SOURCE: Viridiana Hernández Fernández, University of Iowa/ The Conversation Consumers’ love for avocados in the United States seems to know no bounds. From 2001 through 2020, consumption of this fruit laden with healthy fats tripled nationwide, rising to over 8 pounds per person yearly. On average, 90% of those avocadosContinue Reading
SOURCE: Hindustan Times The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the central food regulatory body, on Saturday issued a fresh warning to traders against using calcium carbide for artificially ripening mangoes, citing serious health risks. The FSSAI has alerted fruit traders, handlers, and Food Business Operators (FBOs) operatingContinue Reading
SOURCE: Deccan Herald Sheraz Maqsood, one of the biggest fruit farmers in Khanewal, Punjab province told PTI that this year due to various reasons, climate change among them, the production of mangoes in Punjab province is down by almost 30-35% while in Sindh, it is less by 20%. Already batteredContinue Reading
SOURCE: Hong Chau, VN Express Mini durians from Thailand are being sold at VND65,000 (US$2.55) per kilogram, half their price last year. Trang, an online fruit vendor in HCMC, said she buys around 85-100 boxes of 20 fruits at a time and sells them for VND65,000-130,000. Another vendor, Thanh, sellsContinue Reading
SOURCE: Gloria Oladipo, The Guardian A limited-edition pineapple priced at $395 – a cost many would find exorbitant – is being sold at a southern California produce store as the bustling specialty fruit market expands. While the average family may not be able to spring for the costly fruit, theContinue Reading
SOURCE: Opalyn Mok, Malay Mail Penang may be famous for the Unesco heritage city of George Town and the biosphere reserve up on Penang Hill but come June, hordes of visitors from all over South-east Asia and beyond will descend on the island state for its durians. Between the monthsContinue Reading
TFNet participated at the FAO-UN Workshop on Resilience and Sustainability in Tropical Fruit Value Chains from 15th-16th May 2024.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Astrid van den Broek, Freshplaza Whether it’s grapes or apples or–in this case papayas–many growers and shippers across the country are looking into new varietals of fruits especially. This includes Ecoripe Tropicals which began shipping a new type of papaya in March, the Andean Mountain Papaya. “We’re currently exploringContinue Reading
SOURCE: Bree Caggiati, Fruitnet Record rainfall of almost three times the norm has hit the Chinese province of Guangdong this April, according to data from its weather bureau. The heavy spring rains and hail followed an unusually warm winter, which have combined to seriously impact the province’s large lychee crop.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Brigitte Daley, The Express According to growers, the price per tray for the fruit, which still fetches top dollar in city cafes, is half what it used to be due to the oversupply in Australia, while the cost of freight, labour, chemicals and fees have vastly risen, leaving farmersContinue Reading
SOURCE: USDA Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has approved a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) application to permit food derived from a banana line genetically engineered (GE) for resistance to Panama disease. The Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) in Australia issued a license permitting the commercial growthContinue Reading
SOURCE: International Labor Organization Small banana growers engage in dialogue, devise practical approaches to safety and health and foster collaboration among stakeholders in celebration of the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. The Philippines is renowned for its robust agricultural sector, particularly in the production of high-quality bananasContinue Reading