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State Specialist/Extension Professor of Plant Pathology - Durham (NH) USA

Grower - Snowflake, Arizona

Sales Director

Master Hydroponics Grower - Bethesda (MD) USA

Commercial Director - ROA (To be based in Malaysia)

Senior Grower Leafy Greens & Herbs - Moss, Norway

Grower medicinal Cannabis - Zurich Switzerland

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Business Controller - Finance, Chile or Mexico

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GLOBAL OVERVIEW BLUEBERRIES

The global situation on the blueberry market is generally a positive one. Some countries face issues due to weather extremes, for instance in the US, where supply is slightly…

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State Specialist/Extension Professor of Plant Pathology - Durham (NH) USA

Bigger 2021 crop of Ontario peaches and nectarines expected

Following 2020’s drought effect on Ontario peaches and nectarines, this year’s crop looks more ample. “Last year we were down almost 40 percent in overall crops. This year, we…

Shipping to Europe, Canada, Japan, and Hong Kong

Demand for Mexican avocados grows outside the US, too

While U.S. demand for avocados continues to rise, demand is also growing outside of the country that is the largest consumer of the popular fruit. Avocados Aguirre SA de CV is…

Federal judge sours on fight over California strawberries

A quarrel over lucrative California strawberry strains withered in court Tuesday after a federal judge picked apart a corporate seller’s patent infringement lawsuit against…

Homegrown Organic Farms announces new ownership structure

California-based Homegrown Organic Farms is pleased to announce the company’s transition from a corporation to an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). The…

Banana organization and police work to fight narco-crime

The Banana Cluster of Ecuador, an organization bringing together the country's main banana and plantain producers and exporters' associations, along with the…

In search of the ‘Holy Grail’ of tomatoes

The development of flavorful, nutritious and firm tomatoes with a long shelf life, good appearance and high yield is the “holy grail” of tomato improvement, said Carlos Avila,…

California Farm Bureau:

‘Mixed bag for California melon crop’

California melon growers say demand for watermelons, honeydews, cantaloupes and mixed melons remains high, but getting the crop to market is not without…

US and Japan object to ban on Indian onion exports

The US and Japan have objected to India’s frequent ban on onion exports at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), claiming that such prohibitions without prior…

New Northwestern cherry sales season starts in China

Northwestern Cherries and Hema Fresh recently held an event celebrating the start of the new Northwestern cherry season in Hema’s Daning Store in Shanghai. Mr. Erik Hansen,…

Special Automation

Robot on the cutting edge of improving organic farming

Strawberries are a crop often targeted by all kinds of pests. “We're focusing on strawberries,” said Adam Stager of TRIC Robotics. “The pests that we're…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

Raphaël Martinez, PDO Peaches and Apricots of France:

“The French apricot market is regaining its balance”

The French apricot is currently experiencing a production peak, although moderate in terms of volumes, given the impact of the frost on the harvest this year. The 2021 French…

Retail

Dreamstime

Costco: June sales results

US delivery app Gopuff is in talks to acquire Dija

US: Instacart taps Facebook executive as CEOInstacart is turning to a Facebook legend to help build the grocery delivery leader into the next trillion-dollar tech company.…

Washington State University research

Helping to protect apples from sunburn

Sunshine helps apples ripen and brings on their classic red color, but sun and heat can quickly become too much of a good thing apples can indeed get sunburn.…

California table grape grower receives sustainably grown certification

Columbine Vineyards, producer of the popular Holiday® table grapes in California's San Joaquin Valley, has now become the first Sustainably Grown Certified…

"Family business balance sheet no longer adequate as support for growth"

European and Asian expansion for Equilibrium

Equilibrium, the company that yesterday closed the industry’s largest Controlled Environment Agriculture Fund at $1.022 billion, has established an office in Singapore and has…

Strong Roots grows US presence via Kroger distribution deal

In 2015, Samuel Dennigan launched Strong Roots with a line of sweet potato fries, a product that had existed for a long time in the US but had only just been…

Dr. Kent Mullinix, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Project to present local governments with information about benefits and trade-offs of regional food systems

Yesterday, a team of researchers brought their vision for a sustainable, self-reliant food-producing Okanagan bioregion to the Regional District of Okanagan…

Boulder, Colorado

Working on fungi-based steaks: Mushroom-based startup Meati raises $50 million

Meati, a mushroom-based startup headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, just raised $50 million. Much of the funds from its recent Series B will go toward…

'Shoppers are going wild for new avocado slicing gadget'

Australian shoppers are going wild for a three-in-one avocado slicer that helps prepare the fruit. The $12 device comes with a blade to split the fruit, a special…

Chilean truffles growing production gain access in the international market

Since 2016 the production of black truffles has grown steadily from less than 200 kg to 1,5 tons in 2020. For 2021 the production is expected to exceed 2 tons and, together…

USDA Report

Chinese cherry area increased 3% to 163,000 hectares

According to the Foreign Agricultural Service of the United States Department of Agriculture's report on China's stone fruit market, issued on July 1, 2021,…

Seeka announces an equity investment in Fruitometry

New Zealand's kiwifruit grower Seeka announces an equity investment in Fruitometry an innovative horticultural agritech.In its first year Fruitometry…

Raylase

Fresh produce natural branding & laser labelling to combat plastic waste

Consumers often ask themselves why organic products like cucumbers of all things are shrink-wrapped in plastic. Back in 2018, Ocean Care in Switzerland managed to convince…

Egyptian mango season has started

“Our scheduled orders for upcoming mango season have increased by 1000 tons”

The Egyptian mango season has kicked up, but we’re still a few weeks away from the export to really get going. The weather has been challenging, but overall the season should…

Climate scientist: “We don’t really understand the drought in the Eastern Cape”

The Western Cape is basking in the cold of a reassuring winter and the mountaintops are white with snow. It is expected that the important Theewaterskloof Dam will overflow by…

Duroc is ready to launch new varieties of snacking tomatoes

Tomato production in Morocco has evolved considerably over the last ten years, moving from a production profile of 80% round tomatoes to supplying all categories of tomatoes.…

Hapag-Lloyd acquires Africa carrier NileDutch

Today, Hapag-Lloyd successfully closed the acquisition of the Dutch container shipping company Nile Dutch Investments B.V. (NileDutch). After signing a sales…

Diether Everaerts, Belgische Fruitveiling:

"More room for cherry sales this year”

"Things look very promising for now," says Diether Everaerts, who does sales at the Belgische Fruitveiling (BFV). This is the largest cooperative fruit growers…

Turkish apples and pomegranate seasons coming up next

“Demand for Turkish cherries was good at the beginning and middle of the season”

The Turkish cherry season is still in full swing, and according to one Turkish exporter their season has been positive overall. However, the demand from the Far Eastern…

Opportunities for Balkan stone fruit in the Netherlands

"It provides us with opportunities," say Peter Smets and René Kraaijeveld of Smets Food Trading in the Netherlands. They're referring to importing stone fruit from the…

Professional farm store sales are Dutch strawberry farmer's earning model

Gijs van Herk stopped cultivating iceberg lettuce 20 years ago. He began growing strawberries instead. But he wanted to do things differently. This Dutch fruit grower wanted…

UK: Scientists reveal how cauliflowers develop their unique shape

Have you ever wondered how a cauliflower grows into its strange shape? - The mystery of how this peculiar shaped vegetable forms has now been solved by a team of…

Maersk clarification about Iranian containers

Maersk would like to clarify any confusion connected to the below advisory. The below information was shared last year with all their customers, to safeguard…

China's first kiwi company listed in Singapore

On the morning of July 5, Chibi Shenshan Xingnong Technology Co., Ltd. held a ceremony in Chibi city, Hubei to celebrate the launch of its IPO in the Singapore Exchange.…

Infia sustainability roadmap for 2021 and beyond – Circular economy and tray 2 tray

Infia believes there is a big opportunity to recover much more post-consumer fruit packaging, so that it can be recycled and transformed into new and fully recyclable…

What's the most expensive potato in the world?

The answer to that question can be found in France. Bonnotte, the most expensive potato variety in the world, is harvested on the island of Noirmoutier, in the…

TikTokers swoon about gadget with robot arm that can peel 'any' vegetable

What’s the best way to peel a potato without a peeler? Well, there’s a viral gadget that claims it can solve that problem. This Starfrit peeling machine is…

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