Mozambique: Coconut disease sweeps across nation
The non-governmental organisation Concern Worldwide US has warned that an insect-borne infection known as coconut lethal yellowing disease has spread across Mozambique, reducing entire coconut groves to bleak graveyards of a once thriving industry.What used to be vibrant coconut groves in Quelimane, in.....

cold weather in Sao Paulo has contributed to good flowering
Brazil: Larger volume of mangoes expected in 2014/2015 season
A report by the Centre for Advanced Studies in Applied Economics (Cepea) estimates that the volume of mangoes that will be produced in Monte Alto / Taquaritinga, São Paulo, in the 2014/2015 season will be greater than in the previous harvest.The expectation is that the phenomenon of.....

AU: Northern Territory farmer breeds mango with a coconut flavour
A Northern Territory farmer is adding to the reputation of the mango as one of Australia's most iconic tropical fruits by breeding a new variety that tastes like coconut.Leo Skliros, from Berry Springs, south of Darwin, is an experienced grower of the popular Kensington Pride variety. But after years of.....

Jean Sapp named to National Mango Board
The purpose of the National Mango Board is to increase the consumption of mangoes in the U.S. through marketing, research and industry relations programs. Overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, it is made up mostly of Central and South Americans, who are the largest producers and distributors of.....

20-30% Senegalese mango production lost annually
According to Cheikh Ngane, President of the Federative Cooperative of Horticulture in Senegal, 20-30% of mango production is lost each year due to white fly attacks. Such a loss could be estimated to cost hundreds of million of CFA francs. Cheikh Ngane claims that out of the 90,000- 120,000 tons produced.....

Ruby Fresh unveils new Jewels Pomegranate Arils cup line
Ruby Fresh is excited to début their complete new Jewels line this week at the PMA Food Service Conference & Expo in Monterey, CA July 25-27, 2014.Fresh off the production line, Ruby Fresh announces an entire new line of convenient snack cups. Ruby Fresh Jewels Pomegranate Aril cups, available in 4 and.....

Mexico: Papaya producers want to enter the U.S. market
Yucatan seeks to export maradol papayas, starting next year, to Texas, United States. To do so, the producers had to access federal and state funds in order to have 700,000 pesos that will enable them to build the necessary infrastructure to reduce the 150 tons lost per week in the production of papaya in.....

Philippines: Storm damaged 13% of coconut trees
A typhoon that pummelled a large part of the Philippines early last week damaged about 13% of its coconut trees, the government said, further clouding the already weak prospects for the nation’s most valuable agricultural export this year.United Coconut Associations of the Philippines has so far retained its.....

Tanzania: Pasteurizer, juice making plant to help mango farmers
In a move to create a stable and lucrative domestic market for small scale farmers engaging in mango and other tropical fruits production, the Tanzania Agricultural Productivity Program (TAPP) has donated a pasteurizer and juice making plant worth 80,000 Euro (Tsh184million) to a local liquid food processing.....

High demand for Sri Lankan King coconuts in international market
A special programme is now underway to increase coconut production in the country.Minister Jagath Pushpakumara says about 19 million coconut saplings have been distributed among the farmer community during the past three years. The demand for coconut and allied products at the international market is.....

295 tonnes of Indian mangoes treated for US export
The country's only irradiation centre at Lasalgaon, about 70 kms from Nashik, has irradiated a record 295 metric tonnes of mangoes for export to USA in the current mango season. This is the highest quantity irradiated since the centre started treating mangoes in 2009.As per norms, it is mandatory to.....

Total Produce adds pineapple to its TOP home brand
TOP - Total Produce’s home brand – includes a new product: Extra Sweet Pineapple. The new product will be available in new packaging year-round from week 30. With its mix of premium quality and prominent packaging design, TOP Extra Sweet Pineapple is a truly exclusive product. As Product Manager Stef van der.....

Indian scientists develop seedless mangoes
First came seedless grapes. Now, Indian scientists have developed what could be the ultimate delicacy - a seedless mango which is finely textured and juicy, with a rich, sweet and distinctive flavour when mature."We have developed a seedless mango variety from hybrids of mango varieties Ratna and Alphonso,".....

US (CA): SLO saves drought stricken avocados
Forty volunteers with glean SLO came out to harvest avocado at an orchard in Morro Bay.Please click here to view the video news report.Glean SLO is a program of the San Luis Obispo County food bank. Glean SLO program manager, Jen Miller, said "It would've just rotted on the ground."Rick Sauerwein’s is.....

India: New papaya can resist ringspot disease
Scientists at the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI) are developing a variety of papaya that can resist the ringspot virus (PRSV) — a disease that destroys the fruit completely. According to scientists, the new variety, known as Pune Section 3, gives a satisfactory yield even when struck down by.....

India launches new mango variety at New Delhi Mango Festival
A mango breeder names new mango variety in honour of India-Russia relations after introducing the new type of Fruit at a New Delhi Mango Festival."The mango weighs around 1 kilogram. Just yesterday this type of mango didn't have a name, but now it does. It is named Hindi-Rus in honour of Russia. Let this.....

Peruvian Hass avocados could enter Chinese market in September
During her visit to China, the Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade, Magali Silva, said that the entry of Hass avocados to the Chinese market could take place within one or two months.The only transaction left is a health authorisation from the Chinese authorities. At this time, a team from the General.....

Yemen: Pesticide residue tests begin in Sa’ada
A team from the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation has been in Sa’ada governorate since Tuesday conducting tests on pomegranates for harmful levels of pesticide residue, Abdullah Masood, head of the Central Lab of Pesticide Residue Analysis, told the Yemen Times.Sa’ada governorate is the country’s main.....

Bangladesh: Farmers feeding jackfruits to cows for want of buyers
A good yield of jackfruit fails to make farmers in the district happy as they have to sell the item at throwaway prices this season.This year farmers in the district got 7500 tonnes of jackfruit from 963 hectares of land while it was 6260 tonnes last year, said sources at the Department of Agriculture.....

Mexico: Creation of avocado orchards caused 80% of deforestation in Michoacán
Martha Josefina Rodriguez Casillas, general director of the State's Forestry Commission (Cofom), said that 80% of the nearly 50,000 acres that have been lost to deforestation since 1999 correspond to changes in land use to create avocado orchards.The state official stated that they were working with avocado.....

Dwarf mango trees make sense for Taiwanese farmers
In Taiwan, particularly in Pingtung county in the south, farmers grow their mango trees differently from the way we grow them in the Philippines.Low-growing trees are very much easier to manage. In terms of checking pests and diseases, it is very convenient to observe at close range what the problem is. And.....

AU: National Broadband Network boon for NT mango growers
The NT is Australia's biggest mango growing jurisdiction, and the industry is set to receive a boost with Thursday's switching on of the National Broadband Network (NBN) for another 2700 homes, farms and small businesses in Darwin's rural area.Mr Maxwell once had to describe to his overseas investors how.....

Costa Rica promotes increased organic sales in France
The commercial sector of organic agriculture in Costa Rica has its eyes fixed to the growth that is taking the market in France, because this niche is one of the top in terms of trade in the European Union.The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – The commercial sector of organic agriculture in Costa Rica has its eyes.....

Hass Avocado Board:
Fresh avocado enhances absorption of essential nutrients
Consuming a whole fresh avocado with either an orange-coloured tomato sauce or raw carrots significantly enhanced provitamin A carotenoid (alpha- and beta-carotene) absorption and conversion of these carotenoids to an active form of vitamin A, according to new research published in The Journal of.....

India: Reduced sizes may affect pomegranate exports
The export market for pomegranates is picking up. But the reduced sizes of the fruit in the middle of poor monsoon has become a cause of concern for farmers in Maharashtra.“The export demand is good. But it has become difficult for us to meet this demand because of size of pomegranates and the quality of the.....

Spain: Cherimoya exports to Europe up 12%
Spanish cherimoya exports to EU countries have increased by 17% in the first seven months of the 2013/2014 campaign compared to the same period of the previous year.According to data supplied by the Centre for Technical Assistance and Inspection of Foreign Trade (Soivre-Granada), up until March, the.....

Philippines: Durian exports pick up amid shortages
A Davao-based agricultural company expects to enter final negotiations next week with a Japanese company to export blast-frozen and vacuum-packed durian.“We will be negotiating the price when they get here by third week of the month. They will also inspect our new blast freezing machine which cost us around.....

US demand for Mexican avocados skyrockets
Not long ago, East Coast and Midwest shoppers, curious about avocados, found only flavourless, hard-as-baseball fruit that, when sliced, didn't look or smell anything like what they'd tried at a Mexican restaurant. These days, the fruit can be found ripe throughout the country, year-round.Avocado consumption.....

Horticulture industry welcomes import risk review
The Federal Government's announcement of a review into Australia's import risk analysis (IRA), has been welcomed by fruit and vegetable growers.The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee delivered a report on Biosecurity Australia's risk analysis in March, following concerns over the.....

Menu specials and media events promote California Avocado season
Chefs support 'California Avocado Month'
The California Avocado Commission (CAC) once again celebrated “California Avocado Month” in June as part of its early season marketing initiative. The public relations program, slated for a period of strong California avocado supply, generated consumer media coverage and achieved CAC’s objectives to showcase.....

Pakistan: ‘Untreated mangoes export won’t be allowed’
Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Sikandar Hayat Bosan has said the government will not allow the export of mangoes without hot water treatment. He was talking to the media after inaugurating the hot water treatment plant for mango processing at the Mango Research Institute here on.....

Dasheri mangoes in short supply
Lovers of Dasheri mangoes may soon find it harder to get their sweet fix, with the supply of the popular mango variety dwindling in the city. Fruit traders at APMC said that supply has fallen by almost 70 per cent, as Dasheri farmers in north India shift their market focus to states closer to them. Dasheri.....

Chile will continue to appeal against the entry of Peruvian avocado
Chilean avocado producers expressed their discontent after Santiago's Court of Appeals rejected the appeal against the SAG's ruling, which authorized the entry of avocados from Peru.Gonzalo Bulnes, chairman of Chile's Hass Avocado Committee, spoke about this resolution and the steps to follow.This week the.....

Weather brings low mango harvest in Cayman Islands, Carribbean
Cayman farmers are staring at a bitter harvest after a bout of unseasonable weather has affected Cayman’s much-awaited king of fruits, the mango. Many of the farmers who rely solely on the sale of the fruit for income said it is the worst mango season they have seen in years. According to Raymond Coleman,.....

India: 4.5 tonnes of artificially ripened mangoes seized in Puducherry
Food safety commissioner G Ragesh Chandra said the officials had raided mango godowns and wholesale dealers following widespread complaints that most of the mangoes sold in the market were artificially ripened.They seized three tonne of artificially ripened mangoes in Puducherry and 1.5 tonne from Karaikal......

Philippines: Mindanao agriculture products post solid growth
Mindanao continues to make substantial contributions to the country’s agriculture output, maintaining its strength as an agriculture-based economy despite natural calamities that pulled down production in some sectors.Selected industrial crops, fruit crops, and fisheries in Mindanao fared well in their.....

Chile to export avocados to Chinese market
On July 7, the Agricultural Attache of the Embassy of Chile in China, Alvaro Aspee, and the deputy director of the Chinese Animal and Plant Quarantine Supervision, Chen Hongjun, signed in Beijing the Initial Protocol for Chilean avocado exports to China.Ronald Bown, president of the Fruit Exporters.....

Peru: Agricola Cerro Prieto produced 16,300 tons of avocados this season
Alfredo Lira Chirif, general manager of Agricola Cerro Prieto (ACP), said that the company had produced 16,300 tons of avocado during the last campaign, which ran from April to June.He stated that the fruit had been harvested in two plantations. The first one, a 500 acres plantation that was installed five.....

NZ: Storm smashes avocado orchards
Some avocado orchards in Northland have been smashed by this week's storm - trees are down and significant volumes of the current crop will be a write-off.Sue Culham has 6 hectares of avocado trees on her orchard near Whangarei, and while she's still assessing the damage that's been done - she estimates 15.....

GMO papaya disclosure curbed in Hawaii
Judge Greg Nakamura granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday preventing Hawaii County from disclosing the identity and specific location of farms growing genetically engineered papaya.The order in 3rd Circuit Court allows the county to maintain a registry of genetically modified organisms, but prevents.....

India: Mango exports likely to dip this year
With the European Union (EU) banning import of Indian mangoes earlier this year, exporters have tried to focus on other markets, especially the US to compensate for the loss. However, industry insiders feel that the US is unlikely to make up for the volumes lost to EU, and overall mango exports from the.....

US: Mango lovers may have to wait to taste
Mango lovers may be feeling a pinch in their pursuit of this special fruit since many farmers are finding their mango crops are not ready to produce.Growers in Pine Island said it is rough this year."It's the first bad year I've seen in 7 years, because every year I've seen it increase, increase, increase,.....

Mexico: Morelos to become large avocado producer
The initial production is of 30,000 avocado plants, of which 27,000 have already been transplanted in bags and 3,000 are in "seedbeds"; a surplus was also anticipated, so 8,000 plants are in reserve, which makes a total of 38,000 plants.With that amount of plants, a total of 186 hectares can be set up; a.....

Philippines: Cocolisap disease spreads to lanzones, mangosteen
The Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) will regulate the transport of mangosteen and lanzones fruits from the provinces of Batangas, Cavite, Laguna and Quezon after these crops were found to be infested with scale insects.Through Special Quarantine Order No. 1 signed on June 11, BPI director Clarito Barron said.....

Mango shortage in southwest Florida
Mango growers on Pine Island are experiencing a major shortage this season. Jean Sapp, owner of Promised Land Mangoes, telling Four in Your Corner that they are a month behind for harvesting and they have less than half the mangoes they had this time last year; "It's the worst year that we've seen." Sapp is.....

Long wait for Mango growers exporting to Japan
It will be years before the Australian mango industry can take advantage of the free trade agreement with Japan. The deal was struck in April, but will be signed off today in Canberra by both the Japanese and Australian Prime Ministers, Shinzo Abe and Tony Abbott.Japan is Australia's second largest trading.....

New nutritious vitamin-A cassava varieties released in Nigeria
Nigerian farmers and households can now grow and eat more nutritious cassava following the release of three new varieties that are richer in vitamin A than similarly bio-fortified varieties introduced three years ago. The new varieties contain higher amounts of beta-carotene, the substance that the body.....

Australian mango growers look forward to positive seaon
The Australian mango season will start in earnest in mid-late September and growers will be hoping for a better season than the 2013/14 one. The crop in the Northern Territory was down by as much as 50% due to poor flower induction caused by warm winter temperatures.Darwin in the Northern Territory will be.....

Interesting prices expected for first class fruit
Spain: More second class kakis due to hailstorms
The hailstorms that hit Valencia last week will have some impact on the quality of the kakis for the coming campaign, which will start in September. For now, just two months before the harvest, the fruit still only reaches the size of a hen's egg."The fruit affected that has not been completely ruined has.....

India: EU mango import ban hits DHL
A ban on import of Indian mangoes by the European Union has affected shipment volume of the ‘king of fruits’ sent via DHL Mango Express. In May, shipments from India were suspended after consignments were found infested with fruit flies.Media reports said that annually the UK alone imports around £6.3.....

Malawi mangoes get US$15m boost
International Finance Cooperation (IFC), has invested US$15million in ‘Malawi Mangoes’ to support expansion of its tropical fruit production and processing operations, sources said. A statement from the IFC on Friday, said Malawi mangoes will be the first ever banana plantation in Africa to receive.....

US: Rambutan, the next popular super fruit?
If rambutan, a fruit indigenous to Indonesia, ever becomes popular, it will probably be known as “hairy fruit.” That’s the meaning of the name rambutan – and an apt description as well. The red fruit is related to the lychee, and looks like a ball of messy, fibrous hair. Inside the somewhat chaotic-looking.....

Pakistan: Mobile cooling unit to increase post-harvest life of mango
Post Harvest Research Centre has developed a Mobile Reefer/Air Blast Cooling Unit that increases post harvest life of mango by three to four weeks.Soon after harvest, mangoes be put in the cooling unit to reduce temperature of the fruit through cool air which consequently increase post-harvest life of the.....

India: Haryana sets up quality control labs for fruit
With the growing concerns for food safety among consumers and facilitate farmers on the norms of optimum use of pesticides, the Haryana Horticulture Department is setting up two Quality Control Labs, one at Gharaunda of Karnal district and other at Sirsa at a cost of Rs 2 crore each. These labs would start.....

First shipment of Afghan pomegranates to reach Russia in decades
An Afghan trader, Haji Saif Noorna, from southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan dispatched the first shipment of Afghan pomegranates to Russia.The 22.5 metric tons of pomegranates was dispatched with the support of United States Agency for International Development.This was the first shipment of Afghan.....

South Africa planting new orchards
Ready-to-eat increases demand for avocados
The South African avocado season is at its mid-point and according to Derek Donkin from grower's association Subtrop, it is going very well so far with good volumes and quality."We are just over halfway through the season and have exported 8.5 million of the estimated 14.5m cartons (4kg) and the market is.....

Pakistan: Lahore High Court challenging mango export ban
The Lahore High Court on Thursday issued notice to National Food Security department on a petition challenging ban on mangoes export by federal government.Awab Enterprises, a local company, filed the petition submitting that the federal government imposed ban on mangoes’ export to favour bigwigs belonged to.....

Álvaro Martínez, Axarfruit: "Senegalese mangoes have an extraordinary quality"
Mango prices expected to increase in coming days
The mango market is currently marked by shortages, as Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso have already finished their campaigns, and although Mali is still exporting, its production volumes this year have been reduced due to excessive rainfall and other weather conditions that took place in the production areas......

EPA official:
No health issues from eating genetically engineered papaya
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials told a Maui County Council committee they haven't heard of any health issues related to eating genetically engineered rainbow papaya.Eating rainbow papaya is the same as eating a papaya with a virus, which is a "common occurrence," Chris Wozniak, an EPA.....

Fred Rennen, Staay-Hispa:
"Pineapple volumes not that big, but prices under pressure"
Although pineapple volumes aren't particularly high, sales are traditionally somewhat decreased during this period. According to Fred Rennen, commercial manager at Staay-Hispa, the most important cause is the ample supply of local European fruit in the market. "We are not entirely dissatisfied. As far as.....

Nigeria: Cassava Farmers Cooperative Union enters agreement to boost production
The Cassava Farmers Cooperative Union (BCFCU) in Borno, said it had entered into an agreement with Union Bank Plc toward boosting cassava production in the state.The President of BCFCU, Alhaji Al-amin Umara, made the disclosure when he received the Zonal Agriculture Manager of the bank, Malam Sani Kabara, in.....

Vietnam not importing Chinese litchi says minister
At a regular press conference of the Government on Tuesday, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Nguyen Van Nen denied the rumour that China is exporting litchi to Vietnam.Earlier, the media alleged that Chinese lychee were imported into Vietnam via several border gates, such as Coc Nam and Tan Thanh,.....

Could Brazillian superfruit speed up brain damage recovery
A Brazilian super fruit is believed to be a key component to recovery from brain damage for Jeff Moats, who survived a near-fatal traffic accident. Moats used a powder derived from the camu camu to overcome his symptoms. Camu camu is very high in antioxidants and is the plant with the highest levels of.....

US (CA): Avocado season ahead of schedule
This year's avocado season in California has progressed ahead of schedule when compared to previous seasons. Growers point to the state's water shortage as one of the reasons for the accelerated timing of this year's harvest.“We're heading into the latter part of the season now in California,” said Dave.....

California Avocado Commission supports on-fruit branding
California avocados are now available at retail with new California brand labels. The California Avocado Commission’s (CAC) labeling initiative is backed by a significant level of marketing support to make sure consumers know to look for them. Consumer communication includes print, radio and online,.....

Experts concerned over declining mango orchards in Pakistan
Mango experts, farmers, academia and researchers showed a great concern over the fast decreasing mango orchards in Sindh. Speaking at a two-day “Conceptual Workshop on Pre- and Post-Harvest Management Interventions”, growers said they are facing field problems, like lack of orchard management practices,.....

Pakistan: DDP furthe tightens procedures for mango exports
The Department of Plant Protection (DPP) has furthered tightened procedures for fruit exports to European countries after the second shipment of Pakistani mangoes to UK infested with fruit flies was intercepted.According to the DPP notification, from now onwards all mango consignments bound for European.....

Philippines: Infested coconut trees now at 2.1 million
In the latest findings of the Department of Science and Technology (DoST), coconut scale insect-infested trees now number 2.1 million.Presidential Assistant for Food Security and Agricultural Modernization (PAFSAM) Francis “Kiko” N. Pangilinan said at a press briefing on Monday that there is a race to stop.....

Organic insect spray may yet save coconut industry
Cropguard, developed by Chemrez Technologies Inc. and distributed by Sinochem Crop Protection Philippines Inc., an organic spray oil proven to eradicate coconut scale insects (CSI) in 48 hours, has been developed and being used in heavily affected areas in Batangas province.“Coconut farms that have used it.....

Pakistan mangoes exported to Australia amid fruit fly scare
The Australian mango industry wants quarantine services to heavily scrutinise any imported fruit from Pakistan after a recent shipment of Pakistani mangoes to the United Kingdom was found to be infested with fruit fly.Mangoes from Pakistan have been exported to Australia for just the second year in a row,.....

California Avocado Commission release summer salad concepts
From Memorial Day to Flag Day and the 4th of July to Labor Day, America loves summer holidays. For operators, it’s the best time to capitalize on seasonal ingredients–like Fresh California Avocados–and warm weather dining preferences. Salads are synonymous with summer dining, and the California Avocado.....

"Looking at possibilities in the Chinese market"
NZ: JP Export expands persimmon markets
The first of this season's New Zealand persimmons were harvested back in April, these were the indoor fruits grown in the greenhouse. The outdoor crop started at the beginning of May until mid June."The fruit will be shipped until mid August, in the meantime it will be cold stored in MA bags to prolong the.....

Colombia has great potential to export Tahiti lime and Hass avocado
The Colombian fruit sector has been working with the Government for the past four years to create a horticultural national plan that prioritizes an increase in the production of eight products for export, such as the Tahiti lime and Hass avocado, as well as pitahaya, dragon fruit, pineapple and cape.....

Until now they arrived via the UK and the Netherlands
Senegalese Kent mangoes now imported directly by Spain
This week, the first two containers with 36 tonnes of mangoes from Senegal reached the port of Algeciras, being the first time that Spain imported this popular product directly from the African country."It has not been easy, but after more than two years of hard work, on Saturday we started distributing Kent.....

Mexico: U.S. market is good for Ataulfo mango
Elite Mangos is a Mexican company devoted to the export of conventional and organic mangoes (15-18% of total) via airmail to Europe, USA, Japan and Canada. According to Andres Palacios, general manager of the company, "the latter being our strongest market, with a high per capita consumption. Currently, he.....

Pakistan: Mango fruit fly can be tackled
Fruit fly attacks all mango varieties till August, however, in time, measures by farmers can help them obtain good quality fruit, agriculture experts said on Thursday.Growers must have completed information about the identity of the fruit fly, the damage it can cause and methods to control it, said Deputy.....

Europe, main destination for the fruit
Costa Rica: Mango exports generate 4.19 million dollars in first quarter
The European Union and the United States are the main importers of Costa Rican mango, concentrating 74% of the exports and improving the chances for Costa Rica's companies due to the advantages for exporting that these destinations provide, as they are more easily accessible because of the already existing.....

Mexico: Sinaloa mango harvest 50% lower
Although with poor prospects, the mango harvest will start in northern Sinaloa, Mexico, by the end of this month.The representative of the area's mango producers, Daniel Luque Miranda, said that the decline in production volumes, of around 50%, will also affect the creation of labour and employment in.....

Spain: Murcia studying introduction of subtropical products
The professional organisation ASAJA Murcia will travel to Malaga on the last weekend of June to learn about the potential of subtropical crops for Murcia's producers. As explained by the General Secretary of ASAJA Murcia, Alfonso Gálvez Caravaca, "a delegation of 60 growers is travelling this weekend to the.....

AU: Kimberley mango flowering looks positive
Mango trees in the Ord Valley in the Western Australian Kimberley, are beginning to flower and farmers in the region are hopeful of a good season.Last year was the worst season on record for some growers, but it's expected this year will make up for those poor yields.The flowering on the trees, so far, is a.....

Mauritius increases exports
Fruit and vegetable exports are in full-swing. This year the sector intends to export over 2,500 tons of fruit and vegetables. Production on a local scale is better than the last few years. Many sugar cane growers have turned to growing fruit destined for export, many to pineapples. Pineapples are now.....

India: El Nino effect takes a toll on Mango production
Do not blame the fruit seller if the mangoes are less juicy this summer. Its the El NIno effect and the poor farmers do not have anything to do with it. With absolutely nothing to bank on to combat the lack of rains, the farmers have been rendered helpless. It is reported that Madurai received just 0.2 mm.....

Drought shrinks size of mangoes
Most mango growing regions and belts have yielded fruits that are smaller this year. This is because of lack of sufficient moisture in the soil, say experts.Y.T.N Reddy, principal scientist for the fruit crop division at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) in Bangalore, said: “After the.....

Peru: U.S. retailers promoting Peruvian avocado during 4th of July
Continuing with its plans for an unprecedented marketing and consumption program in the United States, The Peruvian Avocado Commission (PAC) is ready to promote Peruvian avocados during one of the most important summer celebrations in the U.S.: the 4th of July."We want to ensure that retailers and consumers.....

India: Largest fruit gets the biggest neglect
Anyone who travels the length and breadth of rural Kerala would be shocked to see the sheer number of jackfruits, which were once considered a major source of food to keep starvation at bay, being wasted on countless jackfruit trees in private and public lands.If the government agencies including the.....

India: Pineapple farmers have a reason to smile
Pineapple price continues to rally with ripe fruits selling for Rs. 38 a kg in the Vazhakulam market on Tuesday, and demand from upcountry destinations is on the rise as the Ramzan period sets in. (1Rs= $0.017 USD)Market sources said Green Special Grade pineapple sold for Rs. 36 a kg and the ordinary Green.....

Indian gov. fruit farm in Salem gets 3-star rating for big yield
The government's fruit farm in Karumandurai in Salem district has received three stars in the agriculture ministry's five-star rating system. Spread over 1,050 acres, the farm produces varieties of mango and other fruits.The National Horticulture Board, part of the agriculture ministry, gave the Karumandurai.....

Ive Lambert, Starfruit: "Price high, but so is attrition"
Mango shortage continues a while longer
Tholen - The mango market is going through tough times. "Since last week, there has really been a shortage", Ive Lambert of Starfruit relates. "The Ivory Coast is completely out of it now. There is some Kent coming from Mali, and Keitt from Puerto Rico, but that is also very limited." According to him, the.....

New seedless papaya variety Aurora
The German Fruit Importer Inter Weichert has recently expanded its range of fresh papayas with the introduction of the Aurora variety; the very first seedless papaya, originally from Hawaii and developed through selection, without gene manipulation, in Israel.The variety’s developer highlights that “this.....

International Mango Conference and exhibition
Pakistan: Experts stress steps to boost mango export
Pakistan is scheduled to export mangoes worth 65 million dollars this year to various countries of the world while the export of mangoes can be further improved if necessary measures of processing and packing are given special attention, said experts.During the International Mango Conference and exhibition.....

Nepal: Mangoes become cheaper, apples become dearer
Sweet times are here as mango prices plunge to new lows bringing cheer to the faces of fruit lovers. Mangoes now cost Rs 40-45 ($0.40-$0.45 USD) per kg in the wholesale market compared to Rs 60-65 ($0.60-$0.65 USD) per kg two weeks ago, said traders. Shipments are arriving by the tonne in the Kathmandu.....

Slight increase in Costa Rican pineapple exports
According to Procomer, total sales abroad rose by 0.2% in the first five months of the year when compared to the same period in 2013.According Procomer's figures, pineapple exports amounted to 53.8% of all exports and boosted the overall growth of exports in both periods which were compared.A total of 2,125.....

Peru: Mango exports increased in first quarter
The Exporters Association said that during the first four months of this year, Peruvian mango exports amounted to $165.2 million dollars, 25.7% more than in the same period in 2013.Association management expressed their concern regarding El Niño, despite the positive figures, explaining that the northern.....

Taiwan: US$50 mil. worth of mangoes to be exported in 2014
Taiwan will be able to export US$50 million worth of mangoes in 2014, said Minister of the Council of Agriculture Chen Bao-ji yesterday.The farmers are unable to profit whenever crops are over-abundant or when natural disasters strike, so the people are encouraged to purchase more agriculture products when.....

Vietnam seeks to boost litchi export to China
Litchi is stepping into its main harvesting season during June in northern Vietnam. As the fruit ripens within a short period of time with abundant volume, the country is striving to boost its sale with a focus on exporting to China, local media reported.The China-originated litchi is mainly grown in Thanh.....

Pakistan at risk for EU mango import ban
Discovery of fruit fly infested mangoes in one of the shipment from Pakistan in the United Kingdom (UK) has threatened import of Pakistani mangoes to the European Union this year. Concerned authorities in Pakistan had made bold claims that all the necessary measures have been taken to ensure quality control.....

No fruits in Ramadan if ‘faulty’ device not withdrawn
Fruit wholesalers and importers in Dhaka today threatened not to sell or import any fruits during the month of Ramadan if the use of “faulty” formalin detection device is not stopped immediately.The traders also urged the government not to take any step to destroy fruits in the name of formalin contamination.....

New market opportunities for Peruvian mango in U.S.
The Animal Plant Health Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the first part of the technical study that would allow Peru to export fresh mangoes weighing between 650-900 grams to the U.S. market.Juan Carlos Rivera, general manager of the Peruvian Association of Mango Exporters of Peru.....

Philippines: Banana, pineapple production grew in Q1; mango dropped
Basking from the relatively hot first three months of the year, banana production in the first quarter of 2014 improved by 1.9 percent, or an estimated 2.052 million metric tons (MMT), more than the 2.014 MMT level of output in the same period last year, the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (BAS) reported.....

Indian mango export drops immensely
This year, only 29 certificates have been issued by the agriculture department for export of mangoes. This is not even 20% of the number of export certificates issued last year. This year, the export has been mainly of the Alphonso variety from Surat. Sources in Talala market yard said that mango export.....

Philippines takes emergency steps as pest attacks coconut trees
The Philippines has taken emergency measures in a bid to head off a fast-spreading insect infestation threatening its coconut plantations, which if left uncontrolled could severely cripple the country's most valuable agricultural export.The number of damaged trees in the world's top exporter of coconut oil.....

Fresh Mangos added to more menus in foodservice industry
The National Mango Board (NMB) works closely with foodservice operators, chefs and media to increase mango awareness and education with the goal of securing new fresh mango items on menus. Educating chefs, students and instructors about handling and cooking with fresh mango, and inspiring them with.....

AU: Picking mangoes in June!
It's still months before northern Australia's mango season officially begins, but there are already some 'super-early' mangoes on their way to market.Picked from near Darwin in the Northern Territory, the out-of-season fruit could fetch prices as high as $100 a tray.President of the NT Mango Industry.....

Philippines: Mango processing facility now in Guimaras
The Guimaras Mango Growers and Producers Development Cooperative recently received the shared service facility (SSF) for mango processing.The facility for mango hot water treatment and processing was turned over to the coop by the Department of Trade and Industry in the province of Guimaras.Coop head Felipe.....

Pineapples grown in Brittany!
Pineapples are being grown in the Gulf of Morbihan! Thanks to the mild winter, 150 plants of the Candida variety are reaching maturity. When the ''magician gardener'' Erven Gicquel at Tropical Parc brought ten or so pineapple plants back from his holiday in the Réunion he did not expect such a successful.....

Mexico: Pests affect mango production in Apatzingán
Leonel Martinez said in an interview that the mango production sector had been severely affected by the unseasonable rains that had damaged the flowers and inhibited the fruit's growth. He also lamented that 40% of the region's mango plantations had been contaminated by the witch's broom disease.Although.....

Mangoes from additional Indian states may be banned
The government has decided to screen mangoes that are brought from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka in the border check-posts.The decision comes in the wake of reports from a food safety team that visited Andhra Pradesh recently. The report said that calcium carbide was being extensively used for.....