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Apple Quality Manager - Wolcott (NY) USA

General Manager - Wolcott (NY) USA

Technical Services Supervisor - Hamburg, Germany

Cultivation Control Systems Manager - Colorado, USA

Sales Manager based in The Netherlands, Belgium or Germany

Category Manager (Mangoes, Melons & Pines) - Sydney or Brisbane, Australia

General Manager - Commercial | Murcia, Spain | Fruit

Junior Growers - UAE and Saudi

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Head of Farming | Ukraine

Mexican mangoes switch growing areas

As mangoes out of Mexico transition growing regions, the anticipation is that some larger fruit is on the way. “Supplies of mangoes are good, especially on smaller fruit.…

Transportation challenges and opportunities discussed at United Fresh LIVE!

The United Fresh LIVE! virtual trade show featured many different types of events, among which were Coffee Talks. These talks were more casual and worked with audience…

Demand turning around on foodservice onions

Supplies of onions are good and demand on the foodservice side of the business is climbing back up. “Over the last two to three weeks, I feel like things are getting back to…

US retail sales report for week ending June 14

Berries reclaim their top three position in dollar gains

While summer sales patterns are in full swing, demand for fresh, frozen and canned produce continues to shift. Consumers increasingly have the opportunity to dine out and many…

Demand for spinach helps fuel hydroponic farm growth

Hydroponically grown baby spinach continues to see strong demand from local consumers. “The demand for baby spinach continues to grow,” says Abby Prior of Irvington, NY-based…

Sakata Seed America announces acquisition of Danziger blocky pepper program

Sakata Seed America announced the acquisition of the blocky bell pepper breeding program from Danziger “Dan” Seeds Ltd of Israel. The purchase entitles Sakata to all existing…

Strong blueberry volumes reported through the Pacific Northwest summer season

Having just wrapped up the spring season of blueberry harvest in Georgia and California’s Central Valley, California Giant is proud to report impressive volumes of organic and…

Hosted by National Mango Board

Webinar to share up-to-date insights and plans for success with mangos in foodservice

The National Mango Board will be hosting a free Mango Strategy Webinar on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at 3 p.m. EDT. In this webinar, the NMB team will present…

Organic Produce Show session

Virtual ‘Real Talk’ with Albertsons’ Co-Chairman Jim Donald to be held July 9th

Jim Donald, Albertson’s Co-Chairman, will join retail industry veteran Kevin Coupe for a provocative and engaging virtual conversation about the role of…

Reemoon develops Afu selection equipment

Reemoon selection line minimizes the risk of bruised fruit

One of the most important issues for any fruit industry is efficient control over product quality. This issue has only gained more importance in recent years as Chinese…

From the CEO of Vanguard International’s desk

Labor shortages and the future of automation

In a monthly feature, Craig Stauffer of Vanguard International writes about an industry topic. This month, Vanguard sheds light on how COVID-19 is impacting the fresh produce…

Special Asia

China successfully grows first Hass avocados in Yunnan

The avocado is often praised as a "super food" and a growing number of consumers in countries across the globe are showing an interest while market demand grows stronger every…

Global Focus Logistics / cooling

Tanzania plans to build modern banana storage facility

According to a senior official, the government of Tanzania is planning to construct a state-of-the-art storage facility for banana in Kilimanjaro region before…

Retail

Retail trade associations asking for swift action to coin shortage

FMI and Label Insight: New research report

US: Why Twin Cities food co-ops haven't fared as well as supermarkets in pandemicAs COVID-19 took hold in the U.S., conventional supermarkets saw sales increase about 12% in…

Bipartisan call goes out to include apple farmers in pandemic relief efforts

Representatives Anthony Brindisi (NY-22), Elise Stefanik (NY-21), and Dan Newhouse (WA-4) lead a bipartisan call of 25 members of Congress to demand the United…

Peruvian pomegranates, pitahayas, and aguaymantos are one step closer to the US

Despite the difficulties generated by the pandemic, Peru and the United States continue to manage the access of new Peruvian agricultural products to the North…

Giro Pack UB S65 Speedline

New bagging line released to increase production and low labor costs

Giro Pack, a sustainable packaging company, has released their new UB S65 Speedline. According to the company, it is the fastest and most versatile line ever offered by Giro.…

2020 American Web Design Award

Moxxy Marketing wins award for Southeast Produce Council's website redesign

Moxxy Marketing has been honored with a 2020 American Web Design Award from Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) for its work with the Southeast Produce Council (SEPC)…

Developing niche markets for Florida’s small citrus growers

The current state of the commercial citrus marketplace in Florida justifies the need for small growers to find niche markets in which to sell their fruit,…

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Effects from COVID-19

Study estimates direct impact on California agri sector of $8.6 bln

The coronavirus pandemic will mean losses of $5.9 billion to $8.6 billion for California farms, ranches and agricultural businesses, according to a new economic study. The…

US potato industry implores Secretary Perdue for pandemic relief aid

In a letter addressed to US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, US potato industry representatives urge the Secretary to provide aid to the industry to help…

USDA cites Versa Marketing Inc. in California for PACA violations

As a part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the U.S.…

Water tank at Mexican banana plantation sways from side to side during earthquake

On Tuesday, a powerful 7.4 earthquake shook southern and central Mexico. Workers at a banana plantation Teapa, Tabasco were forced to stop as water used to…

Ledesma led Argentine citrus exports in 2019

Ledesma, a company from Buenos Aires, led Argentine citrus exports in 2019. It exported 28,429 pallets, i.e. almost 10% of all the citrus exported by the…

Craig Taylor & Steven Frankel - Fruitlab

New South African tissue culture lab aims to balance research and collaboration

Fruitlab is a newly-established agritech enterprise, whose core business is tissue-culture, but their future plans include controlled environment growth rooms for research and…

ARRA growing success in Egypt

Grapa is reaping the fruits of its labour during these days at the peak of the table grape harvest in Egypt. “We are delighted to announce the release of our chosen ARRA™…

Sam Vasala - Sai World

"This season will be either an opportunity or a disaster"

Sai World has been established for 5 years and in the beginning focused on the Indian market as Director Sam Vasala has Indian heritage. In the last 3 years the company…

"Grape prices in Chinese market this season have big differences"

"Jianshui in Yunnan is the main production area of early grapes where early production from this area has been trickling into the market since the end of February. In general,…

"Sweet corn enters peak production season in China"

Sweet corn has gradually entered its peak production and sales season. Fresh corn under the brand of Mykio are produced in Qionghai, Hainan, and Huangshan, Anhui. Each year,…

Market of imported citrus in China low in first two quarters

"Due to major influences such as the China-US trade war and Covid-19, the overall market for citrus from Egypt, Spain, and the United States this season is not…

New harvest season of Chinese garlic is fully under way

The first harvest of Chinese garlic is completely dried and ready for storage in warehouses. That means the new harvest season has now well and truly started.…

Rick van der Fluit, Giant Gingers:

"Our Brazilian ginger's the size of a baseball mitt"

Until ten years ago, Rick van der Fluit fitted LED lighting for Dutch fruit and vegetable companies. Love took him to Brazil, where he came into contact with the local ginger…

Martijn Vogelaar (Fruvo) reflected on a double-sided top fruit season

"The corona crisis didn't affect top fruit sales"

At Fruvo in the Netherlands, they've sold the last top fruit of the 2019/2020 season. The company cools, stores, packages, and sells apples and pears. These are from their own…

Royal Helen and Royal Edie of IPS: watch the video!

Two varieties of self-fertile and large-caliber cherries

In France, International Plant Selection has been selecting new cherry varieties suitable for all production areas in Europe for over 60 years, with selection criteria such as…

Cambodia set to ink Memorandum of Understanding with Japan firm on ‘safe vegetables’

The Cambodian government is set to sign a MoU with a Japanese company on the cooperation, investment and development of the Kingdom’s ‘safe vegetable’ sub-sector. The…

Kirill Putchenko

Analyzing Germany's asparagus acreage from space

The satellites of the European Space Agency (ESA) will track the economic impact that the coronavirus crisis is leaving on the world from space, through a…

Horticulture Directorate projects year-end rebound for Kenyan horticulture

The horticultural sector is expected to recover from the Covid-19 shocks at the end of the year, according to Head of Horticulture Directorate Benjamin Tito.…

Presence of HLB vector detected in Spanish region of Cantabria

The Council of Rural Development, Livestock, Fishing, Food and Environment of Cantabria has warned of the presence in the region of the African citrus psila…

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Brexit talks upset by row over EU farmer subsidies

British and EU negotiators have hit a new obstacle to securing a trade and security deal after clashing over €70 billion of subsidies handed to European…

Looking for ‘attractive knife master with six-pack and special skills'

Malaysian durian trader posts quirky job ad

If you’re good looking, have a six-pack, can speak in multiple languages and are good at cutting open durians, then you might just be in luck. That is if you can fulfil the…

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