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Grower Tomato Crops - Huron (Ohio) USA

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Tonie Fuchs - Capespan

Capespan’s Chinese expansion assisted by the quality of their grapes, says MD

“We’re excited by the quality, it is exceptional this year, and so far our clients are very happy,” says managing director of Capespan Tonie Fuchs. Their first table grapes…

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South Africa hopes new MOU will speed up lemon review & pear access to China

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Fruit South Africa and the China Chamber of Commerce of Import & Export of Foodstuffs & Native Produce (CFNA). Xiaohu Xu…

Lemon prices going up in western Uganda

In Kasese and Bunyangabu districts in western Uganda, lemon prices have shot up in the markets. Hoping to boost their immunity against the Coronavirus, more…

Agri-food cooperation strengthened between Morocco and Ivory Coast

According to the Moroccan Ambassador in Abidjan, Abdelmalek Kettani, Morocco is set to strengthen its trade in the agri-food sector with the nation of Ivory…

Spreafico consolidates its alliance with Tango Fruit for the brand's exclusive distribution in Italy

For the second consecutive campaign, Spreafico will be a Tango Fruit partner and be in charge of the exclusively distribution of this seedless mandarin brand in the Italian…

Slow demand for strawberries

In a normal year, strawberry demand would have increased by now and would have remained high until the end of the festive period. This year, however, the restaurant and pastry…

"Up until now the prices for Polish apples have been on a stable level"

The Polish apple season is well underway, and the second European wave of the coronavirus is indeed affecting the season. The expectations are the coronavirus will leave a…

Supermarkets told to stockpile food, ECMT permits issued but fall short of requirements

Although the deadline for a Brexit deal has been extended from Sunday, with reports today that negotiators will 'go the extra mile', it widely presumed that a no-deal is the…

Sizable volume jump in Autumn Glory supplies

Supplies of the Autumn Glory apple are up significantly this season. Harvest came early this year for the Autumn Glory. The apple, grown in Washington State by Domex Superfresh Growers,…

Howicover: “Much more than just a frost protection cover”

Now that the cold months are nipping at our heels and plants need protection from the frost, the demand for climate netting is increasing. Horticultural fleece used to be the…

Special Year Overview

Year overview 2020: July-August

July and August saw a number of developments happen worldwide in produce. In Italy, due to spring conditions, it was predicted that many areas in the country would produce…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Chinese ginger export starts two weeks early, but the product quality is less than ideal

Fresh ginger has high requirements for harvest time and storage time. The ginger harvest season usually begins when winter arrives. If the ginger is not stored properly for…

Richard Nicholas comments on TELUS’ expansion into agriculture

“Food waste reduction and increased food safety are key goals”

TELUS, a Canadian communication and information technology company, has expanded into agriculture and food. In addition to telecommunications, the company is also Canada’s…

Fruit and Vegetable Market Bulletin

The popularity of high-end varieties

Apples have always been the most popular fruit in Switzerland. The consumption of table apples stood at 14.66 kg per person between 2000 and 2002, and at 13.9 kg in 2020. They…

Bid online for fruit and vegetable processing and packaging machinery

Are you looking for weighing and filling lines, multihead weighers, slicers, washing machines, traysealers, separators or other machinery? The online auction in Kapelle (NL)…

Avocados set the PASE for export opportunity

A $109,176 Australian Government investment is helping to streamline avocado industry export processes and assist growers with Japanese and New Zealand market…

Researchers use compressed carbon dioxide to decontaminate almonds and other nuts

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environment, Safety, and Energy Technology UMSICHT have developed a process to kill germs on almonds and nuts by…

Extremadura, Spain

Controlled deficit irrigation in the postharvest of cherry trees improves production

Elena Nieto Serrano's doctoral thesis, "Response of two cherry varieties to different irrigation strategies in the Jerte Valley," proposes irrigation…

Container shortage hamstrings US and European exporters

The current container shortage is not just affecting Asia ports, but inland exporters in the US and in a number of European countries as well. US Federal…

There is a shortage of shipping containers that will continue into next year

2020 was a record year for rising price of global shipping

The German newspaper Der Spiegel reported on the 3rd of December that global shipping prices had turned into a nightmare in 2020 because of the Covid-19…

Industry organization finds new ways to grow in 2020

Although 2020 has been a year like no other, Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), the workforce development and training organization that partners with growers,…

Nazca acquired a stake in the Valencian company Eurocebollas

The private equity firm Nazca Capital, which focuses on investing in unlisted Spanish SMEs, has supplied funding for the Valencian company Eurocebollas.…

Spain

Call for 4-day strike at fruit and vegetable packing stations in Almeria

The unions CC. OO. and UGT have called for a strike of the fruit and vegetable handling sector in Almería on December 23, 24, 26 and 28. This is due to the…

Retail

Dreamstime

MPPA is adding its supermarket chains to e-commerce platform Tokopedia

Missfresh bags $305mln in investment

Maxima Latvija SIA names Tomas Rupšys as new CEOMaxima Grupė has announced the appointment of Tomas Rupšys as the new chief executive officer of Maxima Latvija SIA. He has…

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