News (Page 195)

  Mangoes have started to arrive on market stalls in the city of Tamil Nadu and with their arrival, officials from the city’s Food Safety and Drug Administration Department are asking traders not to use calcium carbide to artificially ripen the fruits.   District Designated Officer T. Anuradha, who conductedContinue Reading

  One of Canada’s top climatologists believes that if the increasingly warm weather becomes the norm, there could be some interesting effects on agriculture, and not necessarily negative ones.   “I think what we’ll see are opportunities for growing crops that will be similar crops now but maybe a differentContinue Reading

by Nichola Watson, Fresh Plaza   Imports of citrus from Peru were late this season for importer Pacific Produce, “We are normally first,” explains Rob Cullum from the company.  “Local prices were good and the European market was not, due to Moroccan and Spanish nadercotts still on the market and alsoContinue Reading

  Demand for Ecuadorian organic bananas is not growing at the desired pace, mainly because of the lack of momentum in the production and product promotion. Currently, the main exporters are large multinationals and small independent exporters. “Compared to the production of conventional bananas, the organic banana harvest takes placeContinue Reading

  Ugandan farmers focus on producing more financially profitable crops like maize, beans, bananas and potatoes, as well as others. However, this means that so called ‘orphan’ or traditional food crops are disappearing, and for some smallholder farmers they could in fact be better positioned to grow these instead.  Continue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   After a bumper year for both production and export volumes in 2015, New Zealand kiwifruit shipments are expected to enter a short-term period of consolidation in 2016, according to a USDA Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) report.   Total production (all varieties) climbed to 475,000 tonnesContinue Reading

by Yzza Ibrahim, Fresh Plaza   The market for citrus fruits in Poland completely changed in early March in terms of demand and prices compared with February. Ahmed Abdelhady of Citrozone, says that he expects high prices at the end of the season for all sizes due to shortages and alsoContinue Reading

  Nearly 90% of international trade from Africa happens by sea, yet a lack of infrastructure and long ship waiting times continue to hamper productivity for the African maritime sector. A wave of new investments is set to change this and drive growth over the medium term, according to aContinue Reading

  Until now, Liquidseal was only known in the flower sector. The company makes environmentally friendly post harvest products that extend shelf life. In addition to the recipes developed by the company for use on lily bulbs and cut roses, an application for fruit is now available as well.  Continue Reading

  Carica papaya is the scientific name of the papaya, a fruit little known in the Spanish province of Almeria, although in recent times it has attracted more attention after being the focus of various seminars. Since 2012, the University of Almeria, together with the Cajamar Foundation, has launched an experimentalContinue Reading

  Avocados From Mexico (AFM), the No. 1 selling avocado brand in the U.S., celebrated their year-round love of music with their first-ever appearance at South By Southwest (SXSW), and in the process, dominated SXSW-related social buzz. According to data from the social media monitoring company Keyhole, AFM’s #GuacNRoll activitiesContinue Reading