News (Page 168)

by Carl Curtain, abc news     The Federal Department of Agriculture has released a draft report proposing the importation of dragon fruit from the South-East Asian country, provided quarantine and food safety measures are met.   The report identifies seven species of pests, fruit fly and mealybug, which would require risk managementContinue Reading

    A significant portion of Panama’s banana cultivation has been damaged by winds that pummeled the country’s Atlantic coast near the Costa Rican border last week.   Atlantic Banana Cooperative (Coobana) labor director Chito Quintero told www.freshfruitportal.com the wind and rain hit the Bocas del Toro region on Sept. 21.   “ForContinue Reading

    Storms and winds in the Peruvian jungle at the beginning of September did not affect the quality of the fruit and vegetable production. Elizabeth Cruz, from Agroexport Ucayali, reported that, “The hurricane force winds in Iquitos had implications for agriculture, but we don’t yet know how great. ThisContinue Reading

by Carlos P Poggio, Fresh Plaza     Many Ecuadorian producers of mango are enjoying the good yields that were forecast and are anticipating that an early mango harvest will give them a strategic advantage in new markets. Libya Piñeres, who works at Rinursa, a company that produces and exports mangoes,Continue Reading

by Fred Meintjes, Fruitnet     A South African citrus delegation has described talks in Beijing aimed at allowing break bulk shipments to China as “encouraging”.   Following the talks, it’s hoped that the introduction of this mode of shipment will be put in place ready for the 2017 season.   TheContinue Reading

    Although Golden pineapple supply from Costa Rica has been a bit tight it will begin to ramp up this fall. “Typically every year August and September are the two months of the year that have the lowest production so we’re just kind of getting out of that andContinue Reading

    Coming off their worst harvest in five decades, citrus growers in Florida have fewer acres to work with as they struggle to maintain the state’s signature crop against an incurable bacterial disease.   The citrus industry lost 4 percent of its grove land, 21,275 acres, over the pastContinue Reading

by Gabrielle Easter, Fruitnet   Riverland citrus producer Nippy’s Waikerie Producers has partnered with Shenzhen-based importer Gold Anda to build its Australia citrus exports to China.   The exclusive partnership will see Gold Anda handle all of Nippy’s branded fresh oranges and juice lines in China.   “We’ve traded withContinue Reading

    Alvaro Ernesto Palacio Pelaez, the manager of the Fruit and Vegetable Association of Colombia, Asohofrucol, said the area cultivated with banana in Quindio had declined by approximately 40%.   “There was a time when this Department was a pioneer in the production of this fruit, but no longer.Continue Reading

by Carl Collen, Fruitnet   Florida Citrus Mutual has applauded the House Ways and Means Committee for passing a measure that will provide growers with an incentive to plant more trees and bolster the ailing Florida citrus industry.   Committee member US Rep Vern Buchanan is the primary sponsor ofContinue Reading

    Members of the Union of Citrus Growing Ejidos from the State of Yucatan expect to harvest more than 400,000 tons of different varieties of citrus fruits before the end of this year, said the association’s president, Luis Cetina Garcia.   Cetina Garcia said that most of Yucatan’s citrus producingContinue Reading