SOURCE: Isabella Lee, The Guardian Hot weather in the Northern Territory has been favourable for summer’s golden child. “Everyone should be eating mangoes right now,” says Josh Flamminio, co-owner of Galluzzo Fruiterers in Sydney. The mango abundance will continue throughout the month and will only get better as supply fromContinue Reading
SOURCE: Jacinta Bowler, ABC In a small plot in the Northern Territory, banana plants have thrived for almost a decade in soil that should kill them. According to those who have tried the fruit, they taste exactly like a banana should. But the plants near Humpty Doo have a secretContinue Reading
SOURCE: Mike Winters, CNBC You may have noticed while grocery shopping that bananas, generally one of the most price-stable items on the shelf, are no longer immune to rising costs. Once dubbed “the fruit inflation forgot” for their long history of stable prices, bananas got even more expensive in September.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Mintec After months of silence in the banana fields of Bocas del Toro, the hum of machinery and the bustle of workers finally returned. Chiquita Panama is restarting operations, signaling a long-awaited revival after a crippling strike brought the region’s production to a standstill. More than 1,600 workers haveContinue Reading
SOURCE: Times of India Fruits continued to push up household grocery bills, with inflation averaging 13.2% during the first nine months of 2025, the highest in five years, even as other food items like vegetables and pulses provided some relief. According to an ET analysis, fruit inflation was 5.9% inContinue Reading
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SOURCE: Le Thuy, Dong Nai Online In 2018, after joining a study trip to modern agricultural models in the Republic of Korea organized by the Dong Nai Farmers’ Association, Ly Minh Hung from Bau Ham commune realized the great potential of bananas if produced under a value chain model. SinceContinue Reading
SOURCE: Shamsudheen Mubarak, Onmanorama In Kattungal, Malappuram, an orchard is home to rare fruits from around the world, including the coveted Miyazaki mango, known to fetch up to ₹3 lakh per kilogram in Japan. This garden is the realization of a dream by Mangarathody Safeer Ali, an expatriate industrialist whoContinue Reading
SOURCE: Mike Knowles, Fruitnet Australia has seen growth in demand for its avocados in domestic and export markets over the past year, news that will be welcomed as growers prepare to turn out more of the fruit in the near future. According to industry body Avocados Australia, the country producedContinue Reading
SOURCE: QA Magazine Fresh Del Monte Produce introduced a containerized shipping service for fresh banana and pineapple exports from the Philippines to Japan and South Korea. The collaboration marks a departure from traditional breakbulk shipping methods. The containerized service operates on two key shipping routes, provided by CNC, the Intra-AsiaContinue Reading