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Greenhouse manager (m/f/d) Germany

Breeding and Farming R&D Director (m/f/d) Germany

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Executive Director, Stakeholder Relations & Industry Growth - Canada

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Territory Manager - Brazil/South America, Argentina, Ecuador, Columbia

Early planning needed for Lunar New Year

Having supplies of product on hand this year for Lunar New Year -which starts Tuesday and goes until February 15 - has called for some advanced preparation given the issues…

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The Giumarra Companies celebrates 100 years in produce

The Giumarra Companies announces the centennial anniversary of its wholesale produce business, Giumarra Brothers Fruit Company. The company’s wholesale operation was founded…

Sinaloa, a key vegetable growing region in winter and early spring

For Divine Flavor, nothing says fresh more than a sweet and mildly spiced bell pepper, a juicy rich tomato or a fresh crisp cucumber coming from Sinaloa, Mexico. During the…

Smaller crop and good demand

Florida orange season may end early

Tighter supplies of Florida oranges could mean a slightly earlier end to the season. At Seald Sweet in Vero Beach, FL, GT Parris says following reports indicating there’s a…

Canadian Delegation meeting with USDA Secretary Vilsack reaffirms need for comprehensive disease testing

Yesterday, Jan. 27, a delegation from Canada, including Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau, met with USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in Washington, D.C. to…

Capespan North America mourns loss of founder

Capespan North America marks with sadness the passing of its founder, Art Fisher, at the age of 93. Art - or “Archie” as many in the industry knew him - began his…

Sun World appoints EVP and chief science officer

Sun World International LLC has appointed Jennifer Petersen as executive vice-president and chief science officer. In this new leadership position, she will…

Frigid Florida weather has growers on alert

The coldest temperatures in years predicted for Florida this weekend have fruit and vegetable growers worried and preparing to protect their crops. Temperatures in the 20s and…

Manitoba potatoes and restaurants team up for Potato Week

In 2021, 2,418,000,000 pounds* of potatoes were grown in Manitoba--that’s almost 20 percent of the nation’s potatoes grown in the keystone province. So Peak of the Market is…

National retail report - Specialty Crops

US: Significant price increases compared to last year for avocados, mangos and Honeycrisp apples

Due to high costs and supply chain woes, some retailers posted notices on their websites this week, asking for patience from patrons as they encountered increased demand,…

Special Bananas

Amid rock-bottom prices, skyrocketing costs, and growing sustainability demands, banana producers are left footing the bill

"Banana prices are plummeting and farmers are suffering. That's a problem"

"On 12 January, the Ministers of Agriculture from seven Latin American banana producing countries came out in vocal support of banana producers, sounding the alarm over a…

Global Focus Grapes

Table grape varieties expected to continue growing on African continent

Last week, an article was published about IFG’s cherry breeding activities on the African continent. Around the same time the company brought cherries to South Africa, it also…

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Dreamstime

Fobi signs marketing deal with a premium US plant-based protein company

Uber Canada has signed an agreement with union offering workers dispute representation

Uber Canada signs deal with union offering workers dispute representationUber Technologies Inc. has signed an agreement with a private sector union that will provide…

Winter freeze could cause damage to Georgia blueberry crop

Freezing overnight temperatures this weekend could pose a threat to blueberry crops in southern Georgia. “Right now, fingers are crossed, praying, hoping that…

Climate change is already hurting Michigan's cherry and apple crops

Juliette King McAvoy's family built a fruit empire in what might seem an unlikely place. McAvoy's father and mother, John and Betsy King, founded King Orchards…

Thabico Foods opens up its sales office under "Thabico Foods North America Inc."

With over 20 years experience in agriculture and food processing industry, Thabico Foods (Vietnam) one of the largest juice processing factories that mainly…

How fruit and vegetable consumption varies by state

Fruits and vegetables contain nutrients that are vital to the body's overall well-being. Thistle explored trends on how the states compare on daily fruit and…

USMCA weekly update:

Winter weather continues to contribute to lower movement volumes domestically

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…

Florida orange growers turn to hybrid fruits to combat 'citrus greening'

A bleak outlook for Florida’s orange industry has citrus growers looking toward a future filled with new orange varieties. At The Orange Shop in Citra, a fresh fruit gift…

Dutch pavilion heading for 75% occupancy, different fresh to tech ratio

What do Dutch and Belgian fruit and vegetable companies expect from Fruit Logistica 2022?

This year's Fruit Logistica is planned for Tuesday to Thursday, April 5-7. We gauged the mood of previous Dutch and Belgian exhibitors leading up to the show. Do they hope to…

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Chilean Blueberry Committee Crop & Exports Report

9,780 tons of fresh blueberries exported from Chile in week 3

9,780 tons of fresh blueberries were exported from Chile in week 3 of the current year. Although this volume is lower than the same week in previous season due to a more…

Fruit Wholesale Market report for week 4

Approach of Spring Festival has limited impact on the import fruit market

Traders in Chinese wholesale markets recently talked about current market conditions of various import fruits. "The prices of imported grapes are all going up these days, by nearly…

Integrated Media Technology Limited announces signing supply agreement for durians

Integrated Media Technology Limited has announced its subsidiary, World Integrated Supply Ecosystem Sdn. Bhd. has signed a supply agreement with CSL Durian…

Chinese researchers reveal why skin of nectarines is smooth rather than fuzzy

Chinese researchers have discovered two genes that can cooperatively control the skin texture of peaches and revealed the secrets of the smooth rather than a…

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Sri Lanka: TJC mango popular on world market

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the world mango production is around 60 million tons per year, whereas there are nearly 1,000…

Chilean ambassador delivers cherries to JD customer

H.E. Luis Schmidt, the Ambassador of Chile to China has made a special trip to deliver Chilean cherries to JD consumers in Beijing. This took place during JD’s…

Heavy rain causes havoc over central Mozambique & central Malawi

Fears that Cyclone Batsirai could damage Malagasy litchi orchards missed by tropical storm Ana

Hot on the heels of tropical storm Ana, which has killed over 80 people in Mozambique and left 100,000 people homeless in Madagascar, Mozambique and Malawi, is tropical…

South Africa's apples and pears recovering from drought

The Western Cape Agriculture Department says the apple and pear export sector may be recovering from the impact of an ongoing drought. Senior Agricultural…

Focus on Tarocco Ippolito

After discussing the production and markets of 'chem free' citrus fruit, FreshPlaza has decided to focus on the most popular Sicilian blood orange variety - Tarocco Ippolito.…

Sprout growing brothers Herbert nominated for Agricultural Business of the Year 2022

First fully automatic Brussels sprout harvesting robot now live at R. and J. Herbert

Sprouts are one of the most difficult crops to grow, and also to harvest, involving a lot of expensive manual work. Brothers Jan and Ronald Herbert grew up with sprouts. They…

Researchers use CRISPR-Cas9 to rid chicory of 'bitter genes'

Researchers have managed to create chicory that contains hardly any bitter substances. They used the renowned CRISPR-Cas9 technology for this. They switched…

Will better contract prices be high enough to cover growing potato demand in the future?

Potato growers acknowledge and appreciate better contract prices. All inputs have shown rising prices in the last months, going from energy to fertilizers,…

Tenth International Blueberry Conference will have a hybrid formula

The next and 10th edition of the International Blueberry Conference is just ahead of us. After a year-long break related to the pandemic and the organization of online-only…

Iran - EAEU trade also up: 33% y-o-y in nine months

Trade between Iran and Russian Federation nears record highs

The trade turnover between Russia and Iran is likely to reach record-breaking $4 billion as of 2021 year-end: Russian Trade Representative in Iran Rustam…

Portugal: Sales of Madeira bananas down 4.8%

The commercialisation of bananas produced in Madeira in 2021 was 20,2000 tons, which represents a decrease of 4.8 percent compared to the previous year,…

Ports of Shanghai and LA join forces to create transpacific green shipping corridor

The ports of Shanghai and Los Angeles have announced a partnership aiming to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with the creation of a "green…

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