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Supply Chain Assistant – Netherlands

Plant Science R&D Technician - Brooklyn (New York) USA

Head Grower - Alberta, Canada

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Kam Quarles, CEO National Potato Council

Expectations of new presidential administration for potato industry and agriculture as a whole

With the inauguration of President Biden a week behind us now, the new administration is settling in and gearing up to tackle the issues ahead of them. There has been a lot of…

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Supply Chain Assistant – Netherlands

Importer reports strong first year of shipping Moroccan citrus

Citrus supplies from Morocco have been solid, says one importer. “We’re in the middle of our Moroccan campaign and it’s been a great season,” says Terry Cook of Trucco Inc. in…

California growers watchful of imminent rain and snow

As a series of storms including rain and snow move through California, growers and shippers are watching weather developments with a close eye. “The further north in…

Ontario greenhouse grower plans 2021 growth in Mexico, Canada and US

Red Sun Farms, a vertically integrated greenhouse grower with locations in Canada, USA and Mexico, is making a significant investment in its facilities. In 2020, Red Sun Farms…

Oppy invests in enhancing California cherry deal

As Oppy continues looking for increased efficiencies and partnerships across its operations, the grower has brought together two top cherry brands, Katicich Ranch and…

Calavo Growers partners with Apeel for longer lasting avocados

Calavo Growers, Inc. a worldwide fresh avocado company since 1924, is partnering with Apeel, creators of the plant-based solution which enhances the shelf life of avocados and…

Verdant™ Technologies brings on new vice-president of sales

Verdant™ Technologies is starting the new year with a new executive team member—Scott Harker as vice-president of sales. Harker’s responsibilities include…

Florida tropicals company appoints new CEO

J&C Tropicals has announced the appointment of Jessie Capote, Esq. as their new CEO. He assumed responsibilities on January 1, 2021, and will succeed Carlos…

Ready-to-eat coconut brand debuts three new fresh coconut meat offerings

Ready-to-eat coconut brand, Genuine Coconut, recently launched three exciting new products in the North American market. Their new Fresh Organic Coconut Chunks, Fresh Organic…

Church Brothers Farms hires new marketing director

Jennifer Wagner Sanchez has joined Church Brothers Farms as director of marketing. Sanchez has more than 20 years of experience in the fresh produce industry…

Special Latin America

Giumarra announces new partnership with Chile-based blueberry company

The Giumarra Companies announced a new partnership with Santiago, Chile-based CarSol Group, a large grower and distributor of blueberries from Chile and Peru. The venture is a…

Global Focus Grapes

After a slow start, Chile’s grape volumes start to ramp up now

The Chilean grape season is starting to see higher volumes this week. The season was off to a slow start this year, due to a combination of factors. Christian Corssen of…

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Albertsons joined the Beyond the Bag Initiative

Metro: 2021 first quarter results

US: Tops 'ties' in produce department sustainability effortsIn its quest to ensure that even the tiniest detail of its operation is reducing environmental waste, Tops Markets…

The US approves an insecticide against greening in citrus that is banned in the EU

The United States has approved the use of a pesticide, which has been banned in the EU since 2003 because of the danger it poses to health and due to its…

Organic bananas set new records in the US in 2020

Although 2019 marked a first hiatus in the uninterrupted growth of organic banana imports for the US market, 2020 is breaking all records. The import growth…

High winds cause damage in California avocado and citrus groves

High winds along the hills and coasts of Southern California have caused damage to avocado and citrus orchard. Growers in the region are eyeing the weather…

High demand for perishables has ports looking for more cold storage space

In its Reefer Shipping Annual Review & Forecast 2020/21, London-based marine consultancy Drewry says reefer cargo will hit 156 million tons by 2024, growing at…

Spain asks Brussels to consider granting compensations if US tariffs are not lifted

The Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has asked the European Commission to study compensating the producers affected in the…

Argentina's black truffles get ready to arrive in the US and the UK

The production of black truffles (Tuber melanosporum), one of the -most high-value products in the world market, only began to expand in Argentina in the last…

Growth of Australian lychee industry on track despite weather challenges

The Australian Lychee Growers Association (ALGA) says despite some adverse weather, new tree plantings in recent seasons will increase volumes of the fruit in the next 5-10…

Trevor Ranford - Summerfruit Australia

Growers have been working hard to supply the markets and get fruit into Asia for CNY

Overall, the Australian Summerfruit season has progressed well with good winter rains and plenty of chill hours resulting in good fruit set. Some recent environmental issues…

Magnus farms to facilitate Indian pomegranate and grape exports

“The idea of having our own packing facility was born a few years back”

Indian grape and pomegranate farmers have a new packhouse to send their produce to. Magnus Farms is a new company that is stepping into the industry at a difficult time.…

Don Westcott - Westfalia

First normal litchi season in a while as new avo campaign approaches

“The new avocado season is upon us. On early greenskins like Fuerte and Pinkerton we should be seeing a normal crop but on Hass from South Africa the industry volume might be…

Bagioni Technology continues shipping machines all over Europe

Covid hasn't stopped the asparagus sector

Another 15 asparagus harvesters were shipped from the Bagioni Technology headquarters to Italy (in Foggia), France and Eastern Europe. This is a sign that there is still a…

Xavier Rosario, Louis Rosario Sarl:

“Complicated transition period for the citrus fruit”

The citrus fruit market is in a period of transition. The varieties that have been available since October are disappearing progressively from the market, making place for the…

Els van Herpen, ZON, the Netherlands

"This season, Spanish auction vegetable supplies are down by about 25%"

This season, ZON fruit & vegetables is currently auctioning about 25% less Spanish vegetables volumes than last year. That's according to this Dutch cooperative's auction…

Sofie Vandereycken, Presa, Belgium

"Mono-material packaging has become very popular in recent years"

COVID-19 has hugely influenced people and how they live. But it's also affected how things are packaged. "Before the crisis, the trend was to use as little packaging as…

Innovation and sustainability driven by top-sealed packaging solutions

The research for new packaging solutions, both to match the new trends in fresh produce consumption and to attract a wider range of customers, has been a quite established…

Fyffes launches new website

During 2020 Fyffes worked on the development of a new website, which is now live. The new website makes it easy for customers and other users to find the information they need about…

Spain

Barbastro pink tomato harvest expected to be record-breaking

The largest producer of Barbastro pink tomatoes, the company Grupo Correas, has invested half a million Euro in the conditioning of 3.5 new hectares of land…

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Oranmore, Ireland, where coffee and broccoli are coming in by drone

Ever since the small Irish town of Oranmore became a test bed for its drone delivery service, there’s been plenty of surprises for Manna Aero. Last October Manna Aero began an…

Organisation of Banana Producers of the Canary Islands - Asprocan

Ban on selling below cost price could help Spanish banana producers

In the light of the Spanish government’s current review of its legal prohibition on supermarkets selling agricultural produce below cost price, and banana…

Sverdlovsk Horticultural Breeding Station

Russian scientists developed new, winter-resistant haskap variety

Researchers from the Sverdlovsk Horticultural Breeding Station have registered a new, winter-resistant haskap variety; the Polyanka Kotova. It is the first…

USA pears beat Guinness world record in Emirates

On January 4, more than 100 chefs from across the United Arab Emirates-UAE made history by producing 2,209 pies made with USA Pears, setting a Guinness World…

Positive impacts of organic agriculture

Modern consumers have more choices than ever before. Whether they’re buying appliances, books, clothing or any of the myriad necessities of daily life,…

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