SOURCE: Leilanie Adriano, Philippine News Agency Several dragon fruit growers in Ilocos Norte on Friday expressed concern about a growing pest infestation in their plantations this harvest season. Mildred Dacuycuy, operations manager of REFMAD dragon fruit farms in Barangay Paayas, Burgos, Ilocos Norte, said fruit diseases like anthracnose and cankerContinue Reading
Nine mango varieties and selections were unveiled at a press conference of the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) on June 8, 2022. The mangoes were identified by the Institute of Plant Breeding (IPB) in the University ofContinue Reading
SOURCE: Reuters The Philippines on Wednesday appealed directly to consumers in its top export market Japan to pay higher prices for imported bananas to help shoulder a surge in production costs. Prices for fuel and agricultural supplies are driving many farmers to the brink of bankruptcy, according to a reportContinue Reading
SOURCE: Jie Shuyi, Yicai Global The Philippines may soon no longer be China’s biggest banana supplier as exports to the country sank 25 percent last year from the year before amid surging production costs and lengthier transport times, giving other banana exporters the chance to seize market share. It usedContinue Reading
SOURCE: Kasan M., Bangsamoro The start of commercial operations of the state-of-the-art pineapple packing plant of Wao Development Corporation (WDC), a subsidiary of multinational fruit company, Dole Philippines, Inc. (Dolefil), was formally launched thru a ceremonial ribbon cutting by the officials from the Regional Bangsamoro Board of Investments (BBOI) onContinue Reading
SOURCE: Business World Mango farmers who do not properly manage canopy growth run the risk of less productive cultivation because the overlap in trees forces fruit to grow in the shade, to the detriment of quality and harvest volume, agronomists said. Graciela L. Caballero, who chairs the agroforestry department atContinue Reading
SOURCE: Charissa Luci-Atienza, Manila Bulletin The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (DOST-PCAARRD) officially kicked off the implementation of the Niche Centers in the Regions for R&D (NICER) for Queen Pineapple through the Accelerated R&D Program for Capacity Building of ResearchContinue Reading
SOURCE: Jasper Y. Arcalas, Business Mirror The Philippines is not just losing market share in key banana markets to Latin American producers but investments as well, which could threaten the domestic output of the world’s second top producer of the prized yellow fruit, an industry group said. Pilipino Banana GrowersContinue Reading
SOURCE: Jasper Y. Arcalas, Business Mirror Despite a 14.38-percent contraction in total volume, the Philippines remained as the world’s second top exporter of bananas for the third consecutive year as it shipped 3.725 million metric tons (MMT) of the prized yellow fruit last year. Trade map data of multilateral InternationalContinue Reading
SOURCE: Leilanie Adriano, Philippine News Agency Commercial dragon fruit farming continues to attract growers all over the Philippines as countries like China and Spain manifested their interest to have a slice of this delicious cactus fruit species known for its therapeutic properties as it grows well in a tropical climate.Continue Reading
SOURCE: Ace June S. Perez, Sun Star A breakthrough farming technology enabling mangosteen to be an all-season fruit will soon be rolled-out in Davao Region. This direction will be realized once the proposed funding for the continuation of the “Development of Package of Technology for Off-Season Mangosteen Production” study byContinue Reading
Philippine banana exports last year declined by almost a fifth to a two-year low of 3.595 million metric tons (MMT) as shipments across all key markets contracted due to weak domestic production.Continue Reading