SOURCE: Produce Report Peak pomelo season has arrived in China, with pomelo crops currently ripening and hitting the market. In recent years, China has seen a high turnover in pomelo varieties, with some quality varieties that previously enjoyed great popularity now falling from favor. This year, prices remain low, andContinue Reading
SOURCE: The Japan News The banpeiyu is one of the world’s largest citrus, and farms in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, are busy sending the fruits nationwide as it is its peak shipping season. The local specialty is a type of pomelo, a member of the mandarin orange family, and each citrusContinue Reading
A ceremony was held in Tainan on August 28 for the resumption of Taiwan-cultivated pomelo exports to Japan, after a 20-year hiatus.Continue Reading
It has been a tough few years for one of Australia’s biggest pomelo farms, but better times are hopefully just around the corner.Continue Reading
A Moanalua family is claiming their tree produced a world record-setting fruit. The Nishimura family says their 50-year-old tree made a massive jabong, the fruit which is also known as pomelo. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the heaviest pomelo weighed 10 pounds 11.3 ounces.Continue Reading
With the current cold spell and the incessant rain destroying flowers on pomelo trees, farmers fear that this may affect this year’s harvest. With rainy days starting even before the start of 2018, consumers are told to expect fewer fruits during harvest in six months’ time. AtContinue Reading