The district agriculture office in Pune plans to expand banana cultivation from 611 to 3,000 hectares. Current annual production stands at 67,600 tonnes, with a target of 200,000 tonnes in five years. Sanjay Kachole, district agriculture officer, stated, “We will initiate work in villages through our tehsil offices in the coming months.” The strategy includes […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA) in the Philippines reports that the 2,300 metric tons (MT) of imported red onions, part of a larger importation initiative, have been fully sold. This importation was part of a strategy to reduce the retail price of onions, which had risen to US$ 3.55 per kilo in February. DA Assistant […]
CMR Group has just launched the Banarica brand for its bananas, which it imports from Guatemala, and with which it expects to grow in terms of volume in the coming years, both in supermarkets and wholesale markets. “We have been marketing these bananas from Guatemala since January this year, although until now we had been […]
The production of mangoes in Pakistan is currently in flowering and fruit-setting phase. The early and consistent flowering of the fruit is being observed, boosting expectations for a strong harvest. But the effect of the changing climate on yield is undetermined, and requires careful monitoring of the weather conditions and the orchard. The state of […]
There is still a lot of uncertainty in the meantime as Chilean exporters as well as Chinese importers wait to find out the fate of the more than 1,300 container which arrived on Maersk Saltoro. It’s been more than an entire week since the delayed vessel arrived at Nanshang, the Chinese Port of Nanshang. A […]
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A recent study conducted by Western New England University (WNE) discovered a major connection between the consumption of grapes for a long time as well as improved health for muscles. The study, which was presented in the journal Foods suggests that consistently taking grapes for a meal can significantly affect the expression of muscle genes, […]
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Kyrgyzstan has significantly boosted its imports of bananas between 2024 and 2023 by purchasing 36,993.5 tonnes worth $27.02 million. This represents a dramatic increase from 2023 where the country had imported 28,543.4 tons worth $18.65 million, based on figures provided by the National Statistics Committee. Most of the bananas imported came from Ecuador the main […]
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