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Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has forecast that prices of ‘poovan’ and ‘karpooravalli’ varieties of bananas will be stable during August-September and the farm gate price would hover around Rs.15 – 17 (USD 0.24 – 0.27)  per kg.   Nendran banana would fetch Rs. 28 – 30 (USD 0.44 –Continue Reading

by Un Raksmey, Khmer Times   Mango exporters in Kampong Speu province are gaining traction in Asian markets and expect overseas deliveries to increase by 50 percent in the coming season.   In Chhay Van, president of the Kampong Speu Mango Association, projects that the association’s members will export nearlyContinue Reading

by Khin Su Wai, Myanmar Times   The Ministry of Commerce is working to arbitrate a Mandalay dispute between mango farmers and the Muse money changers they claim are giving them an unfair deal.   Local mango farmers and merchants generally export their produce to nearby China, and often mustContinue Reading

Randall Benavides, president of the Chamber of Exporters and Importers of perishable products, confirmed that Costa Rica had imported 15 containers of avocado from Peru, which are priced 50% higher than the ones imported from Mexico, during the past seven weeks. Thus, he said, avocado prices could increase and aContinue Reading

Avocados are here. The pear-shaped fruit, also known as butter fruit for its taste and texture, has arrived in the city markets from Kodaikanal a month earlier this year. About two tonnes of avocados have been flooding the Koyambedu market every day since the first week of July. Traders acrossContinue Reading

by Craig Zonca and Charlie McKillop, ABC   Two far north Queensland banana growers say they are “surprised and dismayed” to have learned in the media today payments totalling close to $700,000 were the final instalments to be made to them after being quarantined due to the devastating disease, PanamaContinue Reading

Urbanisation, prolonged winter, fog, intense dust storms and rains are the main causes of low yield of mangoes this year, said former Mangoes Growers Association president Muzaffar Khakwani.   “Mango production has reduced to half compared to production last year, which is why the fruit is available at higher ratesContinue Reading

by Laine Doss, Miami New Times   Last weekend, tens of thousands of people braved the scorching Miami heat index to purchase baby mango trees and fruit smoothies at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s annual mango festival. Although the festival is a highlight in the garden’s yearly events calendar, Fairchild playsContinue Reading

by Alyosha J. Robillos, CNN Philippines   Following a food poisoning outbreak caused by durian candies over the weekend, the Caraga office of the Department of Health (DOH-Caraga) sent samples of patients’ bodily fluids to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) on Monday (June 13).   According to DOH-CaragaContinue Reading

by Scott Bayer, Forbes   When it comes to fruit, there is no shopping experience quite like Miami. Particularly when going deep into the Latino areas, the store produce sections will have tropical fruits that are either exclusive or non-existent elsewhere in America. Some of the fruits that would beContinue Reading

In late July, the Association of Producers of Cherimoya Lucumay, located in the District of San Mateo de Otao in the province of Huarochiri, Lima region, will make its first direct export of 192 boxes of cherimoya to Toronto, Canada, with the support of the Sierra Exportadora.     TheContinue Reading