Malaysia aims to tap into the high-value New Zealand market for pineapples, following strong interest expressed by New Zealand authorities during Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s recent visit to Wellington. Malaysian Pineapple Industry Board (LPNM) Chairman Sheikh Umar Bagharib AliContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fruit Today Ángel Gamarra, president of the Peruvian mango association Promango, explained that climate fluctuations across various regions have led to a delayed start of the 2025/2026 mango season in Piura. At the same time last year (2024/2025), flowering had already reached 30%. Therefore, it is possible that fruitContinue Reading
by Mike Knowles, Fresh Fruit Portal Industry leaders reject government suggestions to pivot to Asian markets, and warn that redirecting shipments to Europe would depress market prices With Brazil’s mango and grape harvests just days away, the introduction of a 50 per cent US import tariff at the beginning ofContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Star Farmers in the Dong Thap Muoi region have developed a vast specialised pineapple farming area covering nearly 15,400 ha – the largest along the Tien River. The pineapple-growing areas are concentrated in four key communes, including Tan Phuoc 1, Tan Phuoc 2, Tan Phuoc 3 and HungContinue Reading
SOURCE: Indonz Indian mangoes are cheaper this season than they have been in recent years due to a fierce price war that has reportedly broken out among several retailers. The price-cutting reports have soured what has a been a successful season so far, with mangoes from India on display atContinue Reading
SOURCE: Naewna TRANSLATION: Freshplaza Thailand’s Department of Internal Trade has partnered with Go Wholesale, a major food ingredient wholesaler under Central Retail, to support local fruit farmers and promote domestic consumption. This collaboration is part of the government’s broader strategy to stabilise fruit prices and raise farmer incomes, as reportedContinue Reading
SOURCE: One Acre Fund Tanzania For generations, Tanzanian farmers have had a close, possibly even overcommitted relationship with maize. It has been the backbone of smallholder farming, the star of every local market, and the unofficial mascot of the dinner table. But let us face it: maize has become theContinue Reading
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SOURCE: Charles Pensulo, RFI Henderson Kopoland, 45, mainly works from his grocery shop at a small trading centre in Konzaalendo Village in Thyolo District, southern Malawi. Visitors to this remote spot may not realise where his wealth comes from or that he runs another business far away. About one hundredContinue Reading
SOURCE: Maaz Izmail, Impakter Climate change continues to put more livelihoods at risk as more than half of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean might be rendered unusable, a new report shows. Bananas have had a history of representing the wealth gap in the globalized world. During theContinue Reading