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

Africa Export Sales Manager

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Head Grower Greens, USA

Senior Technical Lead - Beamsville (ON) Canada

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Could reforms around truck drivers alleviate the shipping crisis?

Growers and shippers are more than open to new ways of getting trucks--and more particularly, truck drivers--on the road following months of skyrocketing transportation rates…

Early start for Pacific Northwest apple crop

New-crop apples have begun already in the Pacific Northwest. “We have apples earlier than expected--we’re early by at least two weeks,” says Jeff Aguigui of Ag Grower Sales…

Doubling the Boem Berry Farms acreage by adding another 15 hectares

On a random road near Kingsville, in Ontario, Canada, Chris Bastiaansen of Meteor Systems is driving. The Boem Berry Farms sign along the road, with the remarkable red-colored…

Los Cabos, Baja California Sur

Mexican Association of Protected Horticulture will get together on September 1-3

In two weeks, the 13th edition of AMHPAC’s (Mexican Association of Protected Horticulture) annual convention will take place in Los Cabos, Mexico. The event was born from the…

US, UK, and Europe

$250M injection helps Apeel speed up availability of longer-lasting produce

Apeel announced $250M in Series E funding led by returning investor Temasek. The company’s total funding now exceeds $635 million, with a valuation over $2 billion dollars. New…

As Mexican drug cartels muscle in on massive avocado sales, armed civilians fight back

In 2020 Mexico become the world’s largest producer of avocados. Now authorities in the Michoacán state, which grows avocados exported to the United States,…

USDA expanding importation of fresh citrus fruit from Australia

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is expanding the production areas in Australia authorized to import…

Pricing picking up on domestic oranges

The market is picking up on California Valencia oranges. Cecelia Packing Corporation in Orange Cove, CA, is packing Valencia oranges, which are more of a juice orange.…

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Anchorages full as LA/Long Beach boxship queues approach record levels

More than 100 containerships are either in port or at anchor outside Los Angeles or Long Beach, waiting for a berth to come free, as congestion levels at the southern…

Video The world's longest packaging line at Borton Fruit

Automation is very important to the success of the American fruit grower and exporter Borton Fruit. One of the biggest challenges they face is implementing automation to reduce…

Organic Produce Summit

Nevada facility brings organic grower-shipper closer to consumer

The Nunes Company, Inc. will be an exhibitor (Booth #338) at the 2021 Organic Produce Summit (OPS) in Monterey, California. A two-day event dedicated to bringing together…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

Imports forecast to fall

Taiwan’s peach production for MY2021/22 is forecast to increase to 17,000MT

Taiwan’s peach production for MY2021/22 is forecast to increase to 17,000MT. Peach and nectarine imports are forecast down to 13,500 MT due to reduced demand at peak fruit…

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Dreamstime

Jüsto expands its presence into Puebla

GrubMarket: 4th acquisition in New York

US: Nicole Wegman named to lead Wegmans brandWegmans Food Markets has promoted Nicole Wegman to president of the Wegmans brand, a newly created position. In the role, Wegman…

SEPC announces recipients of the 2021 Lifetime Membership Award

The SEPC is proud to honor two gentlemen with the SEPC Lifetime Membership Award. Left to right: Steve Pinkston, Frank Swanson. Steve PinkstonSteve Pinkston is a produce…

Top retail marketing service company

Fresh produce marketing agency awarded by Retail Tech Insights magazine

Fusion, a business-to-business integrated marketing agency focused on fresh produce and grocery in the retail environment, was named a top ten retail marketing…

National Retail Report - Specialty Crops

Significant increases in price of blueberries, Gala apples, avocados and Navel oranges

Advertised Prices for Specialty Crops at Major Retail Supermarket Outlets ending during the period of 08/07 to 08/191,2Back to school promotions were the order…

“We could be the garlic capital of Canada”

Jerry Winnicki, whose main job is Agronomy Manager at Clark Agri Service, in Wellandport, grows a small crop of garlic which he prefers to sell retail, where…

Port of Los Angeles

Consumer demand fuels strong July at Port of Los Angeles

The Port of Los Angeles processed 890,800 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in July, a 4% increase compared to last year. Last summer is when U.S. consumer purchasing began…

APHIS expands the Mexican Fruit Fly (Anastrepha ludens) quarantine areas in Cameron County, Texas

Effective July 14, 2021, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) expanded the Mexican fruit fly…

Strong retail potato sales 2020-21

From July 2020 – June 2021, potato sales increased in dollars by 3% but declined slightly in volume by 0.3% compared to the previous July-June marketing year.…

Mexico's agri-food surplus registered the third-best balance in the last 27 years

As reported on Monday by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Sader), Mexico's agri-food trade balance registered a surplus of 4.857 billion…

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Wisconsin growers will harvest an estimated 4.7 million barrels of cranberries this season

According to projections released by the U.S. Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC), Wisconsin growers will harvest an estimated 4.7 million barrels of fruit this fall. The…

The Compostable Company, Guy Sampson

Agri-tape extends the benefits of compostable plastic products

Novamont’s Mater-Bi resins and products have been available in the South African market place since late 2018, sold by The Compostable Co, to a wide range of products into the…

South African Valencia estimate further reduced

The South African Valencia and navel focus group yesterday met and decided to further reduce the export estimate by 235,000 15kg cartons. The Valencia export estimate is now…

Dutch produce wholesaler begins using Avos

Device scans avocados ripeness within seconds

It is called Avos. This device measures an avocado's ripeness within seconds. It does this with a hammer and infrared photos. So reports Business Insider Nederland. Experience…

Israel signs deal with Jordan for agricultural imports during sabbatical year

Israel and Jordan signed a deal on Tuesday to prioritize agricultural imports from the Jewish state's eastern neighbor during the upcoming shmita (sabbath…

Afghanistan situation to impact trade with India

Afghan exports to India include dried raisin, walnut, almond, fig, pine nut, pistachios, dried apricot and fresh fruits such as apricot, cherry, watermelon,…

Ningbo Meishan terminal may re-open on 1 September

The Staff at Ningbo Meishan Island International Container Terminal (MSICT), which has been closed for the seventh straight day as of 17 August, told Container News that they…

Authorities approached start-up to supply fruits and vegetables to the citizens of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad

‘Kisanserv,’ the bootstrapped AgriTech company, serves over 1million+ customers, caters to 100+ corporate houses with 300+ retailers onboarded, and a GMV of USD 3 million –…

Frigga: Global cold supply chain real-time monitor brand

"We launched a disposable, real-time temperature recorder with global 4G coverage"

Frigga supplies real-time temperature recording solutions. Frigga real-time temperature recorders currently service clients on five continents. These clients are active in a…

A berry vine found in Asia proves useful in combating lung cancer

In a study reported in Food and Chemical Toxicology, researchers from Okayama University describe the effects of Yamabudo, a garden vine, in mitigating lung…

Going bananas in New Zealand heading into lockdown

As New Zealand went into lockdown on Tuesday after a COVID positive case was detected, it wasn't toilet paper that shoppers were rushing for in the shopping…

South Australian citrus showcased in gift packs

The South Australian citrus harvest started in late May and the crop is looking very good. "In South Australia, where we are the largest grower of citrus in Australia, we are…

"The science is that children aren't eating enough vegetables and they grow into adults who don't eat vegetables."

How teaching kids to love their veggies can drive future demand across the industry

Getting children to eat as little as half a serve more vegetables a day could increase demand by nearly 20,000 tonnes each year, according to researchers involved in a new…

Arie Middelburg, GreenMatch:

"Dutch tomato market very different from past years"

In the Netherlands, greenhouse vegetables sales are, once again, very different from past years. The bell pepper market had a few difficult weeks but has since revived. This…

“Expecting lower production for Turkish grapes and figs”

A Polish importer of Turkish fresh produce is getting ready to combine the fig and grape season in the upcoming month. Both products have seen a slight drop in production due…

Edible coatings for fruit to reduce wastage and increase sustainability

According to the German aid organization, Welthungerhilfe, 1.3 billion tonnes of food are thrown away every year. About a third of this amount is food that has gone off or was…

Malawi: Significant investment made into macadamia plantation

ULIMI Fund, a private equity fund managed by Old Mutual Investment Group Malawi, has made a significant investment in Gala Agriculture Company, a successful macadamia…

Researchers develop a transgenic potato that emits fluorescent light in response to stress

A group of scientists from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has found a new method for the early detection of abiotic stress in plants in potato crops, by…

How will Chinese Golden Week 2021 impact local forwarders?

Chinese Golden Week is well-known in logistics and supply chain for happening every year - precisely during the first week of October – and for affecting inevitably all local…

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