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Thursday, December 17, 2020
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Assistant Professor of Protected Agricultural Systems Design (Tenure-Track) - USA

Grower Tomato Crops - Huron (Ohio) USA

(Junior) Grower - King George (VA) USA

Commercial Manager | Fresh Produce | Germany

Technical Manager - Fresno or Bakersfield (CA) USA

Retail Account Manager Italië

Grower / Head Grower Canada

Maintenance Engineer (CA, USA)

Head of Horticulture - Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Executive Officer - Brisbane, Australia

Prices drop by almost 60% as South Africa enters peak mango season

South Africa has a good mango crop this year: a 20% increase on the 75,000 tonnes of last year. Very favourable climatic conditions during flowering and, particularly, fruit…

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Assistant Professor of Protected Agricultural Systems Design (Tenure-Track) - USA

Namibian and early South African grapes arrive in UK

“The Namibian Flame have a good size and flavour, as do the Early Sweet and Prime"

The Namibian and early South African grapes are starting to arrive in the UK now. According to Karen Cleave from Richard Hochfeld the fruit is looking very…

Kenya: Britam partners with Twiga to cover traders who fall sick

Britam has partnered with e-commerce company Twiga Foods Ltd to develop the business interruption insurance cover dubbed ‘Soko Afya’ that protects against…

More Tanzanian products to be exported to Qatar

Following a great demand for coffee beans, cashews, spices, honey, meats, vegetables, avocadoes, mangoes, and other fruits from Tanzania, the East African…

Ugandan government to invest in Greater Masaka fruit factory

The Ugandan government, through the National Agriculture Advisory Services and UDC, is working on establishing a fruit processing facility in the Greater…

Rene Tiggelman, Javala:

"On 31 Dec., Senegal closes its borders to Dutch import onions; but who'll fill that gap then?"

Senegal has been a major Dutch onion destination for many years. It's announced it will close its borders to these products on 31 December. That's to make room for local…

"Northern Australia has untapped potential for growth in existing and new industries"

The new facility that could open up Darwin's fresh produce export potential

A successful seafreight shipment of mangoes out of Darwin could be the start of an exciting new opportunity for Northern Australia, according to one of the country's leading…

Achiel Ryckaert, Fresh Fruit Service

“High Morgana returns confirm consumer confidence in this apple”

In Italy, the first Morgana apples were harvested at the beginning of October. That was at Melinda, Morgana's licensee in that country. Achiel Ryckaert of the ABCz group…

Peanut brand 'Blue Jumbo' popular in times of Corona as well

"Sales of peanuts have now shifted to food retailers"

Normally at this time of year, tons of large caliber 'Blue Jumbo' brand peanuts are finding their way to consumers through local Christmas markets. But in this exceptional…

Uwe Niklas LLC sees abundant supply of goods for overseas mushrooms

"Quality chanterelles and porcini mushrooms available in good volumes"

This year, great volumes of fresh chanterelles and porcini mushrooms are available for the holidays. "Even though, or especially in a year when consumers can not visit…

Special Year Overview

Year overview 2020: September

In September, high citrus demand continued to be a dominant theme. In addition to this, the apple and pomegranate harvests were underway and made a big splash on the world…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Papaya market is seeing steady year in terms of pricing

Supplies of papaya from Guatemala are steady right now. “Supplies are good, but it’s been a challenging year with COVID-19,” says Sam Skogstad of WYCO Produce Inc. based in…

'Prices are encouraging, but orders are affected by the instability of the Horeca channel'

A sigh of relief for Sardinian artichoke producers

After months of drought and temperatures above seasonal averages, which led to a delay in production of about a month, it now seems that the ideal climatic conditions for the…

Bioplanet

Useful insects used in southern Italy to preserve quality and defend strawberries

Bioplanet is currently intervening with useful insects in strawberry crops in Campania. Bumblebees are used for pollination and phytoseiidae are used against red spider mites.…

Mike Glas, Glas Groenten, the Netherlands

"Brussel sprouts market improves, kale's selling steadily, and celeriac's doing unusually well"

Dutch open field vegetable trading is going quite well at the moment. These include Brussel sprouts and curly leaf kale. "Sprout sales were a bit down for a fortnight. But the…

First volumes of Chilean grapes to arrive in US by week 52

The Chilean grape harvest started at the beginning of December and while the season is off to a slow start, the overall outlook for the season projects a 10-15% increase in…

PMA virtual town hall

John Anderson and Bruce Taylor look back on 2020 and discuss opportunities for 2021

This week’s PMA virtual town hall marked the 37th and last installation of 2020 and featured John Anderson, Chairman and CEO of the Oppenheimer Group and Bruce Taylor,…

"Robots and technology to change retail as we know it"

Dr Sanjit K. Roy, UWA Business School and Dr Gaganpreet Singh, Jindal Global University, look at a retail revolution that is under way, where robots are…

Air New Zealand Cargo delivers 'a belly full' this summer

There was a hum in the air during the summer for Air New Zealand Cargo, busy getting assorted goods to the world for a taste of New Zealand’s best. Some of the…

Federal Office for Agriculture BLW:

Expensive apple varieties are arriving in Switzerland

The apple has always been the most popular fruit in Switzerland. Per capita consumption for dessert apples was 14.66 kg between 2000 and 2002 and 13.9 kg in…

P&O Ferrymasters and DP World begin rolling out integrated maritime and logistics services

P&O Ferrymasters and its parent company DP World announced the completion of their first common carrier agreement, to integrate their global maritime and logistics services…

New study shows rebound for in-person and online grocery shopper satisfaction

The Retail Feedback Group released the Fall 2020 U.S. Online & In-Store Grocery Shopping Study. This report, the second instalment in 2020, provides key…

U.S. blueberry growers form new alliance to seek import remedies

Blueberry growers across America established a new coalition, the American Blueberry Growers Alliance, to seek relief from rising imports that are harming…

US retail sales report

November produce sales continue to track ahead

November sales are dominated by the all important Thanksgiving holiday — one of the largest retail opportunities in produce and many other retail departments. This makes it a…

Preventing sprouting process from starting prematurely

Hazel Tech receives USDA funding for potato quality technology

Hazel Technologies Inc. has received new USDA-funding for a packaging technology which protects the quality of potatoes. The technology may also have applications for some…

Northern Territory: Mango harvest labor shortage creates opportunities for Congolese refugees

In Australia’s Northern Territory, the labor shortages on the mango orchards has given some Congolese refugees their first job opportunity. Bachunge Furaha…

The research center CREA is testing new varieties to obtain red pulp mandarins

A research program for obtaining new varieties of mandarins with red pulp and without seeds, meeting the tastes of the consumer, has been launched by CREA. With its Center for…

The Government guarantees aid to export Canarian tomatoes and cucumbers to the United Kingdom

The Regional Minister of Agriculture of the Canary Islands, Alicia Vanoostende stated that, despite the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union,…

IFAPA considers chayote a good alternative for Almeria's greenhouses

Chayote, also known as Chilean squash, is a superfood that is becoming increasingly available in Spanish supermarkets. This South American fruit has a high…

Agriculture accounts for disproportionate share of investigations and violations

70 percent of US farm labor investigations record violations

According to data analysis by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, between 2000 and 2019, the federal Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour…

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Norway’s top three food retailers face fines

2MX Organic SA is studying a potential takeover of Grand Frais

IGD research: over half of UK consumers claim to have eaten more fruit and vegetables in first lockdownNew research from IGD reveals significant opportunity for the food…

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