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Westfalia Fruit India marks beginning of a new exciting and strong season of avocados

Westfalia Fruit India is delighted to confirm the arrival of the first container for the avocado season coming from Tanzania in parallel with the first air cargoes from India by Westfalia Fruit Peru are received. It marks the start of a new exciting and strong season for 2023. "We began selling avocados direct in India in 2022. The initial year was devoted to developing direct relationships with the major retailers as well as in establishing the distribution network. Westfalia Fruit India has appointed three national distributors : Work In Business Pvt Ltd, NGK Trading & Sam Berry Exotics Pvt Ltd. In [...]

Minister McConalogue announces assistance to Irish potato industry

Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has announced the launch to the 2023 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Seed Potato and Chipping Potato Sector. Apart from providing aid for the seed potato industry The scheme was extended in 2023 to encompass producers of Irish chipping potatoes. The 2023 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Seed Potato and Chipping Potato Sector will aid developing capacity in the Irish chipping and chipping potato fields and helps improve the manufacturing, storage and infrastructure for marketing of chipping and chipping potato by offering grants to farmers towards the cost of capital [...]

Agarwood is the sensible and sustainable investment option

The aquilaria tree, the most important source of agarwood, is a species native to the Southeast Asian region. The resin, called agarwood, is formed naturally when the tree is affected by certain external factors, such as animal grazing, insect attack or microbial invasion and causes a moist smelling stain to the core of the tree. Thanks to extensive research and a patented organic and vegetable serum, it is possible to promote the appearance of resin in the tree. Agarwood has been a highly prized forest product for thousands of years, used in perfumes, incense, medicines, in aromatherapy, in cultural and religious ceremonies (religious [...]

2022 Has Been a Big Year For Durian in China

There's good news for Chinese durian lovers: More shipments of the pungent-smelling tropical durian fruit are making their way into China from Southeast Asia, thanks to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP. A batch of 18.24 metric tons of fresh Vietnamese durians arrived in Youyiguan Port in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in late September. The durian shipment made Vietnam the second country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, after Thailand, to gain access to the Chinese market for its fresh durians after the trade agreement went into force in January. And shipments of other kinds of fruit [...]

USA Stops Mango Imports From Haiti

Beginning at the end of January 2023, the United States Department of Agriculture will no longer permit the import of mangoes from Haiti. Fruit exporters immediately felt that this decision was a “strong blow” to their industry, which an industrialist claimed spent between $10 and $12 million annually. The National Association of Mango Exporters of Haiti was informed of the measure, and the reason for it is that the nation is currently experiencing a high level of insecurity. This decision, which means the end of mango exports to the country in North America, is documented in a letter signed by Jorge [...]

War in Ukraine Pushes Food Prices to Record High: FAO

The surge in food prices accelerated after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February. Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of wheat and corn. Global food prices have hit record levels in the wake of the Ukraine war, the latest data from the Food and Agriculture Organization shows, raising concerns over food security and the conflict's impact on vulnerable populations across the world. The U.N.'s food price index rose to 159.3 in March, up 17.9 points, or 13%, from February and jumped 34% from a year ago. The index measures the monthly change in international prices for a basket of [...]

Malaysian international Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Plantations International group of companies is very pleased to announce that its Malaysian subsidiary United Tropical Fruit Sdn. Bhd has been inducted into the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MICCI). The MICCI was founded in 1837 and engages with state and federal governments to continue to ensure the development and implementation of robust regulatory frameworks, which are conducive to healthy, ethical, and transparent business environments for Malaysia’s leading businesses. United Tropical Fruit Sdn. Bhd currently has Malaysia's first and only commercial-scale Organic Musang King Durian plantation which is located on a 100-acre site in the Malaysian State of [...]

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