SOURCE: Wendy Leigh, Tasting Table If ever the term “pretty in pink” rings true for an edible plant, it’s in the wildly flamboyant hues of the tropical dragon fruit. Also known as pitaya, the outer skins scream “fun” with vibrant hot-pink tones, while the edible inner flesh is just asContinue Reading
SOURCE: Xinhua Kenya’s integrated agro-business firm Kakuzi confirmed Tuesday it has secured pre-shipment approval from the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), the country’s plant health regulatory agency, for its second fresh avocado shipment to China. Kakuzi Managing Director Christopher Flowers said the company will be shipping several 20-foot containerContinue Reading
SOURCE: Baidu TRANSLATION: Freshplaza Before the harvest in 2022, JD.com released the “2018-2022 Landmark Agricultural Products Upward Trend Report” (hereinafter referred to as the “Report”), which sorted out the upward trend characteristics, category structure changes, market trends and distribution, and consumer portraits of landmark agricultural products in various provinces fromContinue Reading
SOURCE: Queensland Government Ground-breaking research is bearing fruit in the quest to develop tasty bananas resistant to Panama TR4 disease, helping to protect good jobs in Queensland’s nation-leading banana industry. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Mark Furner said consumer research had identified fourContinue Reading
The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries of the Government of the Canary Islands stated that it carried out a training activity on the island of El Hierro through the Canary Islands Institute for Agricultural Research (ICIA) so that tropical pineapple producers implement cultivation technologies in their usual tasks. TheContinue Reading
SOURCE: Liam O’Callaghan, Fruitnet The Philippines’ share of Asian banana exports has plunged from 90 per cent to 60 per cent according to data from The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). In its final Banana Market Review 2021 report, the FAO said production challenges and the increase inContinue Reading
SOURCE: AgroNegocios TRANSLATION: Freshplaza In the first half of the year, Colombian mango exports amounted to US$11.4 million, a 19.7% increase over the same period of the previous year that was driven by purchases from the Middle East. Colombia exports its mango to 22 international destinations. Heaven’s Fruits, the mainContinue Reading
SOURCE: Victor Daniel Barrera, ABC TRANSLATION: Freshplaza Paraguay’s banana sector used to generate more than 19 million dollars in income a year for the country, nearly 15 million of which were destined directly to the district of Tembiapora. In fact, this continues to be this town’s main source of income.Continue Reading
SOURCE: The Star The overpowering smell of Davao’s famous durian may soon reach the biggest market for the pungent fruit. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Wednesday (Sept 7) said his country, the biggest importer of the fruit, had approved the entry of fresh durian from the Philippines.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Global Times Durian from Southeast Asia has found more channels and pathways into the vast Chinese market ahead of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on September 10, as companies come up with nouveau ways of serving the mooncake, the festival’s signature snack. The new trend, together with theContinue Reading
