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Head of Agronomy: Research & Development - Berlin, Germany

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Issues on GMO certificates for apples have been solved by Turkish and Indian government

The Turkish and Indian governments have come to an agreement on the GMO certificates required to ship GMO apples to India. Indian importers were putting pressure on the…

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Head of Agronomy: Research & Development - Berlin, Germany

Arie van Helden (Global Fresh International) on start of India grape season:

"'Finger shape' grapes are doing particularly well on the Asian market"

The Indian grape season has started once more at Global Fresh International (GFI). Together with their Indian partner Freshtrop, the company serves a wide mix of retail and…

Bangladesh: Rangpur banana crops are plentiful

This year, banana growers in different areas of Rangpur are hopeful of getting a plentiful yield of the fruit. The Deputy Detector of the regional Department…

Madhya Pradesh

Fruits and vegetables expensive due to higher freight charges

In Madhya Pradesh, truck drivers have increased freight rates, and the impact of rising fuel prices can now be clearly felt, while bus operators threaten to…

Indian mango growers already worrying about export prospects amid pandemic

Ahead of the official start of India’s mango export season, uncertainty looms large over the prospects of this fruit making its way to the US. As the Covid-19…

Azerbaijan boosted 2020 potato exports

In 2020, Azerbaijan increased its potato exports by 31.7 percent. The country exported 81,388 tons of potatoes worth $33.7 million, with Russia accounting for…

Murakami Farm

Murakami Farm Co

Japan opens super sprout factory

Murakami Farm Co., the largest producer of sprouts in Japan, based in Hiroshima, has announced the establishment of its tenth production factory, dubbed the super sprout…

World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) presents annual Southern Hemisphere production forecast

The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop production forecast for the upcoming season. According to the forecast,…

South Korea: Onion imports more than quadrupled in early 2021

In the first two months of 2021, South Korea's imports of onions grew more than fourfold y-o-y, as the long rainy season and a series of typhoons negatively…

India: Flowering mango trees have farmers worried

In several parts of India, mango trees have started bearing flowers in abundance, but growers are fearing there stormy weather and heavy rainfall could be…

Special Asia

Malaysia and Argentina emerge as new markets for the Indian mango

After a difficult season last year, mango growers in India are looking at higher exports this year. Malaysia and Argentina have emerged as the new markets for…

Global Focus Organics

Logistics challenges weigh on North American organic vegetable availability

Supplies of organic vegetables continue to remain steady as they meet pressures on demand. Ray Wowryk, director of business development with Leamington, ON-based Nature Fresh…

South Korea has most expensive fruit imports in the world

According to a consumer advocacy group, the prices of imported fruits in South Korea are higher than in any other country. The group compared the prices of 25…

Myanmar

More than 700 fruit trucks bound for China stranded at Muse border

More than 700 cargo trucks carrying fruits were trapped at the border crossings of Kyinsankyawt and Pangsaing (Kyugok) in Muse Township, northern Shan State,…

EastFruit

Uzbekistan potatoes are expensive – how can this be countered in the future?

The current wholesale prices for potatoes in Uzbekistan are 1.5 times higher than they were last year. About the same jump in prices for this product was observed in…

Australian berry volumes grow amid labour shortage concerns

Despite the challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the horticulture labour shortage, Australia's peak berry industry body says there were no decreases in…

First red and yellow bell peppers available at Harvest House

"European retailers are eagerly awaiting first Dutch bell peppers again"

From this week, the first Dutch red and yellow bell peppers of the season are available at Harvest House. In the Netherlands, Peppers Unlimited first harvested green peppers.…

Well-known marketer takes the reins at South African avo organisation

Last week the Board of the South African Avocado Growers’ Association elected Clive Garrett, who previously held the position as vice-chair, to chairperson of the organisation…

César Padovani of Mavanni:

“2020 was a challenging year full of ups and downs for bananas”

Bananas are among Ecuador’s top five exports, and despite the challenges that the pandemic brought, the worldwide per capita consumption has continued to grow throughout last…

Analysis and assessment of the effects and damages in Uvanova's Chilean table grapes

"Only 18-22 million of the 60 million boxes that come from the affected regions could be exported"

This communiqué expresses the deep concern that the Research and Development Commission for Table Grapes in Chile, UVANOVA, has about the damages and the consequences to the…

Infarm ushers in new era of cloud-based vertical farming

Scalable, sustainable, stable and global farming network

Infarm, the world's fastest growing urban farming company, that is already present in 10 countries, 30 cities and thousands of stores, continues to realize its vision of a…

Arrigoni offers its ranges of Libeccio and Scirocco meshes

Windbreaker and shading meshes that increase citrus yields by up to 30%

According to the latest data from the World Citrus Organization, citrus production is on the rise worldwide. However, adverse weather conditions, such as strong hot and cold…

More than 100 million Marlene® apples make their debut with new image

In the International Year of Fruit and Vegetables, more than 100 million apples will bring a splash of colour to greengrocery departments the world over with Marlene®’s new…

Consus Fresh launch AI-based label verification solution

Consus Fresh Solutions, part of The Affinitus Group; providing business management software solutions for the food and horticulture industries, has announced the launch of an…

Now load passports are simple, speedy and digital

Paperless load passports now available

KisanHub has launched an innovative, game-changing new feature, Paperless Load Passports. Designed to transform how products move through the fresh produce supply chain and…

USA Pears on a mission to fill fruit bowls and drive produce consumption with industry partnership

"USA Pears is excited to launch its #WhatsInYourFruitBowl initiative at a time when consumers are more focused than ever on developing healthy eating habits at…

Betina Ernst: “The blueberry never ceases to amaze. Each campaign brings new surprises "

The agronomist Betina Ernst, president of Top Info Marketing SA, makes an analysis in two reports of the state of the blueberry industry in the main exporting…

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. announces fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results

COVID-19 pandemic impacted net sales during 2020 by an estimated $303.6 million

Fresh Del Monte Produce today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020. For the full year 2020, the Company reported earnings per…

The value of Peruvian ginger exports increased by 156% in 2020

Peruvian ginger exports registered remarkable growth in 2020. According to the Association of Agricultural Producers Guilds of Peru (AGAP), last year the…

Transfesa Logistics adds new freight connection in France

Logistics operator Transfesa Logistics, which is headquartered in Spain, says it started this service in mid-2020 with one weekly stop in both directions. The…

Turkey's banana production increased by 32.8% in 2020

Turkey's banana production increased 32.8% to reach 728,133 tons in 2020, thanks to the efforts by the Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Ministry, according to…

Retail

Dreamstime

Village Grocer stops use of plastic bags

CBI: UK retailers see sharp fall in sales and mounting job losses

Retail and wholesale vital to Europe's recovery: EuroCommerceEuroCommerce director-general Christian Verschueren has emphasised that retail and wholesale play a pivotal role…

FreshPlaza Funny

Fried rice art