In an attempt to restrict the spread of the destructive Panama disease TR4 in Australia, the Queensland government recently granted the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) AUD$12.1 million (over USD 8 million) in funding. However, starting this July it has asked that a cost-sharing arrangement be made between itselfContinue Reading
One gauge of avocado prices is having its biggest gain in almost a decade as consumers weigh the latest rhetoric from Donald Trump on his threat to close the U.S. border with Mexico, a major supplier of the fruit. The Mexico City Hass price from Michoacan, the heartland ofContinue Reading
The North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation Limited (NERAMAC) on Friday organised a workshop on ‘Post GI Activities for Naga Tree Tomato and registration for Authorized Users’ in Kohima under the aegis of the ministry of development of north eastern region (DoNER). The workshop conducted with the aimContinue Reading
The highly-anticipated proceedings of the International Conference on Tropical Fruit Pests and Diseases have been officially released. If you are interested in the proceedings or any of the individual papers, contact the TFNet Secretariat at info@itfnet.org. Abstracts of the papers presented are available here: http://itfnet.org/troped2018/abstracts.php eISBN:Continue Reading
The conditions that two years ago led to a deadly multi-state salmonella outbreak due to Maradol papayas imported from Mexico remain largely unchanged. Imported papayas from Mexico remain under an import alert issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that permits U.S. ports of entry to detain theContinue Reading
The little green fruit that’s native to Brazil, feijoa, is one of the most vitamin C-rich foods you can eat. But just for the record, New Zealand discovered them before us. “We’re going to smash feijoas,” exclaims a male New Zealander with a thick accent and irrefutable grin. Continue Reading
Around 10 wild elephants raided a durian orchard in Chanthaburi’s Tha Mai district late on Wednesday and stayed until Thursday morning, causing around Bt 200,000 (USD 6283) of damage. The orchard in Tambon Khao Kaew belongs to couple Thanom Lampheungwong, 65, and Piyarat Lampheungwong, 61. Thanom saidContinue Reading
It’s properly unsettling when we hear about the latest mass food recalls, but so far the voluntary avocado recall by the Henry Avocado Corporation Monday is an example of a “good” type of recall: the bug listeria monocytogenes was caught through a routine government inspection, and as yet there areContinue Reading
An avocado tree-loving beetle, regarded as a serious pest overseas, has been discovered in Auckland. The wood-boring granulate ambrosia beetle has been detected in four Auckland areas since late February, according to Biosecurity New Zealand. The beetle is known to feed on a wide range of broadleafContinue Reading
At their best papayas can create phenomenal eating experiences, but at their worst the fruit can be quite astringent and leave an unpleasant aftertaste. Researchers at Griffith University in the state of Queensland, Australia, have been working for many years to develop varieties that leave a lasting – andContinue Reading
Hau Giang is one of the localities which has a fast-growing area of jackfruit, Nông thôn ngày nay (Countryside Today) newspaper reported. A kilogram of Thai jackfruit is sold at VND 55,000-VND6 0,000 (USD 2.3-2.6). “Before Tet (the Lunar New Year), the price of jackfruit was at VND45,000Continue Reading
Scientists have worked out what causes ugly veins to appear in mangoes — a breakthrough that could save the industry millions of dollars each year. Described for decades as a mystery disorder, resin canal discolouration (RCD) causes bizarre veins to emerge within the mango flesh. Affected mangoes are safe toContinue Reading
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