SOURCE: Produce Report, China TRANSLATION: Produce Report On Aug. 15, Indonesian pineapples became the latest in a spurt of new fresh fruit items permitted for import into China. A Chinese-language announcement from the General Administration of Customs of China recapped the contents of the phytosanitary protocols for fresh pineapples agreedContinue Reading
The Symposium took place virtually from the 9-10th November 2021, featuring 59 expert presenters in five thematic sessions of relevance, and attracted 300 participants.Continue Reading
As the main pollinators of the stinky but popular durian fruit, bats make a significant contribution to the local economy of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, a new study shows. The activities of the nocturnal mammals determine whether fruit production will be successful or unsuccessful, demonstrating the vital needContinue Reading
Mozambique and Indonesia signed a new preferential trade agreement (PTA) to lower their tariff barriers, the Indonesian Ministry of Trade announced. They want to boost their trade relations by reducing tariffs on many products traded between the two economies. For example, Mozambique is expected to lower import tariffs onContinue Reading
Indonesia has received the green light from the Argentinian government to export its tropical fruits such as mango, banana and mangosteen to the country as part of the two countries’ commitment to double their two-way trade value within the next three years. The Argentinian promise to import Indonesia’sContinue Reading
Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno L. P. Marsudi and Chinese Customs and Excise Minister Ni Yue Feng inked a trade protocol on mangosteen exports to the economic giant, Thursday, after it permitted Indonesia to re-export. “This cooperation is part of the efforts to boost connectivity and investment,” Marsudi remarked beforeContinue Reading
Indonesia will no longer impose anti-dumping duties on banana imports from the Philippines, its trade minister said Tuesday. Following bilateral trade talks in Manila with Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, Indonesian Trade Minister Enggartiasto Lukita said the termination of the anti-dumping duties began yesterday. “As a symbolic gift toContinue Reading
An executive of one of the country’s major pineapple producers recently complained to Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati about the difficulties his company encountered in exporting the company’s pineapples to China, one of the world’s largest buyers of tropical fruits. The businessman, who owns a large pineapple plantation inContinue Reading
West Java’s Bogor region shipped 1,000 tonnes of mangosteen to China this week in a bid to boost mangosteen exports, according to the Jakarta Post. In the 2017 season, Bogor produced 2,938 tonnes of the tropical fruit and exported 1,095 tonnes, a number it’s looking to lift. MangosteenContinue Reading
A rare durian fruit is causing a stir in Indonesia, where the pungent delicacy is selling for the equivalent of $1,000 each, or more than three times the average monthly wage. The so-called “J-Queen” variety has gone sale at a shopping centre in Tasikmalaya, West Java – where severalContinue Reading
TFNet will be participating in the International Symposia on Horticulture (ISH 2018) in Kuta, Bali from the 27th -30th November 2018, organized by the Indonesian Center for Horticulture Research and Development (ICHORD) under the Indonesian Agency for Agriculture Research and Development (IAARD), Ministry of Agriculture. TFNet Advisor andContinue Reading
The 2018 International Symposia on Horticulture (ISH 2018) will be held in Bali, Indonesia on 27-30 November 2018, organized by the Indonesian Center for Horticulture Research and Development (ICHORD). Bearing the theme “Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Horticulture Supporting Sustainable Development Goals,” ISH 2018 offers the opportunity among horticulture practitionersContinue Reading