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Regional Sales Manager - Root, Switzerland

Horticulture Specialist - Guelph (Ontario) Canada

Technical Director - Brussels, Belgium

Senior Maintenance Engineer - USA East coast greenhouse facility, location negotiable

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Robert Van Der Geest new general manager for Mexican greenhouse Nature Fresh Farms

Nature Fresh Farms welcomes Robert Van Der Geest as General Manager to their Mexico team. Nature Fresh Farms has financially invested in the operation of a…

Hapag-Lloyd will implement the Asia Express service during the Chilean fruit season

Hapag-Lloyd announced that it will implement its Asia Express service (AN1 Service) in the first quarter of 2021 to reduce the transit time from Valparaiso to…

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Regional Sales Manager - Root, Switzerland

COVID-19 slows imported blueberry programs

Blueberry supplies are tight and the blame can be largely laid on COVID-19. “It’s affecting supply and operations in the U.S.—it’s just affecting the business at the moment,”…

Tighter supplies of Washington apples brings pricing back in line

Supplies of Washington apples are slimmer than usual. “Right now, the overall crop is 15-20 percent off from what we estimated last year, so supplies are certainly tight…

US blueberry growers testify to ITC about harm of imports

Members of the American Blueberry Growers Alliance, a group representing U.S. domestic blueberry farmers, provided information to the U.S. International Trade…

LA UNIÓ demands measures to avoid the new plague detected in citrus in Andalusia

"Citrus import protocols from third countries must be more efficient"

LA UNIÓ de Llauradors has requested more information about the new foreign pest that has been detected in citrus plantations in Huelva - a thrips called…

Miss Peppas launches new brand 'Good Stuff'

"Bringing people closer to more unfamiliar tastes"

Necessity is the mother of invention, as the current Corona crisis has shown. Numerous new marketing initiatives are being launched in the fresh produce sector.…

Europlant further expands seed potato storage and logistics

Warehouse expansion and site takeover

With the completion of the warehouse expansion at the Eldingen site, as well as the expansion and takeover of the Wietzendorf site, EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH has…

Hot-water treatment works against chilling injury symptoms in fresh tomatoes

Reducing the negative effects of chilling injury (CI) in tomatoes after harvest is fundamental to ensure good quality and to minimize losses. CI is a…

Vegetables in question not mass produced, especially with export-quality

“Egypt will not be able to significantly contribute to solve the Spanish vegetable shortage”

The shortages of Spanish vegetables has led to a steep increase of prices for cucumbers, cauliflowers and zucchinis, among other produce. When looking at…

Special Latin America

Pricing could get stronger on avocados

Following a significant drop in prices, avocado pricing has picked up and may continue to do so. Currently, Mexico is the only player in the market shipping avocados with the lack…

Global Focus Grapes

Nagesh Shetty - Deccan Produce

“The markets are very subdued, down around 20-30%"

India is out of lockdown and the country as a whole is almost back too normal, but as the grape export moves into the main season business is not what it…

AU: New apple and pear varieties continue strong consumer growth

In the four weeks to 27 December 2020, the take home fruit category has grown 4.7 per cent in dollar sales and declined -5.1 per cent in volume sales, versus same time year…

APAL Post-harvest Seminar goes online to explore smart packhouse

APAL’s Post-harvest Seminar on Wednesday 20 January 2021 will be delivered entirely online as COVID-19 and border restrictions continue to create uncertainty for apple and…

The highlight of this period is on La Rosa di Padova

Radicchio: The international market is stronger than the domestic one

The colored variety of radicchio is always the one that receives the most interest and curiosity. Despite the pandemic, the results are encouraging for the La Rosa farm,…

Koppert markets the PredaNostrum® solution, based on the syrphid "Sphaerophoria rueppellii"

Local Mediterranean fly achieves effective control on aphids in strawberry crops

A small fly, native of the Mediterranean area, called Sphaerophoria rueppellii, has become the most effective biological control solution against aphids in strawberries and…

Berry marketer hires new director of blueberry grower relations

Wish Farms, an international grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, has hired Brian Deese as director of…

Greenyard USA/Seald Sweet expands management team

Produce marketer Greenyard USA/Seald Sweet welcomes Amy Gates as vice-president. Amy has been in the produce business for more than 21 years and will initially…

How much potato is in fact produced in Ukraine?

The data of state statistics on potatoes produced in Ukraine do not correspond to real figures and are overestimated by about two-thirds, Vice-President of the…

Hebei Province, Northern China

Closed-off cities have 'sufficient' supplies of fresh products

The cities of Shijiazhuang, Xingtai and Langfang in North China's Hebei Province will be under closed-off management, officials from Hebei Province said at a…

Fresh Produce Association of the Americas lauds Congressional letter

With billions of dollars at stake, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas commends Senators Sinema (D-AZ) and Moran (R-KS) and Representatives…

Indian government considers enhancing cargo capacity of airports

Navin Choudhary, the Principal Secretary of the Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department has called for enhancing the air cargo capacity of Indian…

Packaging issues prevented Georgian apple producer group from starting exports

The well-known group of Georgian apple-producing companies Tiriphoni Gardens, Kvarkhiti Agro, and AgroGori, did not start exporting their products this season…

Kheda, Gujarat

ETG Agro India commissions nuts-almonds processing plant in India

ETG Agro India is one of the largest processors and marketers in the global pulse processing industry. Originally a pulses processor, ETG Agro India has…

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Murre Technologies, The Netherlands

Automatic slicer cuts apples into perfect wedges

Murre Technologies, a Dutch company that supplies food-processing equipment around the globe, has developed industrial machines that automate cutting, peeling, dipping and…

Eosta

"Calinda is no ordinary organic strawberry"

New in Eosta's product range are the organic Club Variety Calinda Strawberries. Not an ordinary organic strawberry according to Eosta, but a "premium club…

Nigeria wants to tap into the multimillion global coconut market

Industry experts forecast that the global coconut products market will reach $31.1 billion by 2026. There are campaigns for the government and the private…

Togolese pineapple sector is doing well

Between 2017 and 2019, Togo’s pineapple output grew by 11.6%, from 27,000 tons to 30,149 tons. The sector encompasses more than 3,200 producers. The pineapple…

N. Irish company angry as port hold-ups threaten lettuce, courgette and pepper supply

A County Down food company -the largest processor of lettuce on the island of Ireland- has lashed out at the UK government as hold-ups at ports threaten to…

Due to to declining imports from China:

Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports drop to 3.2 billion in 2020

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) reports that Vietnam earned 3.26 billion USD from exporting fruit and vegetables in 2020. This is a…

WHO urges governments to promote healthy food in public facilities

A new WHO Action framework for developing and implementing public food procurement and service policies for a healthy diet aims to increase the availability of…

Tridge report takes in-depth look at 2021 agri industry

Tridge, a global sourcing hub concerned with cross-border trade, has released its latest report on the most significant events within the agri industry for…

Retail

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Deliveroo plans to expand into around 100 new towns and cities across the UK in 2021

Morrisons: The first UK supermarket group to guarantee pay of at least £10 an hour

Spain: El Corte Inglés to open 28 Supercor stores amid adverse weatherSpanish retailer El Corte Inglés has announced that it will open 28 Supercor supermarkets to provide food…

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