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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

by Nichola Watson, Fresh Plaza   Last year New Zealand company Seeka Industries took over Australian Bunbartha Fruit Packers and according to CEO Michael Franks, all is proceeding to plan. “All our business systems have been initiated and financial and selling systems are under way. We have development plans being carriedContinue Reading

by Jennifer Harrison, Fresh Plaza   The supply of California avocados will be strong from both the southern and northern growing regions of the state, where avocado trees thrive.   “The California harvest is beginning to exceed 10 million pounds per week and will continue to increase through the spring,” saidContinue Reading

by  Anouk Sijmonsma, Fresh Plaza   Ready-to-eat avocados “We were one of the first companies to import avocado into China before Chinese consumers knew about this item. At the beginning, we did go through a hard time. We could only move half a container every two weeks. After that, our effortContinue Reading

by Phillip Orange, Peru This Week   The weather phenomenon, El Niño is causing issues in the agriculture sector affecting crops such as the avocado.   The weather phenomenon known as El Niño is taking its toll across Peru many industries are having issues especially in the agricultural sector. One fruitContinue Reading

  Citrus disease huanglongbing (HLB) is having a devastating effect on Florida’s citrus industry; it is estimated that more than 80% of citrus trees are currently infected and Florida citrus production in 2014-15 was the lowest recorded in the past 50 years. Sweet orange and grapefruit, which account for moreContinue Reading

by  Crop Protection News Reports   Increased crop yield, enhanced nutrient content, improved herbivore resistance and overall improved product quality are a few important advantages of agricultural biotechnology, according to a new academic paper.   The paper, entitled “Food and Energy Security,” was written by Virginia Tech researchers Eric Hallerman and ElizabethContinue Reading

  Liliana Cano has joined a team of University of Florida researchers in their efforts to help citrus growers. The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ Indian River Research and Education Center is one of 12 research stations around Florida that serve the state’s important agricultural productionContinue Reading

  While the Japanese government has implemented a scheme to reignite inflation, consumer prices have only risen slightly. However, there is one food item that has shown a steady rise in price: bananas. Bananas are considered a cheap fruit in Japan, and although the price is increasing, it is stillContinue Reading

by Elisa Xing, Fresh Plaza   Extreme weather that occurred by the end of January this year hit banana growing areas in China and southeast Asia countries, for example, Guangxi province, Yunnan province and Myanmar.   The nonstop rain seriously affected the banana growth, which will lead to the insufficient bananaContinue Reading