SOURCE: Sarah Zimmerman, Supply Chain Dive Mexico is the world’s largest producer of avocados, meaning that a smaller crop out of the country has an outsized impact on global supply. The U.S. imports approximately 90% of its avocado supply, with 88% of all shipments coming from Mexico, according to theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Linda Lew, Bloomberg/The Edge Markets Hong Kong ordered 440 pounds of mangoes imported from Taiwan tossed out after finding traces of coronavirus on the skin of just one of the orange-hued fruits. The move is part of the once vibrant Asian financial hub’s efforts to reduce the risk ofContinue Reading
SOURCE: Food World TRANSLATION: Freshplaza According to the National Animal and Plant Health and Epidemiology and Quarantine Consulting Office (SPS) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam, the General Administration of Customs of China issued a document agreeing to import passion fruit from Vietnam in a pilotContinue Reading
SOURCE: Zarrah Morden, Malay Mail High demand coupled with limited supply of liquid nitrogen in Malaysia may cut the country’s durian exports, especially to China, hurting revenue for local producers, The Malaysian Insight reported today. Citing Duricious Sdn Bhd founder Simon Chin, the news portal reported that more Malaysian entrepreneursContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Nation Thailand Walking through a plantain field just outside of Porto-Novo in Benin, Hodonou is choosing the right fruits for her next batch of flour, each plantain branch costing from US$2.30 to US$11 depending on the number of bananas per branch. Once she finds everything that she needs,Continue Reading
Dr. Ulrich Kuhlmann, CABI’s Executive Director of Global Operations, visited the TFNet office in Malaysia to discuss further areas of collaboration.Continue Reading
FAO-UN recently conducted a review session for a self-assessment tool to support companies in undertaking due diligence activities. The session which was led by the FAO’s Responsible Fruits Project team, reached out to avocado and pineapple companies in Asia, Africa, and Europe to review the tool developed as a formContinue Reading
SOURCE: Far Eastern Agriculture According to Le Thanh Tung, deputy director of the department of crop production (Vietnamese Ministry of agriculture and rural development), the output of Southern key fruit trees in 2022 is estimated at over 7.3 million tonnes. Specifically, the output for the first 6 months of theContinue Reading
Despite earlier projections of a shortage of durians from Malaysia that would cause prices to increase, a surprise bumper crop and tough competition have resulted in prices dropping by as much as S$7 (RM30.81) a kilogram. Six out of seven sellers approached by TODAY on Friday (June 17) said thatContinue Reading
SOURCE: Kylie Madry, Reuters Mexico said it would prohibit subcontracting of day laborers in the avocado and berry industries, partly to ensure companies complied with requirements under the country’s trade agreement with the United States and Canada. Labor Minister Luisa Maria Alcalde said on Monday her ministry would publish aContinue Reading
SOURCE: Pakistan Observer China-Pak mango cooperation will give impetus to king of fruit industry, according to a report published by China Economic Net (CEN) on Sunday. There is a dire need for joint ventures with China for establishing quality enhancement centres, fruit processing units, dehydration plants, drip irrigation and coldContinue Reading
