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Rising Fertilizer Prices Exacerbate Food Crisis

Rising fertilizer prices are greatly exacerbating the problem of agricultural commodity prices, said Abdul Hakim Elwaer, the assistant director general of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Gas supplies and energy prices will affect fertilizer prices and an expected fertilizer crisis will affect the final commodity price, he told Anadolu during the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group's annual meeting in the Saudi Arabian port city of Jeddah. "We have to understand the dynamics and the chronology of the issue and the problem when the war in the Black Sea started," he said. After the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February [...]

China’s Durian Imports Surge Over 50% in First Half of 2023

Data from China Customs indicate that China’s durian imports in the first six months of this year reached a volume of 787,000 metric tons and a value of $3.83 billion, corresponding to year-on-year increases of 57.1% and 64.9%, respectively. It is worth noting that China’s total durian imports in 2022 were 825,000 metric tons and $4.04 billion, only slightly higher than the values registered for the first half of 2023, highlighting the rapid expansion of China’s durian market. According to statistics from the World Trade Organization, China was the world’s largest importer and consumer of durians in 2022, accounting for a [...]

Plantations International’s Green Bonds Trading on Vienna ESG Exchange

Plantations International, a global leader in sustainable plantation and farm management, is very happy to announce that its innovative asset-backed Mango and Durian Green Bonds have begun trading on the Vienna Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) Exchange starting August 1, 2023. This landmark move underscores Plantations International’s commitment to sustainable investment and agricultural innovation worldwide. Pioneering Sustainable Investment These unprecedented bonds, secured by the robust assets of Mango and Durian plantations, offer investors a unique opportunity to generate substantial returns while actively supporting the company’s groundbreaking sustainable farming initiatives. The initiative places the company at the forefront of the industry; [...]

BDO Mango Tree Audit Completed

BDO, a global leader in audit and assurance, on July 4, 2023 confirmed the outstanding success and high survival rate of the mango trees at Plantations International's Kanchanaburi site. Following an extensive and rigorous audit, the international accounting firm counted a total of 14,400 mango trees, with an impressive 99.62% flourishing in optimum health, shattering the industry standard. The independent tree count audit undertaken by BDO, a firm known for its stringent standards, revealed that 14,344 of the total mango trees are growing healthily and robustly. In contrast, only 56 trees were found to be struggling – a mortality rate of [...]

China imports US$2.8 Billion Fresh Durian Fruit in Just 4 Months!

Thai durian exporters have capitalised on the ASEAN-China free trade agreement (FTA) and the Regional Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) by exporting about US$2.8 billion worth of fresh durian to China from January to April this year, a substantial increase of 85.31% over the same period last year, according to the Thai Foreign Trade Department. China imports US$2.8 Billion in Just 4 Months! Thai exports under the frameworks of 12 FTAs during the same period amounted to US$25.8 billion, an increase of 74.75% over the same period last year. Exports of Thai durian to China are exempted from taxation under the ASEAN-China [...]

Ukrainian dam which was crucial to agriculture was destroyed.

In Ukraine there is a rumor it is the Russian army blew up one of the dams during the evening of June 5-6. Based on EastFruit analyst, the bursting of the dam at Kakhovska hydroelectric power station Kakhovska hydroelectric power station not only an environmental, but humanitarian catastrophe, which will result in flooding of huge regions and towns but also will affect the security of food. The water that was pumped through this irrigation system allowed to cultivate up to 80 percent of the total vegetables that are grown in Ukraine as well as a substantial amount of both grapes and [...]

The fresh tomato harvest in Mexico for 2023 is estimated is 3.87 million tons of metric tonnes

If the conditions are normal in open-field and shade house cultivation and the continuation of utilization of greenhouse technologies and greenhouse technology use, the USDA predicts that Mexico's 2023 fresh tomato production to be 3.87 million metric tonnes (MMT) that is just a tiny rise over the government of Mexico's (GOM) officially announced 2022 production estimation of 3.8 MMT. Despite the harsh weather in the major areas of production to date, Mexican tomato production has been unaffected. Sinaloa remains the largest producer of tomatoes in Mexico's state, accounting for over 22 percent of the total production. It is followed by San [...]

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