AUSTRALIA: Taiwan gets green light to export pineapples
2020-03-19
Australia on announced that it will allow the import of pineapples grown in Taiwan, effective immediately.Continue Reading
INDIA: Farmers keen to shift to MD2 pineapple variety
2020-02-28
Original Source: The Hindu Pineapple farmers in the State are keen to switch at least a part of their holdings to the MD2 from the dominant Mauritius variety as the former fruits can be easily processed and have much longer shelf life. The MD2 variety will encourage a shift inContinue Reading
UGANDA: Pineapple prices fall to USD 0.06 in Masaka, farmers stuck
2020-02-18
Source: URN, The Independent Pineapple farmers in Masaka district are stuck with their farm produces as their export market shrinks. The most affected are farmers in the sub-counties of Kyannamukaaka, Kyesiiga and Buwunga who are struggling to find market for their ripe pineapples with some already rotting in the plantations.Continue Reading
IRELAND: Irish company acquires 900ha pineapple farm in Costa Rica
2020-02-16
Original Source: Checkout Irish fruit grower, importer and distributor Keelings has acquired a pineapple farm in Costa Rica. The farm boasts 900 hectares of land, 460 employees and a modern pack-house which produces over 24 million pineapples each year. In a statement Keelings said that Las Brisas is the onlyContinue Reading
AUSTRALIA: Pineapple glut due to drought conditions prompts growers to urge more consumption
2020-01-28
Australians are being encouraged to eat more pineapple for the remainder of the summer to help growers deal with a glut in the market. In central Queensland, drought-affected crops are finally ripe for the picking and growers are run off their feet to get the fruit to consumers. But the late timingContinue Reading
PHILIPPINES: Taal damage to agriculture hits USD63 million
2020-01-21
The amount of damage and losses to agriculture caused by Taal Volcano continuing activity has ballooned to P3.17 billion (USD63 million), the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported over the weekend. The amount covers 15,790 hectares of agricultural lands and production losses of 43,772 metric tons (MT), according to the DA-disasterContinue Reading
TFNet releases MD2 seminar report
2019-12-10
The report on the TFNet-led seminar on Current Development and Challenges in Improving Production, Productivity, and Market Demand for the MD2 Pineapple Variety is now available for download.Continue Reading
CHINA: Asian giant is the new market for Malaysia’s pineapple
2019-12-09
China has become Malaysia’s new international market for the premium pineapple variety, MD2, following the durian’s success in penetrating the country last May. Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Deputy Minister Sim Tze Tzin said with this new market, the ministry is confident of achieving RM350 million in total pineapple exportsContinue Reading
MALAYSIA: 770 hectares under pineapple in inter-cropping project
2019-11-21
A total of 770 hectares of land have been cultivated with pineapple since the implementation in 2016 of the integrated pineapple project where pineapple is inter-cropped with oil palm and rubber, the Dewan Rakyat heard yesterday. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Sim Tze Tzin said in 53Continue Reading
CHINA: Panama sends first pineapples to China
2019-10-11
On 1 October the first container of pineapples from Panama was exported to China, marking the start of a Panama government initiative to promote its produce in China. This shipment, featuring pineapples grown in the La Chorrera region, will be the first of 12.5 containers per week, setContinue Reading
MEXICO: Veracruz loses 5,000 hectares of pineapples due to drought
2019-10-05
The drought in the Mexican state of Veracruz, the leading pineapple producer in the country, has caused the loss of 5,000 hectares of fruit and a decrease in sizes, the leader of the producers of Ciudad Isla and Rodriguez Clara, Alfonso Barrera, stated. According to Barrera, the fruitContinue Reading
RESEARCH: Pineapple genome offers insights into plant domestication process
2019-10-05
The newly sequenced pineapple genome has offered researchers fresh insights into the plant domestication process. Pineapple varieties are grown for a variety of purposes: for fiber, as an ornamental and, most famously, as a delicious fruit. Scientists at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the UniversityContinue Reading