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Crop Farm Manager Sharjah

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Better California garlic crop expected

California garlic harvest is underway on a better crop for 2022. “The first shipments of new crop garlic went out last Monday to consumers on the West coast and on the East…

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Crop Farm Manager Sharjah

More tomato acreage keeps pricing at a standstill

Tomato supplies in North America are shifting right now to include many of the local deals seen at this time of year around the country. Roger Riehm of Bradenton,…

Redi-Farms:

US (NJ): Historic facility turned into vertical farm, farm store, restaurant, teaching kitchen, and more

Not too far from the skyscrapers, yellow cabs, and coffee shops of NYC, a 30-minute drive out of the city brings us to Westfield, NJ. A classic turn of the century Victorian…

Part II

More on COVID, lockdowns and the impact in China

Vanguard’s Timothy Li from the company’s Shanghai office shares more about the current conditions in China and how the impact of COVID is rippling through the global produce…

Post-harvest solution receives EPA label expansion

Verdant™ Technologies has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of an expanded label of HarvestHold Fresh®, including the addition of 18 crops.…

Wegmans recalls Vidalia onions over Listeria concerns

Wegmans is recalling Vidalia Onions from its stores because of potential Listeria contamination. The potentially impacted product was sold from June 23 through…

Alkame to pack 6th consecutive year of blueberries for export to Asia

Alkame Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded diversified holding company, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Bell Food and Beverage, Inc. is preparing…

Shelf life, eating qualities, and more factor into new vegetable varieties

Vegetable breeding company Tozer is concentrated on developing new and improved vegetable varieties aligned with the market. Its dedicated team identifies future trends which…

Argentina will harvest almost 2 million tons of lemons this season

According to estimates, Argentina will harvest between 1.8 and 2 million tons of lemons this season and, even though only 25% of this volume will be marketed…

White sweet corn variety hits retail shelves

Amaize sweet corn is a breed of white corn with a distinct pop, crunch and ‘real corn’ flavor. Coined ‘The Best Corn You’ll Ever Eat’, Amaize was developed using traditional…

Organic Produce Summit

Celebrating organic gold kiwi expansion at OPS

Multiple generations of the Wild River Team are excited to exhibit at this year's Organic Produce Summit in Monterey, California July 13-14. Gold kiwifruit sizing well under…

Global Focus Cooling and Logistics

New international land-sea corridor to boost Chinese trade with ASEAN

China’s Ministry of Transport has decided to set up a special office to oversee the operation of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a major trade…

Top 5: The busiest container ports in the Mediterranean

Since ancient times, the Mediterranean has been a very important area for transportation and trade, as it links three continents, Europe, Asia and Africa.…

MDS Transmodal and Global Shippers Forum stress lack of competition in global liner market

MDS Transmodal (MDST) and Global Shippers Forum (GSF) have concluded that current measures of competitiveness in the global liner shipping market are…

Retail

Dreamstime

Invafresh announces enhancements to its production planning capabilities

Kroger announces the official opening of the CFC in Pleasant Prairie

H-E-B bests Amazon as dunnhumby’s top U.S. e-grocerTexas grocer H-E-B inched past e-tail giant Amazon as the top-ranked U.S. online grocery retailer in the inaugural dunnhumby…

New study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Mediterranean diet may reduce chance of frailty

A new study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, seem to indicate that consuming a Mediterranean-style diet may prevent frailty. The…

Two new Salmonella outbreaks identified as FDA continues investigation work on others

The FDA is investigating two new outbreaks of Salmonella infections that have together sickened more than 50 people. An outbreak of Salmonella Braenderup has…

Flavored pistachios score Good Housekeeping award

Wonderful Pistachios No Shells is thrilled to announce the latest awards received for two of its No Shells flavors, BBQ and Chili Roasted. Both No Shells flavors have been…

The Simple Root global plant-based brand to launch in the US

The Simple Root™, a new global plant-based brand backed by venture management firm Pilot Lite and the multinational McCain Foods company, will launch a…

Dreamstime.com

New study gauges public acceptance

Who trusts gene-edited foods?

Through CRISPR and other gene-editing technologies, researchers and developers are poised to bring dozens – if not hundreds – of new products to grocery stores: mushrooms with longer…

Acquires predictive crop intelligence technologies from Resson

McCain Foods Ltd. invests in the future of farming

McCain Foods Limited has acquired the predictive crop intelligence portfolio from Resson, an analytics technology firm enhancing farming efficiency. Resson's…

How to ensure operations follow FDA’s new era of smarter Food Safety

In 2021, the Food and Drug Administration released the Foodborne Outbreak Response Improvement Plan to better respond to the various foodborne outbreaks under…

Miguel Quevedo, SENASA: "Access to new markets essential for Peru blueberries"

Peruvian "blue gold" gains access to Israel market

Peruvian blueberries popularly known as “blue gold” have gained new market access to Israel. This follows an official communication from Israel's Plant Protection and…

Mexico produces more eggplant, broccoli, green tomato, and cauliflower

According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mexico produced 126 thousand tons of eggplants in 2021, i.e. 14 thousand tons more…

Nicaraguan plantation has potential yield of up to 150,000 native limes a week

Less than two kilometers from the ocean, in an adverse climate, a producer from the Carazo department in Nicaragua is mastering the production of citrus in the…

Seasonal outlook more uncertain than usual

Class 1 tomato prices fall sharply as volumes double

The tomato season has been an interesting one, traders say: tomato prices were at unusually high levels early in June due to weather conditions; prices are now moving…

Kenya has surpassed South Africa as Africa’s top avocado exporter

Kenya has surpassed South Africa to become Africa’s top exporter of avocados. In Central Kenya in particular, where the majority of the country’s small-scale…

"Morocco is no longer competitive solely on price"

When the days grow shorter here again, the focus will shift to Morocco. Tomatoes can be found there to fill the shelves in winter. Even though it has only just…

16-18 August 2022 in Cape Town

IFPA Southern Africa Conference – The event for everyone in the fresh produce and floral industry

The inaugural Southern Africa Conference hosted by the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA), is set to take place from 16 – 18 August 2022 at the…

Daniel Velo, partner of the Plus Berries group's Agrícola El Bosque:

"The new blackberry varieties that are coming allow us to look to the future with optimism"

The Spanish blackberry campaign's peak production period is coming to an end. In the past, this fruit was available in the spring months. Now, it's available throughout the…

Eduardo Lopez, from Campoberry: “Our organic blueberries will be available until mid-November”

"Even entrepreneurs from Argentina are investing in land in Cantabria to cultivate blueberries"

Huelva's blueberry campaign is on its final stretch and the northernmost productions of the country are beginning to take over. "We at Campoberry have been collecting our…

Sanifruit manages to extend shelf life of avocado by at least 3 days at point of sale

Avocado marketers and supermarkets can now further increase their sales and profits thanks to Sanifruit. There are some problems related to postharvest such as dehydration, external…

Belarus extends embargo on Western vegetables, fruits and nuts imports until year’s end

Belarus has extended the embargo on food products from Western countries until the end of the year, according to Belarus' Council of Ministers Resolution…

Raspberry season has started in Ukraine

The local raspberry peak sale season has started in Ukraine this week. The first batches of raspberries from the southern regions became available on the…

HHLA / Raetzke

World's first climate-neutral transshipment company to be re-certified

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG's (HHLA) Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) has once again been awarded the "Climate Neutral Company" certificate by TÜV NORD. This…

The overall price of bayberries has risen this year

Bayberries are native to the south of the Yangtze River in China. The continuous developments of science and technology, the selection and breeding of varieties, the…

Shanghai container handling nears pre-lockdown levels

Shanghai's daily average container throughput has recovered to 126,000 TEU, or 95% of pre-lockdown levels. Throughput on 18 June alone reached a single-day…

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