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Supply Chain Assistant – Netherlands

Plant Science R&D Technician - Brooklyn (New York) USA

Head Grower - Alberta, Canada

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Lead IoT Engineer - KAUST near Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

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Regional Sales Manager - Root, Switzerland

Horticulture Specialist - Guelph (Ontario) Canada

Technical Director - Brussels, Belgium

Trevor Ranford - Summerfruit Australia

Growers have been working hard to supply the markets and get fruit into Asia for CNY

Overall, the Australian Summerfruit season has progressed well with good winter rains and plenty of chill hours resulting in good fruit set. Some recent environmental issues…

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Supply Chain Assistant – Netherlands

Growth of Australian lychee industry on track despite weather challenges

The Australian Lychee Growers Association (ALGA) says despite some adverse weather, new tree plantings in recent seasons will increase volumes of the fruit in the next 5-10…

WayBeyond appoints Head of Industry Transformation to drive sustainability agenda

WayBeyond’s vision is to transform the agricultural industry. This is a declaration of intent and to give this intent focus and leadership, Kylie Horomia has been appointed…

Piñata Farms

Honey Gold Mango gets a makeover

The specialty Honey Gold produced by Piñata Farms is getting a new look. According to Sales and marketing manager Rebecca Scurr, the refreshed fruit stickers introduced at…

Price of ginger tripling - tomatoes more than halving

Australian fruit and vegetable prices still volatile

While the prices of ginger are going up, the oversupply of tomatoes in Australia is seeing prices go down quickly. Melbourne wholesaler Michael Piccolo said he…

Queensland government still 'working through' irrigation water price discounts

On the surface, the Labor government's election commitment to discount irrigation water prices was a win for farmers, but a closer examination yields murky…

APAL CEO Phil Turnbull on Victorian/Tasmanian policies

Australian states increase quota laborers

APAL CEO Phil Turnbull has welcomed last week’s Victorian and Tasmanian governments’ announcement that will see up to 1,500 seasonal workers quarantine in…

Vietnam seeks permission to export swallow's nests, durian, and purple yams to Chinese market

Vietnam becomes sixth-largest trade partner of China

The latest data from the General Administration Customs China (GACC), announced on the 14th of January, Chinese foreign trade still increased by nearly 2%…

Magnus farms to facilitate Indian pomegranate and grape exports

“The idea of having our own packing facility was born a few years back”

Indian grape and pomegranate farmers have a new packhouse to send their produce to. Magnus Farms is a new company that is stepping into the industry at a difficult time.…

Don Westcott - Westfalia

First normal litchi season in a while as new avo campaign approaches

“The new avocado season is upon us. On early greenskins like Fuerte and Pinkerton we should be seeing a normal crop but on Hass from South Africa the industry volume might be…

Special Latin America

Giumarra announces new partnership with Chile-based blueberry company

The Giumarra Companies announced a new partnership with Santiago, Chile-based CarSol Group, a large grower and distributor of blueberries from Chile and Peru. The venture is a…

Global Focus Grapes

After a slow start, Chile’s grape volumes start to ramp up now

The Chilean grape season is starting to see higher volumes this week. The season was off to a slow start this year, due to a combination of factors. Christian Corssen of…

Kam Quarles, CEO National Potato Council

Expectations of new presidential administration for potato industry and agriculture as a whole

With the inauguration of President Biden a week behind us now, the new administration is settling in and gearing up to tackle the issues ahead of them. There has been a lot of…

Importer reports strong first year of shipping Moroccan citrus

Citrus supplies from Morocco have been solid, says one importer. “We’re in the middle of our Moroccan campaign and it’s been a great season,” says Terry Cook of Trucco Inc. in…

Twitter.com

Oranmore, Ireland, where coffee and broccoli are coming in by drone

Ever since the small Irish town of Oranmore became a test bed for its drone delivery service, there’s been plenty of surprises for Manna Aero. Last October Manna Aero began an…

Calavo Growers partners with Apeel for longer lasting avocados

Calavo Growers, Inc. a worldwide fresh avocado company since 1924, is partnering with Apeel, creators of the plant-based solution which enhances the shelf life of avocados and…

Fyffes launches new website

During 2020 Fyffes worked on the development of a new website, which is now live. The new website makes it easy for customers and other users to find the information they need about…

Argentina's black truffles get ready to arrive in the US and the UK

The production of black truffles (Tuber melanosporum), one of the -most high-value products in the world market, only began to expand in Argentina in the last…

Vegetable trade affected by closure of Russia-China border

The Russian Primorye Trade Bureau reported that due to the temporary closure of road ports on the Chinese border, the supply of cucumbers, tomatoes and other…

All Pakistan Businesses Forum wants to explore horti export markets

According to All Pakistan Businesses Forum (APBF) Vice President Ahmed Jawad, Egypt provides a good case study for Pakistan to learn from as Egypt focused on…

Supply sufficient until August 2021

Malaysia: Onion prices now stable as Indian exports resume

The price of onions in Malaysia has stabilised. Experts say there is sufficient supply to last until August, which was confirmed by Domestic Trade and Consumer…

Cooperating with Tunisia to boost agricultural exports

Guinea looks to strengthen agricultural potential

Approximately 85% of Guinea’s population consists of subsistence agriculturalists, and the country is one of the poorest in the world. In an effort to expand…

Sverdlovsk Horticultural Breeding Station

Russian scientists developed new, winter-resistant haskap variety

Researchers from the Sverdlovsk Horticultural Breeding Station have registered a new, winter-resistant haskap variety; the Polyanka Kotova. It is the first…

USA pears used to beat Guinness world record in Emirates

On January 4, more than 100 chefs from across the United Arab Emirates-UAE made history by producing 2,209 pies made with USA Pears, setting a Guinness World…

The US approves an insecticide against greening in citrus that is banned in the EU

The United States has approved the use of a pesticide, which has been banned in the EU since 2003 because of the danger it poses to health and due to its…

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Lidl is to create 1,200 jobs in Ireland over the next year

Whisk has now added Sainsbury’s to its platform

Singapore: Sheng Siong to reward staff with up to 16 months’ bonus after ‘tremendous’ performance in 2020After a bumper year, Sheng Siong's employees will receive bonuses of…

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