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TFNet ACTIVITIES |
FRUIT EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD |
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Development of Global Consumption and Trade of Rambutan WebForum on Recent Developments in the Pineapple Industry 2023 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2023) 15th TFNet Board of Trustees Meeting |
Feibanana 2023 10th International Pineapple Symposium 7th International Symposium on Lychee, Longan and Other Sapindaceae Fruits XIII ISHS International Mango Symposium |
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TROPICAL FRUIT NEWS |
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VIETNAM: Over $10M from banana exports to Japan, South Korea |  |
ECUADOR: Banana exports down at start of the year | ||||
| Vietnamese fresh and dried banana exports to Japan and South Korea hit $6.6 million and $4.1 million respectively last year. | Ecuadorian banana exports from Jan. to Feb. 2023, amounted to 66.8 million boxes, 0.47% lower than in the same period of 2022. | ||||||
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PHILIPPINES: Banana growers see exports declining |  |
SOUTH AMERICA: Aldi completes living wage verification pilot on banana farms | ||||
| Production of Cavendish bananas remains threatened by Fusarium wilt, likely dampening exports, according to the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association. | The Aldi South Group announced the successful completion of a pilot project to understand worker-led living wage verification in major banana production countries in Latin America. | ||||||
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INDIA: Andhra Pradesh records 200-fold rise in banana export |  |
JAMAICA: Gov’t focused on boosting banana and plantain production | ||||
| Enjoying a wide reputation in the Middle East countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, and Bahrain, Andhra Pradesh has a 200x increase in banana exports in a span of six years. | Sustaining banana and plantain production is critical to safeguarding Jamaica’s food security, since the fruit is the cheapest and most affordable source of starch locally. | ||||||
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INDIA: Fruit seller is selling Alphonso mangoes on EMI |  |
INDIA: Mango yield to drop in Mysuru due to unseasonal rain | ||||
| A seller in the western Indian city of Pune has come up with a novel scheme to offer Alphonso mangoes online on Equated Monthly Instalments (EMIs). | Mango yield is expected to come down due to unseasonal rainfall, which will push up prices. | ||||||
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SAUDI ARABIA: Production of mangoes exceeds 88.6k tons annually to reach 60% self-sufficiency |  |
COLOMBIA: 39 properties authorized to export mango to the United States and Europe | ||||
| Saudi Arabia’s mango production increased to 88,600 tons annually reaching 60 percent self-sufficiency in line with Vision 2030 objectives. | Colombia will ship more than 200 tons of fruit from 39 small and medium-sized farms in five departments, which have been authorized by Colombia’s Agricultural Institute (ICA). | ||||||
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CHINA: Distinctive pineapple industry proves sweet success for southern city |  |
INDIA: Summer-Ramadan special demand pushes up pineapple price | ||||
| At this time of year, farmers in Xuwen county of Zhanjiang, in the western coastal area of Guangdong province, are busy harvesting pineapples. | A surge in demand for pineapple has resulted in an increase in its price in the retail markets across Kerala. | ||||||
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AUSTRALIA: Avocado prices low but set to rise again as Shepard season ends |  |
UGANDA: Alluring avocado ambitions | ||||
| Retailers selling fruit for as little as 80 cents each amid high supply, but prices likely to rise when Hass variety hits market. | One country that has just embarked on its own Hass avocado journey is Uganda, hoping to become a major playing in exports to Europe. | ||||||
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INDIA: Thai variety guavas pip apple in price |  |
MALAYSIA: Jackfruit gain China market access | ||||
| The price of apple guava is more than apple, with the rising demand of the fruit for export. | China’s customs announced that fresh jackfruit from Malaysia meets phytosanitary requirements for export into China. | ||||||
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PHILIPPINES: First batch of 28 tonnes of durian to China shipped under new trade deal |  |
VIETNAM: The $1B Durian Dilemma | ||||
| The Philippines has shipped its first batch of fresh durian to China, three months after Manila and Beijing signed a trade agreement. | As Vietnamese durian farmers celebrate the opening of trade with China, experts are cautioning against becoming reliant on a market that can disappear. | ||||||
RECENT LITERATURE ON TROPICAL FRUIT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Strategies to enhance marketable quality of banana (Musa spp.) through managing banana leaf and fruit scarring beetle (Basilepta subcostata Jacoby) in Eastern and North Eastern India Revisiting the historical scenario of a disease dissemination using genetic data and Approximate Bayesian Computation methodology: The case of Pseudocercospora fijiensis invasion in Africa |
Functional studies of four MiFPF genes in mango revealed their function in promoting flowering in transgenic Arabidopsis Automated Mango Leaf Infection Classification using Weighted and Deep Features with Optimized Recurrent Neural Network Concept |
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Fusarium verticillioides Causing Root and Stem Rot in Papaya (Carica papaya) in Mexico Morphological characterization of papaya accessions in Jember through multivariate analysis |
Water Management of Organic-Based Pineapple in Upland Sloping Production Areas Effect of Edible Coating Based on Chitosan as Polyelectrolyte Complex Film on Vitamin C Loss at Pineapple Fruit During Storage |
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Avocado fruit sorting by hyperspectral images Physico-chemical, Sensorial and Microbiological Quality of Frozen Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) Slices |
The Plasma Ozonizer System for Mangosteen Storage Container to Preserve the Quality of Mangosteen Investigation of the Hsf Transcription Factor and the Expression Analyses in Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis) |
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