SOURCE: Mike Knowles, Fruitnet British foodservice multinational Compass Group has banned the use of airfreight for the procurement of fresh fruit and vegetables across its entire UK and Ireland operation. The decision, which follows a similar move within its UK sports venue and hospitality arm, means the company’s sourcing divisionContinue Reading
SOURCE: Philip K, Produce Report Between 2010 and 2019, durian consumption in China grew at a relatively rapid pace, maintaining an average annual growth rate of more than 16%. According to customs data, this trend continued into 2021, with China’s durian imports between January and November reaching a volume ofContinue Reading
SOURCE: Amit Melawar, Tech Explorist Lychee is an important tropical fruit tree species worldwide and a valuable fruit for which the edible portion is an aril. Lychee is cultivated in over 20 countries, an integral part of local economies. Its desirable characteristics include an outstanding nutritional profile, exotic flavor, andContinue Reading
The Roberts family planted the first citrus trees on the original Baddaford farm, outside Fort Beaufort in the Eastern Cape, in 1903. In 1908, the first fruit was exported in wooden crates. Baddaford farm amalgamated with Riverside, owned by the Painter family, in the 1990s, and has been a citrusContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Nation Last year China has temporarily banned the import of longans from Chanthaburi after they had found traces of insecticides that are not approved by the Chinese government,” said Patchaphon Meunjaeng, deputy director-general of Department of Agriculture on Tuesday. “The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has coordinated withContinue Reading
SOURCE: Fruit Reviewer Cambodia exported 7.98 million tons of agricultural products in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 63.8%. In terms of fruit, Cambodia exported nearly 377,000 tons of fresh bananas and 4,771 tons of fresh mangoes to China. After successfully knocking on the door of the Chinese market, the fieldContinue Reading
SOURCE: Helen Briggs, BBC Scientists say the plant enset, an Ethiopian staple, could be a new superfood and a lifesaver in the face of climate change. The banana-like crop has the potential to feed more than 100 million people in a warming world, according to a new study. The plantContinue Reading
SOURCE: La Nacion TRANSLATION: Freshplaza Paraguayan banana exports generated a total of 19.3 million dollars in 2021, i.e. 23.7% more than the 15.6 million dollars reached in 2020, according to data from the Single Window of Export (VUE) of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC). “We had already seenContinue Reading
SOURCE: Maura Maxwell, Fruitnet Ecuadorean banana exports rallied in the fourth quarter of 2021 to finish the year on 378.2m boxes according to the latest figures from Acorbanec. This was a decrease of less than 1 per cent on the 2020 total. Between October and December, shipments totalled 96m boxes,Continue Reading
SOURCE: Nguyen Tien, Saigon Online On the morning of December 30, a representative of the Binh Thuan Province Dragon Fruit Association said that right after the Chinese market announced to temporarily halt the import of dragon fruit from Vietnam from December 29, 2021, to the end of January 26, 2022,Continue Reading
SOURCE: Liam O’Callaghan, Fruitnet Dragon fruit industry sweats on 300,000 tonnes of fruit as harvest nears and China restricts trade China’s decision to restrict dragon fruit imports from Vietnam has left growers with around 300,000 tonnes of nearly ripe fruit and a lack of buyers. According to a report fromContinue Reading
SOURCE: Jacob Mosenda/The Citizen The Ministry of Agriculture has announced the opening of another avocado market in India, providing opportunity for the crop’s stakeholders and farmers to export the product to overseas markets. In a statement sent to the public on Tuesday November, 30, the ministry said the health authoritiesContinue Reading