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LED Cultivation Product Specialist

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Glasshouse experienced technicians - Brough, East Yorkshire, UK

Senior Berry Specialist Sales

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Storage, Ripening and Packaging centre Manager, Fruits & Vegetables - The Netherlands

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International Operations and Research Manager Blueberries

A new approach to testing kiwifruit quality

While the pandemic brought challenging times for growers and shippers, it has also sparked new ideas for the industry. One area where innovation is being seen is in kiwifruit…

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Did collaborative approach save South Africa’s citrus exports to the US?

South Africa’s citrus fruit has been steadily entering the US market since June. With harvest of all varieties now having finished for the season, the last shipments of easy…

Friday, Oct. 15

Quality summit features global insights on table grapes

Hazel Technologies, Inc. announces the launch of its upcoming virtual Grape Quality Summit. The one-hour event will be held on Friday October 15th and feature keynote speakers…

Banana industry members meet to highlight key concerns

At Fruit Attraction, the fruit and vegetable fair held in Madrid, banana producers and exporters from Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Dominican…

Northern Michigan: Orchards deliver millions of apples each year

With a cooler climate, proximity to lakes and nutrient-rich soil, generations of northern Michigan farmers have found this to be an ideal place to grow their…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update

'Peruvian blueberries arriving at Philadelphia and New York expected to remain about the same'

This report provides trend analysis of the volume and prices of Seasonal Perishable commodities. Volume represents current week and prices represent open (spot) market sales…

Grower-shipper extends commitment to breast cancer research

Breast cancer is among the leading health issues women face in the United States. One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. These statistics are…

IQonsulting

Chilean Blueberry Committee Crop & Exports Report - season to week 39

'Total fruit exported in the season reaches 266.5 tons'

Last week, the Chilean Blueberry Committee gave the official start to the season, with the publication of the export quantity estimate for the 2021-22 period. A similar export…

Food and Agriculture Organization - UN

Developments in global banana trade – results for 2020

Higher shipments from Latin America and Caribbean offset by lower exports from Asia and Africa

The Banana Market Review is issued on an annual basis to Members & Observers of the Sub-Group on Bananas of the Intergovernmental Group on Bananas and Tropical Fruits, which…

New cold storage warehouse partnership in Ontario, California

RLS Logistics, a leading third party cold chain 3PL, through its affiliate RLS Partners, recently welcomed Partners Alliance Cold Storage, Ontario, CA, as a…

Special Avocados

FreshPlaza October Special on Avocados

FreshPlaza's October Special is on avocados. Are you growing, supplying, importing or exporting avocados? Will your markets change due to the global shipping…

Global Focus Top Fruit

Apple brand launches direct-to-consumer store

Yes! Apples, a fresh, consumer-first apple brand, has launched an online store where consumers can buy its apples to be shipped directly to their door. “Yes! Apples continues to…

Retail

Dreamstime

Goodfinds by Gordon

Walmart navigates supply chain to deliver this holiday season

US: Gordon Food Service® unveils: Goodfinds by GordonInspired by the belief that food should not only taste good, it should do good too, Gordon Food Service® has unveiled a…

New University of Illinois research

‘Sweet corn yield gain over last 80 years still leaves room for advances’

New data from the University of Illinois has made clear that sweet corn has seen steady yield increases since the 1930s. This data underscores the importance…

Texas pumpkin production sees strong demand

Texas pumpkin growers have faced many challenges to produce average yields, but demand for the product remains high, say Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service…

Updates Fiscal Year 2022 outlook

Lamb Weston reports fiscal First Quarter 2022 results;

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. announced today its fiscal first quarter 2022 results. “Our first quarter sales results reflect the ongoing broad recovery within the frozen potato…

Video Fruit Attraction 2021 photo report

Fruit Attraction took place in Madrid this week, and despite all the Covid difficulties the exhibitors and visitors were very pleased with the event. As always FreshPlaza was…

"This season we are expecting the overall volume to be more than last season, which is good"

Strong start to season provides optimism for Australia's mango growers as production ramps up

The Australian Mango Industry Association (AMIA) is confident that consumers will enjoy high-quality mangoes right throughout the summer, after a strong start to production in…

Avocado growers’ bid to sell fruit pays off

The people have spoken. A grower-funded campaign that aims to get more Australians buying avocados has taken multiple accolades in what may be one of the industry’s most…

Huge rise in vending machine sales

Digitalization is increasingly creating possibilities for the use of vending machines. This is an easy way for growers to market products via a short-chain. And these days,…

Purple tomatoes thanks to a red beet pigment

Some researchers of the Leibniz Institute for Plant Biochemistry (IPB) in Halle, Germany, have recently created purple tomatoes by using genetic engineering methods. To do…

Fairtrade International

Standards Committee approved new Fairtrade Minimum Prices for bananas

On 6th October 2021, the Standards Committee of Fairtrade International approved the new Fairtrade Minimum Prices for bananas, which will be valid for contracts with…

Organic fruit producer increases product quality and capacity

Mapeks was founded in Izmir, Turkey, in 1999. From its four production facilities in the country - in Bilecik, Usak, Afyon, and Malatya - the company markets 35 different…

Cultiva - not just another fresh-cut brand

"Something innovative is needed in order to not just be the umpteenth fresh-cut business, but innovation is impossible without investments and without research," explained…

October 23th

AgroFair event for 'The Future of Bananas and Fairtrade' takes place online

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of AgroFair, we are pleased to invite you to our online event that will take place on the Wednesday 13th of October at…

Pinduoduo releases report on consumption trends during the National Day holiday

Orders for agricultural products increased by 279% year-on-year

On October 8, the new e-commerce platform Pinduoduo released a report on consumption trends during the Golden Week, National Day. As the largest domestic…

Himachal apple business passes Rs 40 bln mark

The Horticulture Department of the state of Himachal Pradesh has claimed that this season’s apple industry has already crossed the Rs 40 bln mark (€480 mln).…

September 2021

Banana exports Cameroon up 14% YoY

In September 2021, banana exporters from Cameroon exported 20,471 tons of the fruit, according to figures recently published by the Banana Association of…

Brazil: September´s estimate oranges at 13.8% less against last year

According to the September estimates of the Systematic Survey of Agricultural Production (LSPA), Brazil's harvest of cereals, legumes and oilseeds should reach…

‘Climate change is already shocking our food chain’

Stuart Woolf, a large almond and tomato producer, recently bulldozed 400 acres of almond orchards in central California — about 50,000 trees that under normal…

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