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International Business Developer Indoor Farming

Sales & Product Development Coordinator - Thornlands (QLD) Australia

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Sales Representative - Winnipeg (MB) Canada

Berry Agronomist - Western Australia

Import Sales Manager (Europe Division)

General Packhouse Manager - Beja, Portugal

Operations Manager - Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Night-Shift Crop Inspector - San Jose (CA) USA

Product Coördinator Fresh produce - Ridderkerk, Dinteloord of Heerle

GLOBAL OVERVIEW ASPARAGUS

The European asparagus season is still in its cultivation period, but there are already concerns in some countries about what to expect in the new year. Growers in Spain fear…

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Colombian mango growers-shippers welcome U.S. market opening

On November 22, The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published the phytosanitary requirements Colombian producers interested in exporting mangoes to the…

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Video New York Produce Show saw better turnout than expected

Yesterday, December 15, the New York Produce Show (NYPS) was held at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City for the first time in two years. Usually, people love coming to…

Vegetable sales growth returned to positive territory in November

November 2021 picked up where October left off: grocery shopping and food consumption patterns remained in flux, especially as holiday purchases started much earlier. IRI, 210…

Harbor Trucking Association claims West Coast port congestion is getting worse

Late last week, Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka said the backlog of containers sitting on the docks awaiting collection had dropped 60%…

December temperatures affect local Florida fruit picking patterns

Some central Florida farmers are changing the way they are managing their fields due to higher than usual temperatures in December. The warm December we have…

Banana importer receives 2021 certificate of sustainability

Fyffes, an importer of bananas and pineapples in Europe and melons in North America, received the Certificate of Sustainability from CHEP, a logistics solutions company. The…

Pear Bureau Northwest celebrates 90th anniversary

Pear Bureau Northwest celebrates 90 years of fruitful collaboration with Washington and Oregon fresh pear growers to drive demand for Northwest pears.…

USDA notifies of more PACA violations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Ringer & Son Brokerage Co. Inc. (Ringer), Brighton, CO for violating the Perishable…

Indoor farm unveils new brand identity following greens launch

Square Roots, a technology-enabled indoor farming company, debuted a new brand identity representing the company’s mission to responsibly bring locally grown food to consumers…

Special Year Overview

Year overview: July/August

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

“Market demand for Indonesian pineapples remains strong in the USA and China”

Lots of Asian consumers are familiar with pineapples from the Philippines and Taiwan, but many of them do not know that Indonesia also exports a huge volume of pineapples each…

Retail

Dreamstime

Stop & Shop: Hiring campaign across New England

Expansion of Kroger fulfillment network in Indianapolis area

US: C&S Wholesale Grocers names Eric Winn as COOEric Winn has been promoted to chief operating officer, a newly created position, at C&S Wholesale Grocers. Keene, New…

Wholesale Produce Supply announces additions to its board of directors

Wholesale Produce Supply LLC, a prominent fresh produce logistics and inventory management solutions provider, today announced certain additions to the Board…

Hass avocados gain traction at annual holidays

The Hass Avocado Board’s (HAB) recently published holiday retail recap reported sales volume and dollars for Father’s Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day…

Queen’s University research

Blueberries could be good for your heart

A new study published in Clinical Nutrition finds that the equivalent of one cup of fresh blueberries may reduce the cardiometabolic burden of energy-dense…

David Greene celebrates 15 years of free trade between US and Morocco

Since the signing of the FTA between the US and Morocco, huge numbers of Moroccans and Americans have benefitted from the ensuing increase in economic…

Indiana specialty crop sector awarded $450,000-plus in funding

The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has awarded $459,866 to four projects designed to grow the state’s specialty crop sector, under the USDA Specialty…

Lake County, California

Gross value of 2020 agriculture crops down 29%

For the first time in six years, the gross value of Lake County’s agriculture production fell well below $100 million; the biggest decline in 10 years. The…

CEO Dr. Al Powell, Agro-Investment Corporation

Jamaica: Leases handed over for new mango agro park

Jamaica’s Agro-Investment Corporation (AIC) has handed over leases to five investors to begin cultivation of 250 acres of land at the new mango agro park in…

IQonsulting

Chilean Blueberry Committee Crop & Exports Report. Week 49

9,990 tons of fresh blueberries exported

The expected rebound in Chilean blueberry exports was finally triggered, after spending several weeks below the expected volumes and even below those shipped last season, in…

Avcatech

The use of monitoring systems in fresh produce shipments is becoming more important

The use of monitoring systems in fruit and vegetable shipments has become “very important” in recent times due to the challenges and delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and…

Sixth edition of the World FIRA had over 1,500 participants gathered around agricultural robotics

A few days after the end of the event dedicated to the agricultural robotics industry, it's time to take stock: more than 1,500 participants from over 50 countries gathered in…

Two content packed days for MedFEL

For more 10 years, the Fruit and Vegetable community has been congregating in France’s Occitania region at medFEL, a venue for exchange and meetings between the sector’s…

DIL e. V.

DIL e.V. and LI Food survey:

Consumers trust eco-labels and high-pressure technology

In 2021, the German Institute of Food Technologies (Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e.V.) and the State Initiative for the Food Industry (LI FOOD) conducted a…

CBRT, TUIK

Central Bank intervenes

Turkish lira hits new low after latest rate cut by Erdogan

Yesterday, Turkey's Central Bank slashed its key rate by 100 basis points to 14% as expected, and signaled a pause next month, extending President Tayyip Erdogan's unorthodox…

Australia–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement signed

The Australia–United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (A-UKFTA) was signed on 17 December 2021. The A-UKFTA will deliver mutual benefits and create a closer and…

Australia: Industry welcomes $87.2M investment to implement the Ag Visa

The Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) welcomes funding for the Australian Agriculture Visa (AgVisa) and Pacific Australian Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme…

Lower North Island

Major crop losses due to extreme rainfall in Horowhenua

Growers in New Zealand’s Horowhenua region in the lower North Island are facing significant crop losses due to persistent and devastating rains that lashed the…

Season started two weeks earlier due to demand from Russia

Lower volumes for the Egyptian potato season

After a dreadful season in 2019-2020, the Egyptian potato production has decreased by about 15% this year. The increase in costs of farming on top of the lower…

Dr Pieter Louw & Dr Johan Fourie - ExperiCo Agri-Research Solutions

Grape postharvest disease risk evaluation service grows by leaps and bounds

The number of hectares of table grape vineyards being monitored by ExperiCo Agri-Research Solutions in the Limpopo Province, from before the start of the harvest and in the…

New Culteva Tastings module to launch early 2022

Culteva, the data collection tool has been on the market since August 2018. It started as an in-house software program for Provar until the commercial potential was realised.…

Most often used post-harvest technologies in China

Since last year, many fruit trading companies have been facing additional problems with keeping their products fresh during transport due to logistical obstacles. Around the…

Syngenta Group China and Anhui Jianghuai Horticulture reach a cooperation intention

Recently, China National Seed Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "China National Seed Group"), a subsidiary of Syngenta Group's China Seed Business Unit, and Anhui…

2022 Taiwan border enhanced inspection list for specific items

The Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) announced its 2022 enhanced border inspection list for agricultural products. Of the total 23 products listed…

Lychees: Trendy fruit for end of the year festivities

Christmas and New Year's parties are traditionally full of fruit. Among them, the lychee is one of those that appear in suppers both for its flavor and its…

FruitSpec

Israeli fruit yield management company raises US5 mln funding round to scale globally

FruitSpec is pleased to announce that it has completed an investment round of $5 million led by Amathaon Capital, a European tech investment company, Ocean…

2M Alliance consolidates Felixstowe and Rotterdam calls

Maersk and MSC are consolidating port calls at Felixstowe and Rotterdam on two of the 2M Alliance’s Far East Asia to North Europe services, as the carriers…

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