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Assistant Head Grower - Mason City (Iowa) USA

Global Category Director for Cherries - Chile, North America, Australia or New Zealand

Head of Sales - LA (California) USA

Head of Agronomy: Research & Development - Berlin, Germany

Africa Fruit Export Sales Manager - South Africa

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Food Safety and Quality Director - South Bend (IN) USA

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Tomato Grower, Chapais - Canada

Syria puts out list of products for export to Brazil

The Consulate General of Syria in São Paulo has put out a list of some 50 products available for export from the Arab country. The goal is to find…

Blueberry cultivation will continue to gain ground in Peru in the coming years

Peru's blueberry industry continues to grow. The country currently has 14,000 hectares devoted to blueberry production. According to Federico Beltran Molina,…

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Assistant Head Grower - Mason City (Iowa) USA

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The export of Chilean organic apples increased 6% in 2020

Compared to the 2019 season where it decreased by 2%, in 2020 it reached 25,675 tons. Chile's apple export campaign in 2020 ended last December with 648,818 tons, 4% less than…

Brazilian papayas see high demand throughout pandemic

Brazil produces papayas year-round, though the volumes produced fluctuate throughout the year and the peak volumes arrive between August and October. Currently, the production…

Jakob Van Poucke, Luik Natie Coldstore, Belgium, about its handling of bananas:

“Our trump card? Speed!”

"Despite the current corona crisis, it's clear that we'll continue to have our work cut out for us. Even though 2020 was a tough year for our banana importers," says Jakob Van…

Digitalization takes flight

Increased interest in quality inspection software

Digitalization of processes continues to gain popularity as it increases efficiencies and saves time as well as money. Anton Alibekov, owner of Zofto Solutions explains how he…

Texas freeze pushes demand for lemons

Supplies of lemons continue to be strong, particularly from California. “We’re pulling lemons from California’s District 1 and filling in with District 2 and it has been good.…

Cat Gipe-Stewart Superfresh Growers

“2020 was a big year for organic apple growth”

Demand for organic apples continues to jump, a trend that’s only been fueled by the pandemic. “The focus on the perceived benefits of organics have increased demand. This will…

Onion supplies feel extra demand pressure

The recent Texas winter freeze has added another variable into the delicate equation that is the tight North American onion market. “Reports are that Texas is trying to…

JC Muller – Sonlia Fruit Packers

Wellington packer on the forefront of optical sorting of pomegranates and stonefruit

These are peak packing weeks at 21-year old Sonlia Fruit Packers outside Wellington, where late plums like African Delight, September Yummy, Angelenos (and there are a lot of…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Monitoring hardware now included with Frost Fans

Australian Frost Fans is the sister business to New Zealand Frost Fans, which manufactures the FrostBoss® range of frost fans at their factory in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The…

Global Focus Bananas

Robert Greeve, Anaco & Greeve International, the Netherlands:

"It seems like people are eating more fruit"

"We're growing nicely, so have to expand," says Robert Greeve of Anaco & Greeve International. This Dutch trading company specializes in overseas products. Robert says this…

Australia cautious of international trade conditions despite reaching best year for agriculture production

Australia's peak agriculture industry body, the National Farmers' Federation (NFF) says the latest production figures forecast this year to be the sector’s best on record. The…

Jeroen Wind, Gebrs van Aarle

“Juicing oranges are a novelty in the Netherlands”

Last year, citrus sales were fantastic. COVID-19 meant everyone wanted to boost their immune systems. They went to greengrocers for this. Oranges are a product that can keep…

AC Goatham

Ross Goatham - AC Goatham & Son

“We have invested significantly in our cold storage technology and capacity"

English apple and pear grower AC Goatham & Son will supply around 350 million apples and 55 million pears this year (Sept 2020-Aug 2021). “There remains a high demand for quality…

Kenneth Oluoch - KGF Fresh Exports

"We are sending Hass and Fuerte avocados from both Kenya and Tanzania to Europe"

KGF Fresh Exporters is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Suppling fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers from Kenyan farmers to distributors and retailers in Africa, the Middle East.UK,…

IATA

International Air Transport Association releases January 2021 data for global air cargo markets

January air cargo demand recovers to pre-COVID levels

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released January 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand returned to pre-COVID levels (January…

Refrigeration units provide sustainable cooling for grocery kiosks

Robotic kiosks that provide automated and contactless dispensing of groceries for consumers are being sustainably refrigerated by Carrier Transicold NaturaLINE® units,…

AgroFresh adds ActiSealTM IP to its catalog

New solution for the protection of citrus fruits in Spain

ActiSealTM IP is a broad-spectrum fungicide, which contains imazalil and pyrimethanil, that was developed to control the main fungi that affect citrus fruits.…

University of Southampton

Ultrasonic cleaning of salad could reduce instances of food poisoning

A new study has shown that gentle streams of water carrying sound and microscopic air bubbles can clean bacteria from salad leaves more effectively than…

New dates announced for Organic Produce Summit

Working with California state and county officials in monitoring the current COVID-19 situation, the Organic Produce Summit (OPS) 2021 has moved the dates of…

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Dreamstime

HelloFresh: Record-breaking year

IGA has teamed up with DoorDash in Australia

Bulgaria: SPMI signs deal to sell 50% of supermarket chain CBABulgaria's CBA Asset Management said that its unit SPMI has signed a deal to sell its 50% interest in supermarket…

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