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As a result of acid rain fallen in late December in the Mexican state of Guerrero, 30% of the region’s mango production, the country’s largest producer, was damaged and will have to be sold in local markets of Acapulco, Chilpancingo or Zihuatanejo.   Producers in the area known as “RegionContinue Reading

by Anna Leah G. Estrada, Manila Standard Today   The government on Friday declared Philippine mango free from mango seed weevil, a development that can open more export markets for the country’s top fruit commodity.   The mango pulp weevil, or Sternochetus mangiferae, causes black or grayish scales on the fruitContinue Reading

by `Imran Ali, Customs Today   Pakistan has earned Rs 4.9 billion USD (48.6 million) from the export of mangoes to different regions of the world in 2014.   Provincial Parliamentary Secretary Rana Ejaz Noon said this while addressing the Executive District Officers Agriculture of the Multan, Muzaffargarh, Rahim Yar Khan,Continue Reading

Starting 1 January, 2015, importers of U.S. fresh citrus (oranges and lemons) are required to obtain an import permit, and shipments will need a phytosanitary certificate with attestations related to freedom from fruit flies and citrus greening.   These new requirements will not apply to shipments that departed prior to 31 December,Continue Reading

by Scott Sawyer, Sunshine Coast Daily   Trial batches of Sunshine Coast mangoes and lychees are set to be sent to the USA, helping growers to open up a big new market and potentially give them a higher return for their produce.     Federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce wasContinue Reading

The prices of Myanmar fruits sold at the fruit market in 105th mile Trade Zone in Muse are decreasing because of poor quality, according an official at the trade zone.   “Last week, there were no buyers for golden musk melons. That’s why we decided to give away the melonsContinue Reading

Farmers in the Eastern Province say they have lost 40 percent of their crops because of the sandstorms on the 1st week of January, with fears that the cold snap would cause further losses.   Abbas Dahi, an investor, said most of the farms in the Eastern Province were affectedContinue Reading

by Zara Margolis, ABC Rural   Hot weather and some rainfall has brought on a Central Queensland tropical fruit farmer’s mango harvest earlier than expected, which wouldn’t be a problem if they weren’t still picking lychees.   Ian Groves has been growing tropical fruit on his Bungundarra property since theContinue Reading

by Nagesh Prabhu   A widespread attack of the ‘banana skipper’ pest at plantations across the State has put growers in distress.   Farm scientists, who are yet to identify ways to control the insect infestation, predict fruit weight loss at 30 per cent on account of the attack.  Continue Reading

by Brad Buck, University of Florida   University of Florida scientists believe they’ve found what could be the first biological control strategy against laurel wilt, a disease that threatens the state’s $54 million-a-year avocado industry.   Red ambrosia beetles bore holes into healthy avocado trees, bringing with them the pathogenContinue Reading

Indian mango orchards close to the Pakistani border could be destroyed to make way for pear cultivation.   Some politicians in the Indian state of Punjab are considering the move citing financial reasons for the proposed cull, but others are believed to be against destroying the trees.   However, permissionContinue Reading