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Lead Grower - Stevensburg (VA) USA

Assistant Crop Manager - Tasmania

Post-Harvest Quality Manager - Europe

Farm Operator - Kearny (NJ) USA

Cultivation Manager - MI, USA

Export Sales Manager (Europe Division)

Africa Fruit Export Sales Manager

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Young Plant Program Manager (WA)

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GLOBAL OVERVIEW MANDARINS

Globally, smaller sizes of mandarins are under pressure on both import and export markets, as good growing conditions early in the season have lead to an abundance of these…

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Better blueberries ahead for Michigan

Looking ahead at Michigan’s upcoming blueberry season, reports are that the crop looks good for the 2021 season. Photo: North Bay Produce “We expect a better crop of…

National Potato Council on efforts to jumpstart Senate talks on Agriculture Labor Reform

The National Potato Council (NPC) today participated in an agriculture industry roundtable discussion with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Senator…

Mission's Steven Barnard finalist in EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021

Mission Produce, Inc., which sources, produces and distributes fresh Hass avocados, announced yesterday that its founder, president and CEO Steve Barnard was named an Ernst &…

Port of Oakland volume up while vessel congestion continues

The Port of Oakland continues to move its cargo volume numbers toward record territory. At the same time, more cargo presents enormous operating challenges for…

Drought in US could affect production in several states

A spring that was dryer than normal could mean trouble for for East Idaho area farmers, especially potato farmers. Tony Olenichak, the water master for Water…

New Jersey peach growers focus on thinning to produce large fruit

Fruit thinning is a labor intensive practice for peach growers in New Jersey. It is an expensive practice done mostly by hand, but a necessary cost because it is important to…

Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association

Statement on Defending Domestic Produce Production Act

On Wednesday, The Defending Domestic Produce Production Act was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate as S. 2080 by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott…

Per capita consumption increase

Asparagus association eager for more promotions

The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association (PAIA) has released its 2020/2021 Fresh Asparagus Statistics, Category Trends and Demographics Report. “This…

Florida lawmakers push for seasonal crop protections

In the past decades, trade deals with Mexico have left Florida farmers frustrated. That continued after the negotiation of the United States-Mexico-Canada…

Special Mediterranean

Citrus Semi-annual

Morocco: 2020/21 citrus production benefits from improved weather and consistent rain

Moroccan MY 2020/21 citrus production has benefitted from improved weather and consistent rain. However, production estimates remain unchanged, based on no new…

Global Focus Cooling and Logistics

Maersk advises logistics planners on hurricane season preparation

The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 – November 30 and marks one of the seasonal supply chain disruptor events that require a logistics gameplan in advance and ad…

Company Commences Search for Successor

Calavo Growers announces departure of CFO and appointment of Interim CFO

Calavo Growers, Inc., a global player in the avocado and value-added fresh food industries, today announced that Kevin Manion, Chief Financial Officer (CFO),…

FDA to resume Produce Safety Rule inspections in 2021

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will resume Produce Safety Rule inspections under the Food Safety Modernization Act in Oregon. This means that Oregon…

California Walnuts launches Snacking Campaign in July

The California Walnut Board launches its first ever Snacking Retail Campaign this July, to bring more attention to the benefits of walnuts as a nutritious…

Texas

Laredo Council signs incentive agreement for $18 mln cold storage facility

The Laredo City Council has entered into an economic development incentive agreement with a California-based international fresh produce grower, packer,…

Filip Devlieghere, Frambozenkwekerij Devlieghere

"People are begging for raspberries"

At Frambozenkwekerij Devlieghere raspberry nursery, they are currently hard at work picking raspberries. "We started a bit later this year. Normally we start harvesting in…

In Belgium, Aucxis RFID Solutions solves Luik Natie's problem

“The ATLAS RFID system lets us monitor our cold store's logistics flow”

In January, Luik Natie took a new cold store into use. It has space for 22,000 EUR-pallets. To optimally use the available space, this Belgian company went up, installing…

Frédéric Marie, Alpilles Primeurs

New Kraft paper packaging for fresh herbs

“The organic herb campaign is going well,” according to Frédéric Marie. “The offer and the demand are present. In terms of quality, there are no particular concerns either.”…

Linde launches new electric forklifts

Linde Material Handling (Linde MH) has launched its new forklift models. That was during a virtual press conference. The new Linde X20- X35 forklifts have a load capacity of…

William Mol about MCR vegetable slicing belt:

"Now it's a breeze to trim and slice carrots and other oblong vegetables"

Slicing vegetables is a labor-intensive task. Also, it mostly has to be done within a short amount of time. It's time-consuming, boring work. And staff who are willing to do…

US and EU agree truce over Airbus-Boeing subsidy tariff dispute

The United States and the European Union have agreed a truce in their decades long conflict over aircraft subsidies, agreeing to a suspension for five years…

Chinese ginger export weakens as Chinese yuan appreciates, and ginger from other production areas enters the market in large volumes

The Chinese yuan appreciated from 6.57 per USD in April to 6.42 now. The Chinese yuan has been growing stronger in 2021. This has an impact on the export of…

Manvert silikon is one of the products with the highest concentration of assimilable silicon in solution on the market

Treatment with silicon increases the hardness and caliber of citrus fruits and reduces skin problems

Citrus skin disorders are a problem that raises great concern in the citrus sector. It is estimated that nowadays they account for 35% of the losses in citrus…

Reports claim bunch of bananas now costs $45

Kim Jong Un warns that North Korea is running out of food

Sources say that North Korea is struggling to maintain food supplies, with reports claiming prices of everyday goods are skyrocketing. Speaking at a party…

Ica expects to export more blueberries than in the previous season

The 2021 blueberry export campaign has already started in Ica. According to official figures from the National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa), 21.65 tons of…

Electronic data logger achievesa significant reduction in losses

Electronic Avocado reveals areas of potential damage

Netherlands-based Center for the Promotion of Imports has stated that avocado consumption in Europe increased by 25% in 2018 alone, with import volumes…

Retail

Dreamstime

Kroger: Strong first quarter results

Walmart: Investment in DroneUp

US: Squadle introduces food safety platform for grocerySquadle, a workflow automation company that enables multi-unit operators to simplify complex operations and streamline…

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