Kuppala Rama Gopala Krishna, a 24-year-old mango farmer from Vadlamanu village in Agiripalli mandal of Krishna district, has created a record by growing 18 different varieties of mangoes on a single tree in his seven-acre-farm. His feat is not only attracting local farmers, but has also drawn theContinue Reading
South Africa is expecting a sharp uptick in avocado exports this season to record levels of 66,000 metric tons (MT), compared to 43,700MT last year. Subtrop CEO Derek Donkin attributed the rise to better growing conditions, an ‘on-year’ and new plantings coming into production. “Last year’s cropContinue Reading
Colombia’s leading banana traders saw a US$38.4m rise in exports in 2017 according to producer association Augura. In a presentation due to be made at Augura’s annual general assembly this week, the association’s president Juan Camilo Restrepo Gomez said that banana shipments totalled US$850m last year, a 4.7Continue Reading
Globally, Nigeria is the only country where date palms have two harvesting seasons in a year. Even in North Africa and the Middle East where the fruit originated from, they enjoy only one fruiting season. Date palm trees enjoy rainy and dry fruiting seasons in the savannah regionContinue Reading
A return to more affordable avocados has been forecast for next season after avocados hit a record end-of-season price of $4 per fruit in some Tauranga supermarkets. The 2017-18 season was influenced by avocado trees producing very poor crops in many Bay orchards, with Te Puke grower Ron BaileyContinue Reading
In 2017, two mangos sold at a Japanese wholesale auction for a record-breaking USD 3,744. Taiyo no Tamago (Egg of the Sun) is a variety of mango grown in the Miyazaki prefecture and sold throughout Japan. Although they don’t usually go for thousands of dollars, on any given day youContinue Reading
Even as mangoes move more into the mainstream for U.S. consumers, there are ways retailers can make consumers even more comfortable with the world’s most consumed fruit. Two big ones are point-of-sale marketing/education and cross-merchandising. Robert Schueller, director of public relations for Los Angeles-based World Variety Produce,Continue Reading
A banana might reasonably replace sports drinks for those of us who rely on carbohydrates to fuel exercise and speed recovery, according to a new study comparing the cellular effects of carbohydrates consumed during sports. It found that a banana, with its all-natural package, provides comparable or greaterContinue Reading
The Malaysian Embassy in China sees a strong possibility of Malaysia getting the approval for its raw-unclean (RUC) swiftlet edible bird’s nests and fresh durian, especially the ‘Musang King’, to enter China starting the middle of this year. Ambassador to China, Datuk Zainuddin Yahya, said the export approval for RUCContinue Reading
A recent study conducted among children in Europe found they favoured the Indian Red banana and Njalipoovan or Ney Poovan (Elakki), bringing hope to farmers in Tamil Nadu. Significantly, the National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB), Tiruchy is expecting an inspection by European agencies to sanction the export of bananasContinue Reading
No doubt about it, ice cream is a great treat on a hot day. That is, until it drips down the sides of a cone or turns into soup in a bowl. Now scientists say they are closing in on a cool solution to this sticky problem. They’ve found thatContinue Reading
Mangoes are synonymous with hot summer months, and this season they will be as delicious as ever, but be prepared to pay more. The fruit has already made its debut in the market, but in small quantities and in very few varieties. Mango growers have suffered crop lossContinue Reading
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