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Assistant Grower - Snowflake (AZ) USA

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Stone Fruit Sales Category Manager - Europe Division

Chinese agriculture platform, unveils plans to become the world’s biggest grocer

Pinduoduo is one of the fastest-growing consumer internet companies in China, achieving close to 800 million active buyers in just six years. It is also the country’s biggest…

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First shipment of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit crop sets sail for Japan and Korea

The first shipment of what is expected to be a record season of New Zealand-grown Zespri Kiwifruit is now on route to Tokyo and Busan. The fruit is aboard the MV Kakariki, the…

Container shortage India still drags export growth

FIEO President Sharad Kumar Saraf recently responded to the February 2021 export figures. He said that monthly exports rose marginally -by 0.67 per cent- to…

Vashi APMC sees steady supply of Alphonso mangoes

A regular supply of Alphonso mangoes from Konkan has arrived the Mumbai market from last Monday onwards. With 15,000 to 20,000 crates arriving daily at the…

Maharashtra: Hapus growers line up to register their produce under GI tag

In the year since the Hapus mango was granted the Geographical Indicator (GI) tag, 365 farmers across Maharashtra have enrolled their orchards for use of the…

Laos: Bananas remain top agricultural export

Laotian bananas continue to be a top earner among all agricultural products, with the total export value of agricultural produce in 2020 reaching almost US$1…

Iloilo province, Philippines

Onion growers seek support for crop disease incidences and damages

The municipality of Miagao is a municipality in the province of Iloilo on the Philippines. Farmers in Miagao have sought assistance from the Department of Agriculture…

Chilean cherry exporters optimistic about Chinese demand

According to industry insiders, Chilean cherry exporters are still betting on the big appetites of the Chinese, even as a virus scare ruined what could be a…

Demand for onions now increasing steadily, especially from Russia

The Egyptian onion season is blooming and according to one exporter the produce is very promising this year, since its start in February. The demand is expected to be…

March 26, 2021

Announcing the first annual Cherry Quality Summit

Hazel® Technologies, Inc. is launching its first-ever virtual Cherry Quality Summit. The one-hour event will be held on Friday March 26th and features keynote speakers from…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Brinkman

Maximize yield with the right advice and equipment

Brinkman Australia a division of global horticultural specialists Royal Brinkman, supplier of professional horticultural products and services are bringing growers across the…

Global Focus Bananas

Fyffes commits to reducing food loss in its own operations by 80% by 2030

About a third of all the food produced in the world goes to waste each year, representing about 7% of total greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Food and…

Tajikistan

Avocados and kiwis available at Khujand supermarkets

According to industry experts, avocados have surpassed oranges in terms of world trade volume, occupying a high seventh place in the ranking of the most…

Fruit from Bac Giang province, Vietnam

Luc Ngan lychee granted geographical indication protection in Japan

Thieu lychees, grown in Luc Ngan district in the northern province of Bac Giang, has been granted a certificate of geographical indication from the Ministry of…

Joanne Wells - Main Range Orchard

"We estimate that we have saved up to 50% in labour costs by installing the system"

Main Range Orchard, situated in Young in New South Wales grows cherries on approximately 25 hectares. The cherry season runs from mid- November to early January depending on…

Sensors for Summerfruit project off to a strong start after first production season

A project aimed at understanding and measuring fruit quality in the Australian stone fruit industry has undertaken its first main production season of research. It is being…

Joseph Sbrocchi of Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers:

“We expect a near 7.5% increase in greenhouse acreage before the year’s end”

Free organic ginger from Uganda for Kipepeo customers

"Desired effect of fair trade actually reached the producers"

Importer of tropical ripe fruit Kipepeo bio & fair LLC has been committed to fair trade in the tropical fruit sector for more than 20 years. In February, Kipepeo's Ugandan…

Grapefruit suffering during lockdown

With the closure of the H&R channel, grapefruits are going through a difficult period. At the moment, wholesale prices hover between €1 and €1.30/kg (Bologna market) depending…

TomaTech research team continues its work and is optimistic about the future

New tomato varieties in the fight against ToBRFV

The Italian company TomaTech is making great progress in the fight against ToBRFV. Starting next season, commercial varieties with intermediate resistance will be available.…

Jacques du Preez - Hortgro

Container shortage looms over perfect fruit harvests

After a tough few years due to drought, this season it was all meant to go well: record harvests on every fruit category managed by Hortgro after near-perfect growing…

Florida Classic Growers

Strong movement of oranges continues in North America

Oranges continue to see a pandemic-related lift in demand. “Demand has been a little better than normal years. I’d assume COVID-19 and people being at home are the reason for…

Global Women Fresh (GWF)

A global award for women involved in the fruit and vegetable sector

"Global Women Fresh, the international network for women in the AGF sector, has launched two new awards to celebrate the role of women in the sector. The Woman…

Chris Rose - Asplins Producer Group

UK soft fruit season gets off to a slow start, labour is still a concern

The UK soft fruit season is getting slowly underway, a little later than last year due to a week of snow followed by dull days. “The first glasshouse…

U.S. pistachios see export sales growth despite sizeable tariffs

As U.S. pistachio growers look ahead to another sizeable crop this coming late summer, plans continue to stimulate demand for pistachios on the export market as well as…

British Columbia cherry growers optimistic about the season ahead

Following a challenging 2020 season that included labor issues, COVID-19 and a small crop, British Columbia cherry growers are cautiously hopeful for the 2021 season. Sukhpaul…

Costa Group teams with iTrazo to launch digital traceability platform

Australia’s Leading Avocado grower and marketer, Costa Group has teamed up with trace technology leaders iTrazo TraceTech to develop a Digital Traceability platform for their…

Eosta makes counters available that allow retailers to show their impact

Kajsa Ollongren happy with organic avocado that saves 17.6 litres of water

"Since eight o'clock this morning, our organic avocados have saved 73,771 liters of water." That was the message on a 3 x 5 meter ticker board on the morning of Tuesday 16…

Farmhouse International: short, sustainable chains through international cooperation

Since 1 January 2021, Yex and the grower cooperatives, Avor, SPOT and FV SeleQt fall under a new holding company: Farmhouse International. This international cooperation with…

Quality inspection tool for agri food, the high-speed 3D scanner

The High-Speed 3D Scanner of Wageningen University & Research can help growers, traders, packers, transporters, objectively assess the quality of their products as far as size…

Fresh herbs demand amid instabilities concerning possible restrictions or relief

The Dutch based establishment, Europe Retail Packing B.V, has been experiencing, alongside the entire fresh produce industry, the immense obstacles created by Covid19's social…

Peruvian produce company to adopt shelf-life extending coating for avocados

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a produce freshness solutions company, announced that Peruvian produce leader Camposol has decided to adopt the company’s VitaFresh™…

Turkey, 2020: 173 kg of fruit & 269 kg of vegetables consumed per person annually

In Turkey, in 2020, 173 kilograms of fruits and 269 kilograms of vegetables were consumed on average per person. According to Agriculture and Forestry Minister…

New Macquarie University research

Study boosts link between diet and depression

Evidence is building that fruit and vegetables play a vital role in good mental health, say Macquarie University researchers. Young people should eat plenty of…

Westfalia Fruit Group celebrates 150th birthday of founder Hans Merensky

March 16, 2021 marked the 150th birthday of Dr Hans Merensky, the founder of the Westfalia Fruit Group. Dr Merensky was a famed geologist, a humanitarian and…

Turkey still biggest exporter of fruit to Ukraine

In 2020, Turkey's share in Ukrainian fruit imports was 28.8%, making it a leader among suppliers of these products. According to the State Customs Service of…

ITMO University, National University of Singapore, & University of Rovira i Virgili

Fruit and vegetable film designed to detect pesticide residues

A technology, intended to detect pesticide residues on fruits and vegetables is currently being developed by researchers from ITMO University (Russia), the…

Alliance for Food and Farming says lists are hurting consumers

Concerns about recurring 'Dirty Dozen' lists

Peer reviewed research and a survey of registered dietitians has shown the potential negative impact on fruit and vegetable consumption among consumers caused by the so-called…

Retail

Dreamstime

Supermarket group Shoprite Holdings reported a 10.4% rise in half-year earnings

Picnic has teamed up with Belgian hypermarket chain Cora to conquer France

Italy: SPAR expands its retail footprint in SardiniaFratelli Ibba Group, a well-established retail organisation, has joined SPAR in Italy, growing the brand’s presence in the…

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