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KAM DE/AT/IT/BE/NL - Valencia, Spain

Mushroom Substrate Manager - New Zealand

Chief Executive Officer

Buyer/Seller F&V Russia/Ukraine - Valencia, Spain

Operationeel Manager (MT-lid), Nieuw Zeeland

Junior & Senior grower - Moss, Norway

Sales & Logistics Supervisor - Australia

“Assistant” production manager perennials - Norway

Account Manager - Groningen, The Netherlands

Executive Leader, Vertical Farming Program, University of Queensland, Australia

Patrick Dueire with Mission Produce

"Selling mangos is about selling the flavor and experience"

Supplies of mangos coming into North America currently are steady. At Mission Produce, the mango program is ramping up for the start of the Brazil harvest as it transitions…

Strong demand anticipated for organic eggplant

Growers are readying for the strong demand that meets the start of the Mexican organic eggplant season. Organic eggplant production in Mexico begins October 10th. Photo: Fair…

Early start for Michigan apples

The 2021 season for Michigan apples is slightly earlier than it’s historically been. “The season is about six days ahead of normal because of the consistent high heat and rain…

"Mexican horticultural industry gets better every year"

The high quality of the products and the lower production costs are mentioned as important boosters for the Mexican greenhouse industry. Following last weeks' exhibition,…

Envy club apple named “Best in Produce” in annual grocery essentials list

What do Envy™ apples have in common with other favorite grocery brands like Heinz Ketchup, Cheerios, Cholula and Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey? Each of these products is being…

USDA appoints new board members to mango board

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the appointment of six members to serve on the National Mango Board (NMB). The appointees include five new…

USDA determines individual is not responsibly connected to California violator

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Brian Klein is not responsibly connected to Kendall Frozen Fruits Inc. (KFF), operating…

First planting begins in new California greenhouse

Revol Greens’ national growth strategy continues to germinate with the inaugural planting at its recently completed Tehachapi, CA greenhouse. In mid-September, the first…

Highlighting the role of farm workers during Food Safety Month

Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farm workers, retailers and consumer advocacy groups,…

Blueberries are an increasingly popular industry globally

Hortifrut Peru announced to be launching three new varieties in 2022

Although in the past, blueberries were sometimes seen as a niche product, today it is increasingly common to find them in food stores. It was usually known…

Organic Produce Summit

Organic farm introduces new compostable/recyclable packaging

A&A Organic Farms in Watsonville, CA will launch its second-generation compostable/recyclable packaging for cherry tomatoes at the OPS show on September 16, 2021 in Monterey,…

Global Focus Potatoes / Onions

Late August saw record prices for onions in Russia

Onion prices in Russia are at an unusually high level for this period of the year. Right now, growers can sell high-quality products at an average price of 17…

Retail

Dreamstime

Walmart teams with Instacart to offer grocery delivery in New York City

Amazon is looking to hire 55,000 staff globally

US: Big Y rolls out Scan & Go in partnership with FutureProof RetailBig Y has partnered with FutureProof Retail (FPR) to roll out its new myExpress Checkout Scan & Go service.…

Hectre launches bilingual capability as US growth continues

Hectre, the orchard management and fruit sizing company from New Zealand, has recently launched bilingual support for its US market. “Our US customer base is expanding…

Tacna, Arizona, and Imperial Valley

Impatiens necrotic spot virus confirmed in desert lettuce

A plant virus first found in 2006 in the Salinas Valley of California, was discovered last season near Tacna, Arizona. This a farming community east of Yuma.…

Market and Crop Update for September 2, 2021

Demand for Oregon onions overwhelming this week

MARKETIdaho-Oregon, Washington:John Vlahandreas with Wada Farms reported from his Salem, OR, office on Sept. 1. “We’ve made the transition, and I am selling…

Spotted lanternfly quarantine expands to five more New Jersey counties

The spotted lanternfly has officially been sighted in five more New Jersey counties, bringing the total to 13 counties considered in the quarantine zone. The…

Playful packaging attracts the attention of consumers

Disney kiwi berries enter the Chinese market

The kiwi berry is also known as the wild jujube, or the soft jujube kiwi fruit. When consumers hear about 'kiwi berries', most of them immediately think about imported fruit…

“Indian okra season starts once European produce is gone from the market”

Only a few more weeks until the Indian okra season gets underway. For one exporter, more volumes are expected for export, as they’ve reached clients in new markets this…

Pomegranate season in India was challenging, but next harvest looks promising

The Indian pomegranate season has come to an end. The season wasn’t the greatest, as there were pre-monsoon rains, which along with other conditions resulted in smaller sizes.…

Korea Bizwire

Antarctica: Korean R&D team succeeds in growing tomatoes and watermelon

South Korea has succeeded in cultivating and harvesting a variety of fruits and vegetables such as watermelons and tomatoes in Antarctica, a first since its entry into the…

An extremely difficult year for the entire Italian watermelon sector

"We can consider the results of the watermelon campaign to be positive, although the year was extremely difficult for the entire sector. We had high expectations for this…

Ankia Rabie-Gerber & Ryno Palm – Rooted Global Fruit Co.

New fruit exporter: “We’ll meet the challenges with high energy”

Rooted Global Fruit’s first blueberries, initially from Zimbabwe and then moving over to South African blueberries, will be flown to Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong this…

Martin Topper, Zonneheerdt, the Netherlands:

"Red carrot supply grows annually"

In the Netherlands, the global pandemic hit the Zonneheerdt farm hard. "We've had a bad 18 months," Martin Topper says. "But sales have picked up. They're still not great but…

Mercadona takes charge of new automation provided by Cimcorp

Mercadona has ordered automated intralogistics systems from Cimcorp for four of its distribution centers – Zaragoza, San Isidro, Huévar and Sagunto – and now the first one, in…

Kiwi Passion Consortium - a passion for excellence

The upcoming harvest of the varieties marketed by the Kiwi Passion® Consortium promises a significant increase in in terms of volumes for both red and yellow flesh kiwi. "Most…

Numerous live machine demonstrations

11 workshops in four languages during Kronen Online Customer Days 2021

This year due to the ongoing pandemic situation, Kronen invites you to a purely virtual international Customer Days Event. The comprehensive programme exceeds in variety…

CMA CGM Group

Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results:

CMA CGM Group: very strong operating and financial performance

The Board of Directors of the CMA CGM Group, have met under the chairmanship of Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to review the financial statements for…

Fruit Attraction has registered 1,200 exhibiting companies to take part

This Trade Fair has become established as the premier meeting and business tool for international products and services marketing throughout the fruit and…

PepsiCo to invest in sustainable food manufacturing plant in Poland

Marking its fifth plant in Poland, PepsiCo has held a foundation laying ceremony for its largest and most sustainable food manufacturing plant in Europe.…

The Dominican Association of Banana Producers has been constituted

The Dominican Association of Banana Producers (Adoplatano) was constituted on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. Adoplatano will aim to contribute to the strengthening…

"Producer, importer, and ripener margins are almost nonexistent; it's a massacre for the sector"

It's been a catastrophic summer for imported banana prices in Europe

This is the lowest price reached by bananas at this time of the year in the ten years that the Fruitrop economic research unit created within CIRAD (Center for…

A project seeks to add value to the 30,000 tons of organic bananas that are discarded annually in Piura

The 'International Market Study of New Products Derived from Organic Bananas and Fresh Organic Bananas', carried out within the framework of the Agroindustrial…

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