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
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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
SOURCE: Hong Chau, VNExpress Mangosteen, mini durian, snake fruit, and rambutan imported from Thailand are 30-40% cheaper than a year ago since supply is high. Loan, who runs a shop that sells imported fruits in HCMC, said Thai fruits have never been as cheap as they are this year. MangosteenContinue Reading
SOURCE: Viridiana Hernández Fernández, University of Iowa/ The Conversation Consumers’ love for avocados in the United States seems to know no bounds. From 2001 through 2020, consumption of this fruit laden with healthy fats tripled nationwide, rising to over 8 pounds per person yearly. On average, 90% of those avocadosContinue Reading
SOURCE: Hindustan Times The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the central food regulatory body, on Saturday issued a fresh warning to traders against using calcium carbide for artificially ripening mangoes, citing serious health risks. The FSSAI has alerted fruit traders, handlers, and Food Business Operators (FBOs) operatingContinue Reading
