SOURCE: Jing Zang, Produce Report From June onward, especially after the Dragon Boat Festival, banana prices in China typically decline owing to an influx of other seasonal fruits. However, in June of this year, farm gate prices for bananas increased compared with May across major producing regions, with the exceptionContinue Reading
The FAO-led Responsible Fruits Project has been engaging with businesses, farmers and their organizations and other actors in global avocado and pineapple value chains.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Phys.org Papaya farmers in Kenya are turning to a novel solution to combat the devastating papaya mealybug pest—parasitic wasps. The mealybug, native to Central America, is a rapidly spreading crop pest that has been wreaking havoc on papaya crops in Kenya since 2015, causing significant economic losses for smallholderContinue Reading
SOURCE: VNExpress Chinese mangoes are sold widely in traditional markets, at prices 20-30% cheaper than Vietnamese goods. A survey at fruit shops and traditional markets showed that this week, Chinese mangoes were continuously imported for sale, fluctuating at 40,000-50,000 VND per kg. This price is 20,000-50,000 VND per kg lowerContinue Reading
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SOURCE: Thi Ha, Vietnam Express Vietnam exported 355,000 tons of bananas to China in the first four months of this year, the highest by any country to that market. This was 2.4 times the volume shipped by the second biggest exporter, the Philippines, and accounted for 48.6% of China’s bananaContinue Reading
The 2nd Regional Conference on Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Utilization (RAC2) was held on 11-13 June 2024 in Kuching, MalaysiaContinue Reading
FAO’s Economics and Trade Division (EST) held the 2-day workshop at the FAO Headquarters in Rome on 15-16 May 2024Continue Reading
FAO and TFNet’s workshop on responsible business conductContinue Reading
While production has generally shown to be stable, there are indications that this tropical fruit can gain traction in the coming years to be another main tropical fruit of choice.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Fresh Fruit Portal South Korean fruit imports have been at an all-time high in these past couple of months, according to Korea Customs Service trade statistics. The government has been spearheading an effort to diversify supply to alleviate the high fruit prices of apples and pears, which are theContinue Reading
