The Bombay High Court directed the Mumbai Customs Authorities to allow a consignment of onions—about 108 containers—which was held up after the Central government banned the export of the commodity on September 14, to be exported.
Bangladesh Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzak has stated he has directed researchers, scientists and officials to undertake action plans specifically aimed at self-sufficiency through increasing onion production in the country.
Shrinking air freight capacity is having a knock-on effect by reducing export market options for avocado growers, according to the latest data from Auckland Airport.
Some 270+ trucks, loaded with onions from Afghanistan, were awaiting clearance at the Torkham border for entering into Pakistan on Saturday. Meanwhile, shortage of the vegetable in wholesale market has pushed up prices.
With the increased demand for guavas, several farmers around Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, are shifting to its cultivation in the upland areas in the district.
The new European Kissabel® apple season has begun. The project partners in the UK, France and Switzerland started harvesting two coloured-flesh varieties: Kissabel® Orange and Kissabel® Yellow.
North Carolina researchers have determined a post-harvest treatment that significantly reduces crop loss due to internal necrosis in Covington sweet potatoes.
It has been an unusual onion season this year in Peru. Roberto Monge of KeyPeru shares: “To begin, our season started three weeks early because of colder and more humid weather in the region.
Vietnam resumed exports of fresh fruits to the US recently after an interruption since early August due to the pandemic. Because of the outbreak, APHIS personnel stationed in Việt Nam returned home in March, resulting in a stoppage in irradiation and insp
A farmer-cum-scientist from Davao del Norte province has warned banana growers on the proliferation of fake biological control agents used as a solution to combat Fusarium wilt or Panama disease.
Last week, Kerala state officials announced a minimum support price for farm-fresh fruits and vegetables with effect from November 1. The state will procure the produce when prices drop below cost of production.
A leading Australian fresh produce export company plans to expand its international customer base for apricots this year, despite some challenges from COVID-19, which has impacted the industry.
Despite the global situation generated by COVID-19, Costa Rica has not only maintained but also increased the volume of bananas it has sent to the international market.
The shortage of coconuts in the island country of Sri Lanka upset minister Arundika Fernando so much that he climbed a coconut tree to prove his point during a press conference on September 18.
