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Assistant Head Grower - Mason City (Iowa) USA

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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,…

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Assistant Head Grower - Mason City (Iowa) USA

Great prospects for commercial capsicum farming

The demand for capsicum as a delicious food item in Bangladesh has been increasing over the last few years. Khulna district grower Nazim Uddin's capsicum…

Bangladesh

Jhenidah mango growers expect a good crop

Mango growers in Bangladesh’ Jhenidah district expect a good crop this year as 80 per cent to 85 per cent of their trees have already bloomed. Many growers…

Kaohsiung District Agricultural Improvement Station

New lighting tech increases passion fruit crops in Taiwan

The Cabinet-Level Council of Agriculture (COA) stated that because of the lighting technology developed by the Taiwanese government's agricultural technology research…

Chen Rou-chen - Taipei Times

Taiwan: Pineapple leaf fibers used for trendy shoes

Alex Lo, the chairman of Taiwan Technical Textiles Association, yesterday showed off a pair of shoes made of pineapple leaf fibers, in Taipei. Lo stated that recycling…

India: SAD president Sukhbir Badal promises minimum support price for fruits & vegetables

On Monday, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Badal announced that his party would not only implement the three agricultural laws in Punjab but will…

GMO Free certification to export apples to India

On February 25th, a solution was finally found - albeit temporary - for the question concerning the GMO Free certification for the export of some Italian…

Asiaone.com

Terence Cao now sells very expensive durians

Online venture Sibay Shiok has recently expanded their range and is now selling premium Black Gold durians. These will be sold at $120 for an 800g box. Black Gold durians are…

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…

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…

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…

The Zaragoza method has proven to be successful

Almond trees in full bloom 10 days earlier compared to 2020

A spectacular and suggestive scenario of almond tree blossoming is currently happening in Apulia. "The absence of a real winter, followed by temperatures above the seasonal…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Retail

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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