Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association PBGEA is urging president Duterte to break the stalemate in talks between Manila and Seoul for the reduction of South Korea’s tariffs on Philippine cavendish ahead of a bilateral meeting this week.
Last year, the West Bengal state government allowed traders to stock potatoes in cold storage till 31 December but with the rise in prices, it has been decided that stocks have to be cleared from the cold storages by this month itself.
The Hass avocado harvest has just started in the Axarquía region, in the Spanish province of Malaga, which is the area with the largest avocado production in Spain.
The Brazilian embassy in Kuwait has organized a seminar that discussed the production, export, logistics, and solutions to import Brazilian fruits to Kuwait.
The onion crisis sweeping the state of Maharashtra may reduce to some extent from late January onwards, after harvesting the late kharif (winter) crop.
According to a government official, India may keep a ban on onion exports until February because domestic prices have risen after the harvest of summer-sown crops, which were expected to augment supplies, was delayed and damaged by untimely rains.
In the wake of the overheated onion market triggered by an Indian export ban, the import of onions from Myanmar has risen significantly with 11,732 tonnes entering the country through Teknaf in November till Saturday.
