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Electricians / Irrigation Technicians International Horticultural Projects (USA)

Regional Sales Manager - LED Horticulture / Benelux and France

Sales Representatives Horticultural Greenhouses - Mexico

Export Development Manager - Avocados Australia, Brisbane

Chief Commercial Officer - Las Vegas (Nevada) USA

Sales Executive

Retail Sales Manager - Remote position, most likely located in the US

Supply Manager - Category Team (Berries Figs & Pomegranates) Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane (Australia)

Retail Account Manager Italië

Farm Manager - Ethiopia

Ian Grigg and Helena Beckett of Giddings US

Peruvian blueberry season winds down as Chile’s volumes start ramping up

Giddings Fruit, after having expanded their presence in the produce market for the past 20 years, has recently opened up their first US office, located in Monterey,…

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Julio Antelo, Frutos Tropicales Europe, the Netherlands

"We're the largest Peruvian blue fig importer"

The Peruvian fig season is in full swing at Frutos Tropicales Europe (FTE) in the Netherlands. This overseas importer focuses mainly on importing mangos, avocados, limes, and…

Camposol reports third quarter 2020 financial results

Camposol has released their financial results for the third quarter of 2020. CSOL Holding's EBITDA for the first nine months of 2020 amounted to USD 55.5…

Peru positioned itself as Spain's third supplier of avocados in the first half of the year

According to a report by Fresh Fruit, in the first half of 2020, Spanish avocado imports totaled 2.031 billion dollars, i.e. 13.9% more than in the same period…

UAE/Israel peace agreement promotes trade opportunities

In September, the UAE and Israel signed a historic peace agreement. “But the agriculture agreement was only made very recently,” says Eitan Zvi, Marketing VP at Galillee…

Panic buying: “Now we know what to expect in a lockdown”

With signs of panic buying—think aisles emptying of toilet paper—showing up in cities such as New York and Los Angeles as new lockdown orders hit regions across the country,…

Nuovafrutta imports Song River papayas

"We are a company with thirty years of experience in the wholesale sector and, especially over the past 15-20 years, we've specialized in ethnic-exotic products of foreign origin,"…

Victorian budget includes a new agriculture strategy to improve supply chain infrastructure

The Victorian Government is spending $65million to support a new agriculture strategy to try and help farmers improve infrastructure and boost efficiency on farms, to remain…

No Waste Technology

Flexibility in paper packaging designs while preserving 100% of its recyclability

Demand for sustainability in packaging has been rising both among the consumer as well as throughout the produce industry. Among the various materials that can be used in…

Mark Farrell – Groot Gariep Koelkamers

Orange River grapes start trickling in

Groot Gariep Koelkamers in Kakamas, Northern Cape, takes in over a thousand pallets of table grapes per day during the peak of the Orange River table grape season, but at the…

Special Wholesale markets

Wholesale markets also seeing pandemic-related changes

While much has been said about how retailers and restaurants are making their way through the pandemic, with the onset of the second COVID-19 wave, how are things faring with…

Global focus citrus

Apulian Clementine prices are generally lower than last season

"A few weeks ago we ended the sales of the early Apulian clementine harvest carried out on about 10 hectares of land. The prices were not particularly satisfying. The…

One of the problems of the 2020 season is the coloring of black grapes

"The grape campaign is coming to an end. We expect to finish by the end of November, although many operators will try to extend the sale of the cold-preserved product until…

Pandemic drives drives purchases of pre-packed produce

COVID-19 has changed the way Australians eat and shop for the long term. Continued restrictions mean fewer shopping trips, bigger basket sizes, more local shopping, and a…

Quality assurance critical for protecting fruit brand IP

Delytics Ltd is assisting Sun World International, LLC, an Australian licensing business to ensure its table grapes meet the quality standards required to bear its premium…

Cutting edge agricultural robots offer a low-cost lifeline to UK farmers

Senior Robotics Technician Jake Shaw-Sutton, and his startup company Robotriks, have developed the Robotriks Traction Unit.The Robotriks RTU platform can be fitted with a…

app calculates precise amount of nutrients

Fertilizer Calculator helps growers calculate fertilizer

To get the right amount of fertilizer for your plants requirements and then to change them as your plant grows, and to prepare stock solutions, needs a lot of calculations.…

AU: Sterile insects to combat Qfly

A unique control technique is being trialled in Perth's western suburbs in a bid to eradicate any remaining Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) from the area. The…

USDA announces appointments to the Hass Avocado Board

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of 11 members to the Hass Avocado Board. Appointed are three producer members, three producer…

Miraswonderland

ONE introduces congestion surcharge in Tianjin’s Xingang port

Ocean Network Express (ONE) has applied a congestion surcharge of US$1300/container at Tianjin’s Xingang port in northern China. This port faces a serious shortage…

Nov. 28 - Dec. 6

Second annual Washington Apple Week to span nineteen countries

The Washington Apple Commission announced that Nov. 28 through Dec. 6th will be the second annual celebration of Washington Apple Week. The global event will…

Zespri launches first kiwifruit trial project in China

Zespri recently signed a memorandum of intent for a trial project with Sichuan State-owned Assets Operation and Investment Management, in hopes of advancing…

Maintenance will make landline unavailable for 30 minutes

FruitMasters telephone network scheduled to go down on 25th of November

"The telephone network within FruitMasters will be renewed on Wednesday 25 November 2020. With this network, FruitMasters hopes to improve the reliability and…

Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority

Pakistan: SMEDA plans agro-processing facility to promote fruit exports

Pakistan’s Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has planned to establish an agro-food processing facility in Balochistan to minimise…

Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association expresses concerns

China’s mandatory disinfection worries Filipino banana growers

The Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) has expressed concern over China’s mandatory disinfection of food imports as a precautionary…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas from Belize up 21% as compared to last week

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

FDA conducts another study about contamination of leafy greens

The FDA, along with growers, researchers and other entities in California, have announced a multi-year study to enhance food safety through better…

Uzbekistan exports fruits and vegetables to 80 countries

In 2020, the volume of production of fruits and vegetables will exceed 20 million tons for Uzbekistan, according to numbers from the Uzbek embassy in Italy.…

Study reveals potato’s potential for reducing anemia

The potato is known to be a good source of energy, potassium and vitamins C and B6, but according to research recently published in the Journal of Nutrition,…

Eat a banana after a workout!

Eating a banana after your workout may help speed recovery, post-workout. Bananas are nutritious and particularly rich in water and carbs, both of which have consistently been shown…

Sander Meertins

Scientists create first global map on bee distribution

In a first, scientists have created a global distribution map for bees, analysing nearly 6 million public records of where individual species have appeared…

Retail

South Africa-based Woolworths: 20-week trading update

Yandex: Further expansion in Israel

UK: Ocado Retail CEO to be City Food lecturer 2021Organisers of the City Food Lecture have announced that the 2021 lecture will be given by Mel Smith, CEO of Ocado Retail, the…

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