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Regional Sales Manager – DACH Region

Country Manager – Italy

Country Manager – Spain

International Sales Manager – Canada & USA (32-40 hours per week)

Licensing Manager

Head Grower – High Technology Organic Greenhouse

Strawberry Grower

Landscape Horticulture Assistant/ Associate Professor and Director of Chadwick Arboretum

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Flower Manager - New Business Development / Kenya

Matt Quiring with Nature Fresh Farms

“We will be the only grower of organic greenhouse strawberries in North America”

In the Fall of 2014, Nature Fresh Farms opened their first greenhouse outside Canada in Ohio, USA. In the 45-acre greenhouse, different tomato varieties are grown. Now, eight…

Coconut demand expected to jump by 33 percent for Year of the Rabbit celebrations

Young coconuts out of Costa Rica are seeing a significant increase in volume this year. Marc Holbik of Miami, Florida-based Ecoripe Tropicals says it will see a 30 percent…

California rains cause a muddy mess

It’s intense and it’s too early to tell what this will do. That seems to be the sentiment from growers about the effects of the sizeable rainstorms California is seeing,…

New markets, higher volumes expected for Peru’s blueberry exports in 2023

Fresh blueberry exports from Peru continued to grow with 31% in 2022 compared to the previous year, but with global market challenges expected to continue in 2023. This is…

Fruit marketer to host grape-tasting events in Shanghai and Guanghai

Vanguard International has partnered with the SNFL Group and Riverking International for a series of in-person grape-tasting events starting today and concluding on January…

Early bird registration open for 2023 CPMA Convention and Trade Show

Early bird registration for the 2023 CPMA Convention and Trade Show (CPMA 2023) taking place April 25-27, 2023 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario is…

Sam Ahilan, CEO of FD Berries:

“Expecting strong demand for our Mexican berries during Feb-April with limited competition”

The stellar growth of FD Berries in Mexico is continuing with expansion plans to reach just over 750 acres (303 hectares) by March, while they are preparing ground in Sebring,…

Port Everglades' new CMA CGM West Coast South America Sailing

According to CMA CGM, the newly launched AMERICAS XL is the only direct service connecting the West Coast of South America to the East Coast of the United…

New study claims antioxidants in fruit and vegetables slow memory decline

A new study published in Neurology says that consuming more fruits and vegetables has been linked to a slower rate of memory decline. People who eat or drink…

Consumers care more about taste than gene editing for table grapes

Despite some hesitation about gene-edited foods, taste trumps everything, according to a Washington State University-led survey of U.S. consumers. For the…

Special Fruit Logistica

Patrick Hughes - SAOS

"Significant demand for Scottish seed potatoes on the global market"

The Scottish Agri Export Hub has subsequently been set up by NFUS in partnership with SAOS to promote the export of Scottish produce, as well as seed potatoes it also promotes…

Global Focus Bananas

Organic banana producers from Peru plan to double exports to Chile

Engineer Cristhian Ramirez, the president of the 'Líderes del Norte' Association of Small Banana Producers of Pampas de Hospital, Tumbes, stated that they…

Retail

Dreamstime

Albertsons: 8.5% revenue gains in Q3

Kroger: Simple Truth® tenth anniversary

US: Grocery e-commerce sales jumped 2.4% in DecemberOnline U.S. grocery sales totaled $9.1bln in December, up 2.4% from $1.8bln in the year-earlier period, according to the…

Kapi Kapi Growers hires business development manager

Kapi Kapi Growers, pineapple and banana producer, welcomes Wendy O’Brien to help further the company’s U.S. and North American business expansion. With more…

Tanimura & Antle hires Sheridan Silver

Tanimura & Antle announces that Sheridan Silver has joined their innovative leadership team as Vice President of Supply Chain. Silver joins the grower-shipper…

Upcycling tomatoes: turning unsellable tomatoes into tomato chips

US company Just Pure Foods, have launched tomato chips. "These healthy alternative snacks are made using sustainable farming practices by upcycling tomatoes that would have…

Canadian government wants feedback on potential trade deal with Ecuador

On Jan. 6, Mary Ng, Canada’s minister of international trade, export promotion, small business and economic development, announced public consultations on a…

Cultivation trends could bring equilibrium to US almond market

Manager of Marketing Order Services at the Almond Board of California, Bryce Spycher, said they are currently monitoring yield averages. “This year, if the 2.6…

Biotech start-up Aanika signs parametric deal with US crop specialist

Biotechnology start-up Aanika Biosciences has entered into a parametric food insurance agreement with Satur Farms, a specialty crop producer with operations in…

California Citrus Showcase to expand

California Citrus Mutual and JCS Marketing, Inc. have announced an event collaboration for this year’s California Citrus Showcase on March 9 at the Visalia…

Alphabet X graduates robotic tech firm Mineral

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has publicly launched Mineral, a tech business it’s been incubating in stealth within its so-called “moonshot factory”…

China-Ecuador Free trade agreement to propel produce trade, machinery exchange

"Our Ecuador yellow pitahaya is ready for shipment to China"

Things are ticking along nicely in for China-Ecuador diplomatic and trade relations. According to a Reuters report on January 3, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso said on…

Weekly Argentinean blueberry arrivals

Total weekly blueberry arrivals for week 52 came in at 9 tons

Total weekly blueberry arrivals for week 52 came in at just 9 tons. The accumulated shipments stood at 4.273 tons for the year, including that week. No shipments went to the UK…

Egyptian citrus season's challenges to worsen by end of January

More Egyptian citrus growers report facing the main two challenges of the season in Egypt: the shortage of large sizes, and the difficulty in supplying the Russian market.…

"There is a worldwide hype for hot chili pepper, and Morocco can make itself a place in this industry"

Mzab hot chili peppers, a Moroccan company producing and exporting habanero, will enter the international market in the summer of 2023. This announcement was made by Mr. Saleh…

Eddy Kreukniet, Exsa Europe:

"South African grapes are big enough but don't weigh enough"

An unusual phenomenon, which occurs once in a blue moon, is currently happening with South African grapes. "The grapes are big enough but don't weigh enough. Each grape is a…

The price of Indonesian mangosteen has increased 30% comparing to Dec

This year, the Chinese New Year will take place from 22 January which is much earlier than in previous years. "Approaching the Chinese New year, the demand from China for…

Ukrainian shiitake mushroom exporter expanding into German market

“Germany is the biggest organic market in the EU”

Although the war in Ukraine is far from over, Nature Green has been able to resume their operations under relatively stable circumstances, says the company’s head of sales…

Market share for Turkish apples in India growing as local stocks are decreasing

“Demand on Granny and Fuji is quite good”

After a slower start, demand for apples from Turkey is on a solid level right now, says Enes Gulbudak, export manager for Turkish apple grower and exporter Gulbudak: “We began…

Greenyard transforms all its existing bank loans into sustainability linked loans

Sustainability has a pivotal role in Greenyard’s business model. The company announces that it has converted all its existing bank loans under its Senior…

Changes to the organisation and the executive leadership

A.P. Moller - Maersk announces new executive leadership team

A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has announced a new organisational structure and a new executive leadership team. The changes are effective 1 February, 2023 and…

Naranjasyfrutas.com

What are the most sought-after citrus varieties this season?

At the halfway point of the citrus season, Naranjasyfrutas.com, the leading Spanish platform for the purchase and sale of such crops, has published the statistics of citrus…

New brand for healthy fresh produce created in Netherlands

Rola Fresh introduces a new brand, Mina Vita. With this new brand Rola Fresh fulfills its mission to improve consumers’ healthy lifestyles across Europe. According to Robert…

Ukraine: What is the reason behind apple prices increasing after the holidays?

The Ukrainian market has seen an increase in selling prices for apples since the beginning of the year, according to EastFruit project analysts. First of all,…

Ota Market, Tokyo

Yamagata cherries fetch record-breaking price at first auction of the year

In the northeastern “Fruit Kingdom” that is the Yamagata Prefecture, the most perfect cherries are being grown in local greenhouses; sweet and sour Sato…

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