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In the framework of the China Plan, launched by Prodeca, an export promoting company under the Department of Agriculture, the Catalan Councillor Meritxell Serret met on Tuesday afternoon with representatives of major distribution platforms for Chinese agricultural companies.   The meeting this year has served to consolidate the promotion ofContinue Reading

by Kate O’Neill, Northern Star   THE luscious, juicy mango is the king of the tropical fruits, synonymous with summer in Australia.   Much of Australia’s mango supply tends to come from the Northern Territory and Queensland – they ripen from October onwards – and these are the varieties you’ll beContinue Reading

by Manish Kumar, Orissa Post   Cultivation of high quality banana in the state has got a boost with the a growth stimulating spray developed by the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Bangalore, leading to overwhelming results in Khurda district of the state.   The micronutrient enhancing product, named “Banana Special”Continue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   New Zealand cherry exports have hit a record 3,390 tonnes for the 2015/16 season, with domestic sales also up, newshub.co.nz has reported.   The performance significantly betters the 2,700 tonnes of cherries shipped overseas in 2014/15, according to the news report.   “There could be anotherContinue Reading

Campaigners have called on the Gates Foundation to withdraw its support for a ‘biopirated’ GM banana program in Africa, and suspend its feeding trial on US students, stating the banana threatens both the health of the students and the future of African agriculture.   On Monday 15 February, Iowa StateContinue Reading

by Heather Goulooze, Fresh Plaza   Poland is the 6th largest country, in terms of population, in the European Union. The country’s young capital economy, of 26 years, has encouraged foreign investments following government’s open door policy. Today, the Polish retail market is dominated by well known global chains, operating inContinue Reading

  In 2015, the export of Hass and Fuerte avocados from associations of small producers of Huaccana and Ongoy Huaccana, districts with huge potential for the development of this productive chain, generated around $ 2.5 million. The business, supported by Sierra Exportadora in partnership with their local authorities, is becomingContinue Reading

by Maura Maxwell, Fruitnet   CVVP (Valencia-based non-profit club: CVVP for its initials in Spanish), the protected vegetables varieties club, presented a trio of new citrus varieties at Fruit Logistica this month. In addition to Clemcott, its premium Nadorcott selection, the club showcased new offerings in the orange, mandarin and lemonContinue Reading

by Anouk Sijmonsma, Fresh Plaza   “Pomelo is one of our main products. Our pomelo production consists of three processing plants and three plant bases. Our ‘early’ plant base covers 70 hectares, our medium plant base consists of 35 hectares and our late plant base is the largest with 140 hectares.Continue Reading

by Mercedes Cabrera, Ecuador Times   Dole is still in first place as the largest exporter company, ten out of a hundred bananas that leave the country belong to this brand.   The second place is for Favorita Fruit Company (Banana King of the Pacific), which last year increased its salesContinue Reading

“We have talked about strengthening the checkpoints against the entrance of citrus that is infected or that can bring an infection to our province because we must protect our production. In that sense, we have agreed on a course of action to follow,” said minister Juan Carlos Abud Robles.  Continue Reading