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Head of Horticulture - Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Executive Officer - Brisbane, Australia

European Export Sales Manager (Asia Market)

Greenhouse Manager - Carlisle (PA) USA

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Regional Sales Manager - LED Horticulture / Benelux and France

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Export Development Manager - Avocados Australia, Brisbane

AU: How(e) a family farming business upgraded banana and avocado capacity

When you are the second biggest grower of bananas and avocados in the country, and the harvest for both comes crashing in on you at much the same time, you need a good packing…

Hastings MIQ Facility A No-brainer

“The Government should take up Hawke's Bay horticulturists’ excellent idea of establishing a managed isolation facility close to their businesses and let more…

Tasmanian Government confirms it will update potato import risk assessment

Tasmania's import risk assessment for potatoes will be updated following concerns raised by growers over an import licence approval.Primary Industries Minister…

Tonga not ready for new trade rules as PACER Plus comes into force on 13 December

When the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Free Trade Agreement Plus (PACER Plus) comes into force next week on 13 December 2020, Tonga will face…

Australian farm production tipped to hit $65 billion

Australia’s farm production is tipped to hit $65 billion on the back of a bumper harvest while exports are expected to fall amid ongoing trade tensions with China. The federal…

Supermarket warning: Fruit, veggie prices to rise 15-25%

The prices of summer vegetables, stone fruit, apples, pears and grapes are expected to jump by as much as 25 per cent next year, driven by the Covid-19 travel ban, new data…

Pieter Jan Robbemont over Central Asian cooling facilities

"What's lacking, above all, is basic know-how"

Temperature plays a vital part in fruit and vegetable storage. Here, the essential aspects are those that ensure quality and prevent wastage, and, therefore, decrease costs.…

Concentrated volumes

Substantial increase in Chilean cherry supplies

Chilean cherry volume is estimated to be up some 35 percent over last year’s season. “The season started in late October. As long as there are no unexpected meteorological…

Barnier sets UK Wednesday deadline to strike deal, as Gove heads to Brussels

Brexit trade negotiations between the EU and UK will not continue past Wednesday, Michel Barnier has said. The EU’s chief negotiator set the deadline after…

Zespri signs on with Chinese state-owned firm to buy illicit SunGold kiwifruit

Kiwifruit giant Zespri has signed the beginnings of a commercial deal with a state-owned Chinese firm, in hope of buying counterfeit golden kiwifruit grown on…

Special Year Overview

Year Overview 2020: March

The growing worry surrounding the pandemic that took place in January and February culminated in March, when the World Health Organization officially declared the outbreak to…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Juan Antonio Reyes, Reyes Guitérrez:

“Spanish mangos and avocados’ proximity benefits that country's production”

There are fewer-than-expected Spanish mangos this season. Production levels are even lower than in 2019. “The initial forecasts indicated a larger harvest. The…

José Rodríguez, Sales Manager at Sunrise Fruits and Goods:

“Rock bottom prices caused Mexican lime season to wrap up 5 weeks earlier than usual”

The Mexican lime season has wrapped up and for Sunrise Fruits and Goods, this year has been extremely challenging. José Rodríguez, Sales Manager at the company, shares: “We…

Forty-eight companies apply to export fresh mangoes to China

In June this year, Cambodia and China officially signed an agreement to allow for the export of fresh mangoes in the hopes of boosting domestic agricultural…

Vietnamese fruits confidently go abroad

Recently, in mid-October this year, Chile announced that it accepts the import of fresh pomelos (citrus maxima) from Vietnam. Earlier, at the end of June, for…

Why nobody visits virtual exhibition stands

It’s the talk of 2020. Virtual events have filled your calendar. "And as a business owner, you’re probably thinking you should get involved," the team with Quadrant2Design…

Zero emission is the new European trend. Italy must not stay out of it

Be Climate certificate can become the new organic

In the coming years, more and more consumers may no longer be satisfied with only organic certification. In addition to a product that guarantees healthiness, the assurance of…

Franklin Ginus, BeFrank:

"No major breakthrough for BeFrank yet; retailers, sadly, not taking responsibility"

Former Chiquita director, Franklin Ginus, started BeFrank 18 months ago. The aim was to begin a banana revolution where bananas would be fairly traded. But, according to…

Dr Johan Fourie - ExperiCo

Grape producers & packers in stronger position to manage postharvest decay risk

A system to manage the ever-present risk of postharvest decay on table grapes is in its second year of advancement towards a user model for the grower or packhouse manager in…

Florida grapefruit feeling strong demand into 2021

Supplies of Florida grapefruit are good. “We’re in the middle of one of the busiest times of the season with gift fruit, fundraising and the additional holiday demand from our…

Coppola Foods

Ketchup can be healthy too

With offices in the UK, Brazil and Australia, Coppola Food is a company with a history spanning over 100 years and specializing mainly in the processing of tomato derivatives.…

To minimise port congestion disruption from January 2021

Freshfel Europe urges EU & UK to conclude trade negotiations and speedup dialogue

Freshfel Europe is calling for the EU and the UK to make a last joint effort to conclude negotiations on a comprehensive trade agreement before the end of the…

'Cassava brown streak'

Strange disease attacks cassava orchards in Nebbi

More than 600 cassava farmers in Nebbi District are counting losses after a strange disease destroyed their plantations. The affected farmers are beneficiaries…

Canadian potato production in 2020 1.3% lower than in 2019

Potato Production in Canada for the year 2020, is estimated at 104,203,000 hundred weight. This is down 1.4 million hundred weight or 1.3% below 2019. Due to market…

The Nunhems® variety achieves good results in southern Spain

Azovian F1 plum tomato offers yield, uniformity and flavor in a large size

After a year since its introduction, the Azovian F1 large-caliber plum tomato from Nunhems®, a brand of BASF's horticultural seed business, has successfully managed to find…

Gothenburg Port Authority

Port of Gothenburg launches “Empty Container Initiative” campaign

The coronavirus pandemic keeps affecting the world and global trade. Right now, Port of Gothenburg customers are experiencing a sudden deficit of empty containers for export…

Researchers look at Listeria risks in food distribution centers

The Center for Produce Safety awarded more than $300,000 to a research project that is examining the risk of contamination in distribution center environments by surveying…

US citrus growers dodge freeze

Lindy Savelle received numerous calls and texts from relatively new southern Georgia citrus growers prior to a mild freeze the morning of Dec. 2. “They were asking, ‘What…

Trump states in his Georgia-speech: "I like cucumbers"

Trump made a speech in Georgia yesterday and wanted to emphasize he really, really likes cucumbers. As the reaction from the crowd was somewhat delayed, for a…

Antwerp is the exception

Volumes through European ports decline by a third post Covid

As shipping lines have seen their fortunes made after a period of severe decline in volumes during the pandemic, ports and terminals have not fared so well in…

Cameroon exported 16,498 tons of banana in Nov-2020, down by 0.21% MoM

Cameroon exported 16,498 tons of banana in November 2020, according to figures disclosed by the Banana Association of Cameroon (Assobacam). This performance is…

Crop and Export Report 2020, Week 49

Chile: South and central zones in full blueberry production

The regions of the central and south central zone are those that contribute with the highest blueberry harvest volumes at the moment and are already in full season of early…

Price of Chinese Shatang tangerines drops during peak of harvest period

The harvest of Shatang tangerines is well under way in many production areas across China. The tangerine market in China is not doing well this year, and the…

Extended rainfall and lockdown affect strawberry production in Mahabaleshwar, India

Strawberry production in Mahabaleshwar, a popular hill station in Maharashtra, which accounts for almost 80 per cent of the total strawberry produced in India,…

Veggie prices plunge in Japan as restaurant industry slumps amid COVID-19 pandemic

Vegetable prices have dropped significantly, making consumers happy but vexing farmers and retailers. The price falls are attributable to favorable weather conditions leading…

Farmers protest in Warsaw, demand government support

Polish farmers, members of the Agrounia union, staged a protest in the Polish capital early on Saturday demanding support for the strained agriculture…

Russia may increase import duties for apples, pears, plums, and quinces

EastFruit analysts studied Russia’s recently approved roadmap for the development of fruit and berry production until 2023, which includes creating favourable…

The potential of pome and stone fruit and planting material sector in Serbia

Ripe, ruby apples, crimson clusters of cherries, golden pears – Berries, stone fruits all grown in orchards in Serbia’s plains make their way to groceries, dinner tables,…

Tanzanian PM calls for increasing horticulture production

Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa on Saturday directed the Ministry of Agriculture to work hard towards the improvement of horticulture production in…

UK shippers forced to soaring spot market amid port chaos

Container supply chains in the UK are facing delays and extra costs as sustained and heavy import demand leads to growing bottlenecks at gateway ports,…

Air cargo recovery continues at a slower pace in October

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released October data for global air freight markets showing that air cargo demand continued to improve but at a slower pace…

Several species of mushrooms also researched

Pomegranate extract among many researched ingredient options for 2020’s immune health craze

2020 has been a great year for the immune health category. Jeff Crumpton, manager of retail reporting for SPINS LLC, noted sales of these supplements have been…

Weather-upending La Niña is a headache for farmers around the world

The natural weather phenomenon, known as the cool sister of the better-known El Niño, occurs every few years. It is characterized by cooler-than-normal waters…

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Jumia: "At the market offering” sales agreement with Citi

FreshToHome picks up a deal in Abu Dhabi

Russia: Sistema not planning to reduce stake in online retailer OzonRussian business conglomerate Sistema is not planning to further reduce its stake in online retailer Ozon,…

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