TFNet News Compilation (Page 230)

PETALING JAYA, Jan 20 — Consumers have to bear the brunt of price increases as traders are forced to hike the prices of mandarin oranges by as much as 40 per cent, following a supply shortage from China. Checks by The Malay Mail in SS2 Petaling Jaya, Kepong and SelayangContinue Reading

Grown throughout the tropical regions of the world, the plantain is a close relative of the banana, making important contributor to the economy of many countries. The nutritional value of unripe plantain makes it stand out as a very important addition to any healthy living diet plan due to itsContinue Reading

The Dominican Republic can double exports of agricultural goods, which are just over U.S. $ 1,000 million annually, said the engineer Osmar Benitez, CEO of the Dominican Agribusiness Board (JAD). He suggested to the authorities along with producers select 30 agricultural activities each of which can generate at least $Continue Reading

The sprawling citrus orchard that Victor Story toured recently sure looked like a steal. For sale at $11,000 an acre, the investors who owned it were going to lose money, and potential buyers like Story might have stood to reap a handsome reward. But as he bumped along the 40Continue Reading

In a bid to meet rising domestic demand, the government will more than double the import volume of fruit and vegetables in 2014 from last year. Trade Ministry director-general for foreign trade Bachrul Chairi confirmed that the government would allow the import of 17 horticulture products, including apples, mangoes, oranges,Continue Reading

More than one thousand durians were distributed to the public during Bank Rakyat Satok branch’s ‘Jom Makan Durian’ festival yesterday. More than 1,000 durian lovers thronged the car park as early as 9am to take part in the durian ‘buffet’. “This annual event is to show our appreciation for ourContinue Reading

Farmers of Muthalamada grama panchayat here are probably the first victims of climate change in the State. The late flowering of mango trees has deprived them of the early-bird advantage in the Rs.300-crore export market. There are nearly 3,000 mango farmers in Muthalamada, known as the ‘mango city’. Flowers bloomedContinue Reading

SUPER typhoon Yolanda, which devastated parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, was the reason fruit vendors are earning less this year. “Yolanda is the reason why we have low sales after Christmas to New Year,” said Rachel Jaca, a fruit vendor at Cogon market. She added that most of theContinue Reading

Eight shared service facilities (SSF) have so far been turned over to various business groups in Davao Region last year, in a bid to boost their production, the regional office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Davao said. Arnulfo J. Gana-an, DTI-Davao division chief for small and medium enterprisesContinue Reading

Farmers are alarmed over the infestation of mango orchards in the province and lamented the lack of action by agriculture officials. The infestation, which they blamed on cecid flies, has spread in this city and in the towns of Bulakan, Guiguinto, Plaridel, and Pulilan. “There will be no harvest inContinue Reading

Farmers in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, the country’s largest fruit cultivation area, are busy preparing speciality fruits for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, which begins on January 31. Hoa Loc mango, Nam Roi grapefruit and Lai Vung pink mandarin are among the most in demand. Nguyen VanContinue Reading