AUSTRALIA: Ancient fruit ripe for modern plates
2020-05-31
An Indigenous fruit which is one of the earliest known plant foods eaten in Australia could be the next big thing in the bush foods industry.Continue Reading
PAKISTAN: Mango exports in jeopardy
2020-05-28
The export of Pakistani mangoes is in jeopardy due to coronavirus pandemic coupled with devastating impact of climatic change on agriculture in the country.Continue Reading
CHINA: California avocados gain access to Chinese market
2020-05-28
California avocados gained access to the Chinese market as a result of the China-U.S. phase-one economic and trade agreement, according to a report published on Agweb, a leading agriculture news website in the United States.Continue Reading
BELIZE: From half a million to 15 million pounds, pineapple set to become the “Queen of the South”
2020-05-27
Ріnеаррlе іѕ а nеw сrор thаt іѕ bеіng ‘grооmеd’ tо bесоmе аn іmроrtаnt ѕесоnd сrор fоr сіtruѕ аnd оthеr fаrmеrѕ іn thе Ѕtаnn Сrееk Vаllеу аnd nоrthеrn Тоlеdо dіѕtrісt. Вut іѕ іt роѕѕіblе fоr ріnеаррlе tо bесоmе thе “Quееn оf thе Ѕоuth” аnd hоld іtѕ оwn аlоngѕіdе thе сіtruѕ іnduѕtrу.Continue Reading
USA: Chipotle to get a lift from ample avocado supply
2020-05-26
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.’s margins are set to benefit from a resurgent avocado supply that will keep prices lower at least through the summer, SunTrust analyst Jake Bartlett wrote in a report.Continue Reading
CAMBODIA: High hopes for exports of Pailin longan to international market
2020-05-23
SOURCE: Hin Pisei, Phnom Penh Post Cambodia expects exports of longan (Dimocarpus longan) from Pailin province to the international market, especially direct exports to China, to pick up once the once the Covid-19 outbreak tapers, provincial governor Thou Phea told The Post on Monday. Longan is a tropical evergreen treeContinue Reading
Tonnes of Pineapple rot at Vazhakulam market in Kochi
2020-05-22
SOURCE: Mathrubhumi Giving huge loss to farmers and vendors, tonnes of pineapple got rotten at Vazhakkulam pineapple market here. It is reported that the pineapple taken for sale on Saturday got rot as no customer arrived in the market due to the complete lockdown on Sunday. The rotten fruits wereContinue Reading
AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory confirmed as mango king, producing 52 per cent of national crop
2020-05-21
SOURCE: Matt Brann, ABC Rural The Australian mango industry has released its final numbers for the 2019/20 season, and they show Australia produced more than 10.6 million trays of the tropical fruit. It was the nation’s third biggest mango crop on record and the third season in a row theContinue Reading
JAPAN: Imported fruits becoming scarce as lockdowns abroad hurt harvests
2020-05-19
SOURCE: The Yomiuri Shimbun, The Japan News Bananas and mangoes, among other imported fruits, are in shorter supply in Japan as the coronavirus pandemic has caused lockdown-driven delays in harvesting, flight reductions and a subsequent decline in cargo volumes. This has prompted some retailers to raise the prices of suchContinue Reading
PHILIPPINES: Zambales mango trade sours amid pandemic
2020-05-18
Before panic over the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) gripped the country, mobile workers in the mango industry could hop from one town to another armed with fruit-inducing chemicals, pesticides, sprayers, ladders and bundles of old newspapers.Continue Reading
INDIA: Storm may have damaged 25% of Maliahabad mangoes in a single day
2020-05-14
SOURCE: Neha Shukla, Times of India A thunderstorm on May 10 could have led to at least 25% loss of the fruit in Malihabad’s mango belt. The erratic weather, longish and harsh winter, and intermittent rains, had already reduced the crop. “There was 30% less fruit this time already. TheContinue Reading
SOUTH AFRICA: Avocado export forecast expected to drop
2020-05-12
The South African avocado export forecast has been cut by some 2millions cartons as the effects of Covid-19 on international markets becomes clearer.Continue Reading