This article focuses on developments in minor tropical fruits markets. It presents production and trade data for these fruits in recent years ending in 2017, and identifies the challenges persisting on both the supply and demand side in moving minor tropical fruits from niche to mainstream. More...

Global production and trade forecasts as well as price movements of tropical fruits in 2017 are discussed. Also presented are commodity briefs for: mango, mangosteen and guava; pineapple; avocado; and papaya.

This article examines the key characteristics of exports of bananas and other major tropical fruits (pineapples, avocados, mangoes, and papayas) from Latin America and the Caribbean and their role in world fruit supply, and discusses some of the obstacles and opportunities for growth in production...

Insect fauna surveys have been carried out on rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum), durian (Durio zibethinus) and mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) in the coastal wet tropics of north Queensland, Australia. Preliminary fauna lists are presented of pest and beneficial arthropods for each crop. A brief...

This feature represents a follow-up to the analysis on recent market developments in bananas and major tropical fruits published in the June and November 2017 editions of Food Outlook, respectively. It is indicated that ample supplies of tropical fruits boost trade notably and weigh on prices.

Irradiation and heat quarantine treatments are used to disinfest lychee (Litchi chinensis), longan (Dimocarpus longan) and rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) of fruit flies and other pests before export from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland. For each fruit type, fruit of various cultivars were subjected to...

Recent work is reported on the desiccation sensitivity of whole seeds and embryonic axes of tea (Camellia sinensis), cocoa (Theobroma cacao), litchi (Litchi chinensis), jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) and almond (Prunus dulcis) at different maturity stages, and the determination of their...

Recent studies show that an investment on achieving Bonn Challenge of restoring 350 million hectares land by 2030 would generate a net benefit between $0.7 and $9 trillion. Forests play an important role in the livelihood of many rural communities in Ethiopia. As forest landscape restoration is...

Citrus greening (CG) is a disastrous disease of citriculture. Since the pathogen of this disease cannot be directly controlled, the current management of CG depends on the control of the vector. Here we show the effects of guava interplanting on CG occurrence and the limit in its efficacy. Field...

The gross value of horticultural production in Queensland reached the $1 billion mark in 1993/94, with the northern part of the state contributing around 40%. While horticulture has continued to grow and diversify in the region, it was significantly disrupted by the detection of the Asian Papaya ...