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Talks are expected to take place between the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI)’s Plant Quarantine Service on the possibility of lifting the ban on some banana exporters in Mindanao by Chinese government. At present, five banana companies have been suspended fromContinue Reading

by Carl Collen, Fruitnet   The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has announced that Florida’s citrus growers have reauthorised the Florida citrus research order in a statutorily required referendum conducted by the department.   More than 87 percent of ballots received by the department were in favour of reauthorisation,Continue Reading

The price at origin of Andalusian citrus has doubled this year compared to that of the previous season. In the first week of February, oranges reached an average of 0.27 € (USD 0.30)/kilo compared to 0.13 € (USD 0.14)/kilo in the same period last year. The case is similar withContinue Reading

Growing tropical fruits in the snow looks like an impossible task, but the adventure of some entrepreneurs in the Japanese island of Hokkaido has proved to be a success. The coveted mangoes cultivated in this area, with a designation of origin, are sold for up to 50,000 yen (about 388Continue Reading

by Matthew Jones, Fruitnet   Growing citrus with smoother rinds could present Australian suppliers with a competitive advantage in Asian markets, according to the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (DPI).   The state government body is set to undertake a research project to help growers in the Riverina,Continue Reading

The leap in avocado prices has caused much consternation among those in the industry, but Australian consumers can now relax, as the prices which skyrocketed as high as $7 this year, should soon drop back to their usual $2 or $3. This is due to fruit from Queensland soon hittingContinue Reading

Six months ago, Rob and Krista Watkins opened their state-of-the-art $3.8 million factory at Walkamin on the Atherton Tablelands, and launched Natural Evolution Foods. Now the north Queensland creators of ground-breaking banana flour, have a major national distribution deal, an office in the United Kingdom and are making a forayContinue Reading

by Kelly den Herder, Fresh Plaza   The Fava group is Brazil’s largest distributor of bananas at domestic level. With 43 ripening rooms and a volume of 950 tonnes per week, it supplies the largest supermarket chains in the country. “We have bananas all year round, because Brazil is a veryContinue Reading

On Friday 12 February, a Nagpur-based company, Merchandise Venture Private Limited, exported a sample container of bananas to Iran. The company states that it is the first ever shipment of this fruit grown in Vidarbha to a foreign destination.   Dharmendra Sharma the company’s CEO said this was the sampleContinue Reading

by Fresh Plaza,   The banana production in Uraba, intended for export to the U.S. and Europe, will fall by at least five million cases in the first half of the year.   This warning was raised by Juan Camilo Restrepo, president of the Association of Banana Growers of Colombia,Continue Reading

by M P Saravanan, News Today Net     Right from the days of former Chief Minister-writer C N Annadurai, sevvazhai (red bananas) have been out of reach for the common public. Refer his story by the same name Sevvazhai, where a farm coolie raises a red banana plant in hisContinue Reading