SOURCE: Tesco Brits are going bananas for exotic fruit with papaya now the fastest growing fruit in the UK. Demand for the orange-coloured fruit, which is mainly grown in tropical climates within South America, has rocketed by nearly 160 per cent in the last year. Not only is papaya beingContinue Reading
SOURCE: Jahnavi T.R., The Hindu It is most likely going to be a sweet year for mango growers in Karnataka, as the weather has been conducive so far for the crop. This comes after several consecutive bad years owing to weather and pest problems. The Karnataka State Mango Development andContinue Reading
SOURCE: Sebastián Vacas-Oleas, Sapiens “This is a magnificent fruit but is difficult to care for,” says Juan Chamik as he stands on a hill on his land, looking over the rainforest. As he speaks, the smell of moist foliage rises with the wind, shaking a few peach palm trees inContinue Reading
SOURCE: Maura Maxwell, Fruitnet Shipments up 1.57 per cent despite climatic issues hitting production, Acorbanec said. Ecuador exported 364.73mn boxes of bananas in 2024, an increase of 5.06mn boxes (1.57 per cent) on the previous year, according to Acorbanec. The association said climatic issues such as higher solar radiation duringContinue Reading
SOURCE: Vittal Shastri, Deccan Herald Horticulture officials say more than 25% of the crop which is at an early growing stage would be affected as temperature dipped below 12 degree Celsius. Wholesale merchants say exports will also see a slump due to discoloration of fruits in severe cold. The same situationContinue Reading
SOURCE: Mike Knowles, Fruitnet New Zealand is on course to produce around 7mn trays of avocados this season, a notable increase on the 5mn trays it harvested last year, according to industry body New Zealand Avocado. The association’s marketing and communications manager Matthew Ball told the New Zealand Herald thatContinue Reading
SOURCE: Malaymail Oranges are an essential feature of every Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration, whether as a festive treat or a symbolic gift to enliven the occasion. The Chinese community holds the belief that oranges bring blessings and prosperity for the year ahead, particularly when exchanged as gifts. “Giving orangesContinue Reading
SOURCE: AVC Nocitas TRANSLATION: Freshplaza Pineapple producers in the regions of Isla, José Azueta, and Rodríguez Clara (Veracruz) are asking the Federal Government to limit imports of industrialized pineapple, arguing that these imports constitute unfair competition for producers and the national industry. Alfonso Barrera Rosas, a local producer, stressed thatContinue Reading
SOURCE: Agatha Ngotho, The Star A new study has shown the potential of a biocontrol agent used to fight the devastating papaya mealybug pest across East Africa. Acerophagus papayae is a parasitic wasp that has proved to be a successful agent against papaya mealybug in Africa. Mealybug is a highlyContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Global New Light of Myanmar The Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation called for an Expression of Interest (EOI) for pineapple exports to China. As per the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Protocol agreement between Myanmar and China, the SPS measures will be undertakenContinue Reading
SOURCE: Terry Friel, Khmer Times In an unusual twist for one of the world’s largest rice-producing countries, Battambang farmer Prourn Sav has switched paddy for pineapples. “Pineapple prices are a bit lower this year, but they still make more money than rice,” says the 45-year-old farmer, standing in a fieldContinue Reading
SOURCE: Hin Pisei, Phnom Penh Post While Cambodia earned nearly $140 million from exporting fresh bananas during the first 11 months of 2024, the figure represents an almost 10% decline on the same period in the previous year. An industry insider put the decline down to two factors: unfavourable weatherContinue Reading