TFNet News Compilation (Page 242)

Source: Fruitnet   Tesco has cancelled its Thai exotics UK campaign this year because of availability problems UK retail giant Tesco has pulled its annual Thai exotics drive this year due to quality and availability constraints. Sarah Mitchell, Tesco assistant technologist – exotic fruit, kiwi & rhubarb, told Fruitnet itsContinue Reading

Source: LA Times   The cherimoya is a peculiar-looking, almost intimidating fruit — “like a pre-Columbian jade pine cone or the finial for a giant Inca four-poster bed,” in Elizabeth Schneider’s memorable words. But at its best it tastes sublime, with sweet, juicy, flan-like flesh and rich flavor blending papaya,Continue Reading

Source: Andina Worldwide demand for passion fruit and passion fruit has led to increased cultivation areas of these fruits in more than 30 percent in the country over the previous year, according to a report from the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation (INIA) , Sierra Exportadora reported. He noted thatContinue Reading

Source: ABC News Exports of Australian summer fruits to the Philippines are expected to increase after the Federal Government approved a new quarantine protocol, which allows produce to be cold-treated for pests and diseases during transit. Currently, exporters must treat fruit such as citrus and table grapes before export, whichContinue Reading

Source: Ghana News Agency   The Kintampo Mango Farmers Association (KIMFA) at the weekend called for a collaborative sub-regional level policy to control the fruit fly menace in sub-Saharan Africa. The group, numbering more than 200, said the identification of the West African zone by international trade experts as aContinue Reading

Source: Pattaya Mail   BANGKOK, Feb 28 – The Indonesian government will soon announce an additional quota of Thai vegetable and fruit imports, according to the Thai Foreign Trade Department.  Foreign Trade Department deputy director-general Surasak Riengkrua said the Indonesian Agriculture Ministry will soon announce its approval of higher quotasContinue Reading

Source: Asia One   PETALING JAYA – The erratic weather is driving up the price of local fruits, according to wholesalers. Responding to consumer complaints of recent price hikes, fruit sellers said they had no choice as supply had been low due to the changing weather pattern. Taman Tun DrContinue Reading

Source: Freshplaza Two new varieties of melon and watermelon, known for their high quality, firmness, stronger flavour and fewer seeds, were successfully introduced into Chile as part of a project conducted by the Faculty of Agronomy of the Catholic University and co-funded by the Foundation for Agrarian Innovation (FIA), theContinue Reading

Source: The Sunday Times   Rwanda Agriculture Board  (RAB) will be launching a campaign to fight Banana Wilt, a disease that has affected 24 districts countrywide. The week-long campaign to be launched this month in Nyagatare District in the Eastern Province aims at sensitising farmers and the public of theContinue Reading

Source: The Packer   Educating consumers on how to select and slice pineapples is still a key marketing strategy, suppliers say. “While consumer knowledge of pineapples has definitely increased, the overall level of understanding still resides at the “tip of the iceberg” stage,” said Alan Dolezal, vice president of salesContinue Reading

Source: ABC Rural   Mango growers say they are frustrated that new varieties have not been made available to the industry. Three new varieties, which promise to look and taste better, have been developed through the National Mango Breeding Program (NMBP), and once released, could help growers develop new exportContinue Reading