News (Page 203)

by Joel Pitarch Diago, Fresh Plaza     The impact of the weather phenomenon El Niño and the market growth of Central American countries led to uncertainty in Ecuador’s banana sector, but “to the surprise of the export market, the situation has been much better than expected and the demand forContinue Reading

  According to ASSOBACAM, exportations of dessert bananas from Cameroon have plummeted by 341 tons in January 2016, compared to the same period the year before (when they reached 26,366 tons).   The decrease is expected to continue throughout the year as the Cameroon Development Cooperation (CDC), one of theContinue Reading

  According to the forecast of the National Weather Service, it might rain in Colima this week; something that the leader of the National Peasant Confederation (CNC) in Colima, Jorge Armando Gaytan Sanchez, deems could affect plantain producers the most.   “Hopefully it won’t rain so the flowers set well.Continue Reading

  Almost one year to the day since Panama disease Tropical Race 4 was first detected at the Tully Valley farm, the farm has again tested positive for the fourth time.   About 12ha of banana plants on Mr Bevan Robson’s 160ha Dingo Pocket property have been destroyed and fenced off inContinue Reading

by Kennedy, All Africa   MWINILUNGA in North-Western Province risks losing its status as the main pineapple-producing district in Zambia because many growers are now shunning the growing of the fruit due to lack of market. The farmers are now opting to grow maize which has a readily available market.  Continue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   Malaysian-grown tropical fruits are taking centre stage at retail stores across Scandinavia for the second straight year, according to the New Straits Times.   The Asian nation’s Agriculture Representative Office in The Hague (PPP The Hague), Netherlands, has extended it marketing activity in the Northern European region, whichContinue Reading

  Faraway destinations are becoming increasingly important for Spanish citrus. This is the experience of Gert Bouman of the Spanish private producer Frutaria. “At the moment there is a good demand from outside of Europe for hand oranges and this is pushing up the price considerably. We are currently makingContinue Reading

by Nichola Watson, Fresh Plaza   The citrus market in the UK is surprisingly buoyant at the moment, according to Maja Jerkovic from Jacana Produce. “Egyptian Navels are finished and the Valencias are coming in. Quality is very good this year, a big difference to last year when there were aContinue Reading

  Growers in Carnarvon, West Australia, have been making a steady recovery after a severe cyclone, dubbed Cyclone Olwyn, destroyed their plantations back in March 2015. Local bananas will again be available on supermarket shelves in six weeks’ time.   Twelve months on, Agriculture and Food Minister Ken Baston visitedContinue Reading

  Cameroon’s banana association (ASSOBACAM) reported that in comparison with January 2015, when 26,366 tons of bananas were exported, January 2016 recorded a drop in dessert banana exports by 341 tons.   The downward trend is expected to continue throughout 2016, according to the Cameroonian Development Corporation (CDC); one ofContinue Reading

  Around 1950, Garðyrkjuskóli ríkisins in Iceland planted their first banana plants as an experiment. Only 177 miles from the Arctic Circle, the plantation at the Icelandic National Gardening School, is the biggest banana plantation in Northern Europe; fed by an abundance of volcanic hot springs, the heat from them isContinue Reading