Malaysian Sarawak state aims to be a leading producer and exporter of pineapples
2023-12-20
MPIB and TFNet organized a seminar on pineapple in Kuching, Sarawak on 13 December 2023.Continue Reading
FAO’s Global Conference on Responsible Fruits Project
2023-12-20
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MALAYSIA: MS16 pineapples expected to enter market in 2025
2023-12-19
A new hybrid pineapple, named MS16, is expected to enter the market in 2025. Johor Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, and Rural Development Committee chairman, Datuk Zahari Sarip stated that cultivation of the MS16 pineapple would begin next year through selected growers after a decade of research on the pineapple. He saidContinue Reading
SANT LUCIA: Banana production increases but authorities concerned about Black Sigatoka disease
2023-12-18
SOURCE: The Voices Agriculture Minister Alfred Prospere has reported a favourable increase in production within the banana industry – despite concerns over the adverse effects of the Black Sigatoka disease. The minister recalled that in June, 75% of the banana industry was destroyed following the passage of Tropical Storm Bret.Continue Reading
TFNet’s 15th Board of Trustees meeting successfully held in China
2023-12-17
TFNet’s 15th Board of Trustees (BOT) meeting was held on November 20, 2023 in Jianguo Hotel, Guangzhou, China.Continue Reading
ISTF 2023 highlights upcoming smart technologies in tropical fruit production
2023-12-16
The 2023 International Symposium on Tropical Fruits (ISTF 2023) was held on 21-23 November 2023 in Jianguo Hotel, Guangzhou, ChinaContinue Reading
INDIA: As rubber and spices growers switch over, pineapple prices slump
2023-12-16
by V Sajeev Kumar, The Hindu Business Line Rising production, thanks to increased area under the crop, coupled with a subdued upcountry demand due to surplus supply has resulted in pineapple prices dropping 45 per cent compared with last year. The raw fruit is costing ₹18-20 per kg, while AContinue Reading
MALAYSIA: Fresh durian set for China debut
2023-12-14
SOURCE: Khoo Gek San, The Star Malaysia’s fresh durian is expected to debut in China next year, presenting an exciting new business opportunity for Malaysian durian farmers. Deputy Agriculture and Food Security Minister Chan Foong Hin said the export of fresh durian to China is anticipated to coincide with theContinue Reading
CAMBODIA: Banana exports experience decline of nearly 24%:
2023-12-11
SOURCE: Hin Pisei, Phnom Penh Post Cambodia exported over 260,000 tonnes of fresh bananas to international markets in the first 11 months of 2023, a decrease of nearly 24% compared to the same period last year, with the majority being exported to China, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, ForestryContinue Reading
SPAIN: It’s too dry for once-thriving avocado industry
2023-12-07
SOURCE: Clara Hernanz Lizarraga and Ainhoa Goyeneche, Bloomberg When Manuel Lavao planted some of Europe’s very first avocado orchards in 1978 in La Axarquía, a sun-soaked stretch of southern Spain, he helped usher in decades of growth for the continent’s exotic fruit sector. Almost a half-century later, he’s pulling upContinue Reading
MOROCCO: Avocado imports growing despite steady local production
2023-12-07
The import of avocados in Morocco will hit a record high this year, despite having a well-developed local production sector, according to EastFruit. By the end of 2022, Morocco was the ninth largest exporter of avocados in the world, but in the first nine months of this year alone, itContinue Reading
THAILAND: Banana exporters aim to send more to Japan
2023-12-05
SOURCE: Khaosod Thailand has recently signed the deal to export 5,000 tons of bananas to Japan after a labour shortage during the previous government hampered the order. Chantapun Bunjamanon, director of the International Trade Promotion Department in Tokyo, said the office had previously worked with the Nakhon Ratchasima provincial tradeContinue Reading