News (Page 196)

by Miranda Saunders and Elloise Farrow-Smith, ABC North Coast   A macadamia processing plant near Lismore has cracked a world-first for nut treatment. The pasteurisation machine at the Alphadale company MPC reduces levels of micro-organisms through non-chemical methods.   “The pasteuriser treats food in a way that reduces the levels ofContinue Reading

  The controversial Resolution No. 37/16 of Senasa caused concern among citrus producers and packers, because of the restrictions embodied in the document, which prevented the free movement of unprocessed fruit between the Argentine Coast and the northern part of the province of Buenos Aires, in order to prevent theContinue Reading

  A mission of the European Union (EU) will travel to Uruguay in April to assess whether the action plan being carried out by the country against the Blackspot citrus disease (caused by the fungus Guignardia citricarpa) is adequate to allow exports to continue as they used to.   This issueContinue Reading

by Maggie Giuffrida, The Produce News   Robinson Fresh has carefully crafted its business practices to ensure that supply availability for pineapples is not compromised. “The dual country strategy that Robinson Fresh has in place for pineapple allows us to diversify supply production and risk whenever weather events hit one regionContinue Reading

  Indonesia has the potential to export tropical fruits to various countries, according to Kafi Kurnia, Head of the Indonesian Export-Import of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association (Assibisindo). Yet there are several factors hindering this potentially lucrative business.   Based on a report from Indonesia’s Agriculture Ministry there exists solidContinue Reading

by Yzza Ibrahim, Fresh Plaza   Kenya registered a significant increase in mango production across the 2015/2016 season compared to the previous season, witnessing an increase of 27% on season-to-season basis. Mangos From Kenya reported 30% jump in exports, largely attributed to their intense continuous training that guides farmers to plantContinue Reading

  GreenFruit Avocados, a fully integrated avocado supplier, announces their merger with Mexican grower and packing house, FrutiVal. The merger between GreenFruit and FrutiVal will position the company to create direct programs from Mexico to the U.S. and other overseas markets year-round. FrutiVal also provides GreenFruit with a state-of-the-art packingContinue Reading

  “Peru’s citrus harvest began in early March with the early varieties, such as the Satsuma variety. Production continues during the winter months with other varieties such as clementines, Minneola tangelo, Novas, W. Murcott, etc., and the citrus season comes to an end around September, with the late varieties andContinue Reading

  GreenFruit Avocados, a fully integrated avocado supplier based in Newport Beach, CA, announced that it has merged with FrutiVal, a Mexican grower and packinghouse. The merger will position the company to create direct programs from Mexico to the United States and other overseas markets year-round.   FrutiVal also providesContinue Reading

by Fred Meintjes, Fruitnet   Southern Africa’s Citrus Marketing Forum (CMF) has issued its first forecast for the new season, which began in February with shipments of lemons, with the total volume from the region expected to reach 111.2m 15 kg cartons – 6 per cent down on last year.  Continue Reading

  The South African avocado season has started at Hagé International. Earlier this month Elena Rogojnikova visited supplier ZZ2 to view the production with her own eyes. “The market for avocados is very good at the moment. The prices are good and there is enough demand. We are looking forward toContinue Reading