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Nursery Manager - Guyra (NSW) Australia

Territory Sales Manager

General Manager Poland

Compost and Mushroom Technology Specialist

Territory Sales Rep for expansion in Western United States (OR, WA, ID, MT, UT)

Commerciale Italia – Settore frutta e verdura

Nursery Supervisor, Saanich Forestry Centre - Victoria (BC) Canada

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Promotional opportunities will be available in February

Higher volumes of Ecuador dragon fruit entering US market

The popularity of dragon fruit in the U.S. has been increasing the past few years and this has led to an expansion of the fruit’s production in Latin American countries.…

Greenhouse leafy green growers maximize opportunities

An increasing interest from consumers in local produce as well as growing concerns over food safety are two trends leading to increased opportunities for greenhouses growing…

Joe Barsi named President of California Giant Berry Farms

As the new year and a new decade rolls in, California Giant continues its path of building a strong future for the company announcing Joe Barsi as their new President. Barsi’s…

Southern Specialties ramps up Mexican asparagus deal

Asparagus from Mexico to be shipped to US end of January

Southern Specialties, a grower, importer, processor and distributor of asparagus is ramping up its Mexican asparagus deal. The company is preparing to ship asparagus, grown in…

USApple responds to Dirty Dozen list

Many, many periodicals regularly present their own 'Dirty Dozen of Fruit and Veg' (these are fruits or vegetables that contain the highest amounts of…

University of Idaho research

Drones as effective tools for fruit farmers

In the last few years, more and more farmers are using drones to increase efficiency. Drones help farmers improve yields and stay ahead of problems before they…

Registration for Organic Produce Summit 2020 now open

General attendee and retailer registration for the fifth annual Organic Produce Summit is now open on the OPS website. OPS 2020, the only event dedicated exclusively to…

Mr. Avocado brings ready-to-eat avocados to Harbin, China

At the beginning of 2020, Mr. Avocado, a leading Chinese brand of ready-to-eat avocados, was officially launched in the “Ice City” Harbin through B.U.T Mart with a large-scale…

Brazil and Canada boosted the growth of Spanish exports outside the EU in 2019

According to statistics from the Customs and Excise Department, Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable exports to non-European countries during the first ten months…

LG presents a smart greenhouse to grow vegetables in the kitchen

Due to the upcoming edition of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the main fairs and congresses on consumer technologies that will take place in Las Vegas (Nevada,…

Special Fruit Logistica

SAKATA to showcase oriental range

Sakata Vegetables Europe, a company originating from Japan, will be exhibiting its oriental crops at Fruit Logistica 2020. Over the three days of the trade fair visitors will…

Global Focus Bananas

EU tariffs on Ecuadorian bananas decrease

Starting in 2020, Ecuador will compete on equal terms with Colombia, Peru, and Costa Rica in the export of bananas to the European Union, thanks to the…

Retail

T&T Supermarkets launched e-commerce

Winstanley Enterprises and Surrey Equities acquired 23-property Stop & Shop supermarket portfolio

US: Fairway supermarkets approaching bankruptcy, report saysNew York City-based supermarket chain Fairway is approaching another bout with bankruptcy, according to reports.…

Hazelnut Marketing Board launches new contest

Chef competition promotes recipes with Oregon hazelnuts

The Hazelnut Marketing Board (HMB) invites chefs to bring their culinary skills to the table with a signature Oregon Hazelnut recipe for a chance to win a cash…

Dormant foliar disease becomes dominant in New York onions

Cornell University scientists have discovered that the long-dormant Stemphylium leaf blight disease is the cause of an increase in dieback of onion crops in…

Marketing veteran with deep agricultural roots joins Ten Acre Marketing

With over 20 years of experience in agriculture and marketing, Erin Dickson joins Ten Acre marketing as Senior VP of Strategy. Dickson will take the lead on…

USDA transitions to new data source to improve market news reporting accuracy

On Jan. 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) transitioned to a different system to more accurately capture…

El Paso County - Colorado

US: First foodborne botulism death in more than decade

The death of an El Paso County woman this past September has since been officially blamed on foodborne botulism, the first death of its kind in a decade.…

Major movement in organic greenhouse vegetable market does not materialize

December is not the busiest month for organic greenhouse vegetable growers, so it is also quieter at the sales offices. That, however, does not mean people sat still in the…

Marie-Laure Heyberger, Ligne directe Production:

Launch of an eco-friendly packaging range

In a context where the preservation of the environment is at the heart of consumers’ concerns, waste management and the use of eco-friendly packaging has become an unavoidable…

José Illan, Tresacois:

“Slow start for the French kiwi campaign”

“The French kiwi campaign is starting slowly,” according to José Illan, commercial director of the Tresacois farm located in the south of France. “The market is not very…

Machine manufacturer Schomaker Convenience Technik tackles fruit and vegetable industry:

"In the end, it doesn't make much difference if you process meat or vegetables"

Fruit and vegetables are becoming increasingly important in people's diets. The health trend among young people is causing consumption to rise, but climate change also plays a…

Carl van de Wiel, Agro Centre Holland:

"This spring we will have a significant shortage of red onions"

The export of red onions went smoothly in the first months of the season. The bottlenecks in India led to enormously high demand in the country and in the markets that the…

Pieter de Ruiter, 4Fruit Company:

"Dutch kaki market does a 180 after tough months"

The first months of the Spanish kaki season were not easy. That is putting it mildly. However, the market turned around completely between Christmas and New Year. That is…

C. Laffon, of Hnos Fernández López: “Growth of imported bananas without harm to Canary bananas”

"Our growth has gone hand in hand with our investment in the large retail sector"

For the Spanish fruit and vegetable sector, the period that goes from pre-Christmas to Three Kings' Day is not good for sales. "Generally, Spain has a high per capita…

PML partners with GreenSky

Perishable Movements Ltd (PML), handling agent of perishable goods, announces an official partnership with GreenSky, international experts in perishable air freight logistics.…

The container outlook

Container trade forecast to have increased by 2% to 1.3 bn tonnes in 2019

In a normal year, trade volume and capacity overheads alone would be enough to make life difficult for container lines. But the introduction of the sulphur cap from January 1…

Grow food anywhere! The Mexican startup that innovates in agriculture

A Mexican startup is offering the possibility of growing vegetables within the city in a healthy enclosed space and harvesting up to 100 times more than normal. Juan Succar…

Potato war: Colombia takes anti-dumping measures against European frozen french fries

In October of last year, the European Commission (EC) lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) about the import tariffs Colombia has imposed on frozen french…

Asoex 'Blueberry Committee

Chilean blueberry exports to Asia increased by 42%

According to the latest Crop and Export Report published by the Asoex' Blueberry Committee, during week 51, the country exported 10,686 tons of blueberries, a…

Returnable container receives pro-K award

In cooperation with Schoeller Allibert, Germany’s leading optician chain Apollo has developed a returnable container for delivery to its branches. The empty load carrier can…

Japan Citrus Annual

Japan offers opportunities for global lemon farmers

Fruit cultivation in Japan is dominated by citrus production. In particular, growing mandarins - the Unshu Mikan and Chubankan varieties - and kumquats. Over the past 46…

Maersk’s South Asia Director: ‘Lowering logistics costs is key for 2020’

“While the global container demand was lower in 2019 due to weaker growth in the global economy, India witnessed a broad-based slowdown in its import export trade as well…

2020 Avocado supply to the EU Week 1

Israel's avocado shipments to EU at 508,000 cartons

Israel's avocado shipments in week 1 of the new year are at 508,000 4-kg cartons (275,000 Greenskin, 233,000 Hass respectively), with forecasts of almost the same volumes for…

Untimely rains could lead to crop loss

Indian grape exports up 21% from April to October

India’s grapes export went up by 21 percent between April and October 2019, due to an increase in demand from European countries. This could take place after Indian exporters…

Punjab - India

Late blight disease affects 10% potato crop in regions Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur

The extreme cold of the past few weeks has adversely affected crops in the state of Punjab. After it detected signs of late blight in potato in Jalandhar and Hoshiarpur, the…

Roughly one third of food -about 1.3 billion tonnes- is lost or wasted

Combating food waste with a sticker

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization, roughly one third of the food produced globally for human consumption every year — about 1.3 billion tonnes…

Panama rejects a shipment of Spanish purple onions due to the presence of mites

Panama's Food Authority (Aupsa) rejected the entry into Panama of about 162,000 purple onions from Spain after a plague of live and high-risk parasites for…

2020, International Year of Plant Health

40% of food crops in the world are lost due to pests

According to the latest estimates of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), up to 40% of food crops worldwide are lost every year…

UK organic audio – Using carrots as audio couplers

When people have too much time at their hands, they might decide to take a baby carrot and simply plug audio connectors into its flesh, discovering an audio…

Temperature incursions in cold storage containers lead to increased food waste

Over the last two decades, supply chains have witnessed incredible progress with regard to expediting freight movement and improving operational efficiency.…

English - the most widely spoken language in the world

Most proficient (non native) English-speakers?

According to a new report, Northern Europeans are the most fluent (the Netherlands, followed by Sweden, Norway and Denmark).

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