News (Page 189)

  Last month, rumors surfaced that mango farmers in several Mekong Delta provinces are afraid to eat their own fruit due to safety concerns. This springs from the news that the fruits are wrapped in unsafe Taiwanese-made bags before harvest, and is said to have caused a 50 percent slumpContinue Reading

  Scientists from the National Research Centre for Banana in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu, will help farmers in Bidar and Kalaburagi in cultivating banana. They will work through the Bidar-based College of Horticulture.   Resource persons will train farmers in cultivation methods, protection of crops from pests and insects, post-harvest technologiesContinue Reading

  A University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences tropical fruit expert is doing his best to help commercial and residential avocado tree owners battle the dangerous laurel wilt pathogen.   With 12,000 commercial avocado trees already destroyed by laurel wilt, growers need a solution, but so doContinue Reading

  California-based Giumarra will team up with Tajin Seasonings to add a bit of spice to its Nature’s Partner-branded watermelon offering, starting this month with supplies from Sonora, Mexico.   In a release, Giumarra Nogales division manager Gil Munguia said the company was looking for an innovative way to offer somethingContinue Reading

  Avocado production in Jalisco has become an important activity, after the entity exported 82 million dollars of this fruit in 2014, stated the head of the Ministry of Rural Development (Seder) in the state, Hector Gutierrez Padilla.   After pledging official support for the establishment of a packing plantContinue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   Arecent Australian trade mission to South East Asia has highlighted a growing appetite for high-quality citrus imports within the region.   Led by the Victorian Government, with support from the Australian Federal Government, the trade mission took in the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand.   Delegates,Continue Reading

  The severe heat wave in the district has had a direct impact on the price of fruits such as watermelon and muskmelon, both of are high on water content.   Watermelons are now being sold at Rs. 50 (USD 0.74) a kg, from Rs. 25 (USD 0.37) in January. Muskmelons areContinue Reading

by Fred Meintjes, Fruitnet   Finding growth markets has become a key objective of the South African citrus sector, which is expecting to see a significant increase in the volumes of fruit available for export over the medium- to long-term.   “India is seen as offering huge potential,” says South Africa’sContinue Reading

  Pineapple prices in Rwanda’s largest city, Kigali, continue to remain stable, according to a mini market survey conducted by the Business Times.   The survey reveals that a medium sized pineapple in the Nyarugenge and Kimironko markets costs Rwf400 (USD 0.51) and Rwf600 (USD 0.77) respectively.   However, the price isContinue Reading

  According to the authorities of Tetela del Volcan, the hail that fell on April 18 and 19 damaged at least 100 hectares of avocado, which is why they plan to support producers so as to reduce the economic impact of this damage.   The mayor of the municipality, AnaContinue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   Zespri will unpack, check and repack every tray of kiwifruit currently on hold in its distribution network, after establishing that fruit potentially affected by a recent packaging scare poses no risk to consumer safety.   The fruit was quarantined in early April, following concerns small depositsContinue Reading