News (Page 168)

by Louise Maureen Simeon, The Philippine Star     Tagum Agricultural Development Co. (Tadeco), the world’s largest contiguous banana plantations, expects to bounce back this year and next year given improved weather conditions and a new irrigation system.   Tadeco is eyeing to ship 32 million boxes or 432,000 metric tonsContinue Reading

  DAVAO, PHILIPPINES, local newspaper SunStar Davao reported in the International Symposium on Tropical Fruits organized by TFNet, BPI and PFA.   To read the full article, click link below.   SunStar      Continue Reading

by Jessica Hinchliffe, abc news     Queensland scientists are striving to develop new varieties to keep Australia’s most popular fruit on the menu for years to come.   More than five million bananas are eaten every day in Australia, making it the number one selling supermarket product.   The discoveryContinue Reading

    Chile may already be a significant avocado exporter into Argentina, but neighboring Peru has now gained market access and is hoping to take a slice of the action.   Argentina gave the green light to Peruvian avocado imports a few days ago and an industry head says the newContinue Reading

by Courtney Fowler, abc News     Nearly 100 people attended the first pre-season mango meeting in Humpty Doo last week, with growers, retailers and distributors expressing confidence in the future of the fruit as they busily prepared for the season ahead.   Northern Territory Mango Industry Association president Leo SklirosContinue Reading

by Madura McCormack, The Courier-Mail     DISEASED banana plants on a Tully property will be destroyed, 17-months after the deadly Panama disease was detected.   Biosecurity Queensland will build a high-security fence around the boundary of the property, destroy the bananas, and plant ground cover to prevent the spread ofContinue Reading

    The Mango Development and Processing Centre, established at Madikere Cross in Chintamani taluk of Chickballapur district, has been opened up for the service of mango cultivators after a long wait.   Though the construction work of the centre, set up by the Karnataka State Mango Development and MarketingContinue Reading

  It is quite common to see banana bunches weighing about 20-25 kg in the market. But, a farmer from Theni district has produced a bunch with 257 bananas of the Grand Naine variety. The bunch was the major attraction for farmers and visitors, who attended the foundation day ofContinue Reading

by  Jodie Gunders, Matt Brann, and Anna Vidot, abc News   Both countries this week announced they’ve agreed on rules for market access, which will allow Australian watermelons, along with pumpkins, to be sold in Japan.   Australia’s trade agreement with Japan has already eliminated tariffs on pumpkins and watermelons, withContinue Reading

  Avocados may not be a common item in the diet of the average Indian, but with a population that is on track to being the world’s largest after 2022 there is a bright future for the crop in the South Asian nation.   It’s an export opportunity that the NewContinue Reading