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Advisor / Account manager horticulture Japan

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The delicate work of keeping herbs cold

Keeping the cold chain intact is always critical when transporting produce. But it may be particularly more important in moving herbs. “Herbs are a highly perishable item with…

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Advisor / Account manager horticulture Japan

New plantings, sustainable farming

Florida grapefruit growers embrace a more optimistic outlook

"It gives me a lot of joy when I'm driving through growing regions to see Florida growers are planting new grapefruit orchards." Melanie Sallin Ressler of IMG Enterprises,…

High US sweet potato volume pushes pricing down

There are too many sweet potatoes. So says Kristi Hocutt of Triple J Produce in Sims, North Carolina, who notes that there are especially too many sweet potatoes in North…

PEI potato planting passes halfway mark, growers worry about high costs

Prince Edward Island potato growers are past the halfway mark in planting what is proving to be the most expensive crop in history.The conflict in the Ukraine,…

Anyone for an avocado wine?

With more than 500 known avocado varieties in the world, several grown in North America, wine aficionados have previously ventured into avocado wine "pairing" but not "producing."…

Lipman Family Farms announces leadership succession process

Lipman Family Farms announced that after 13 years as Lipman Family Farms’ first independent chief executive, Kent Shoemaker intends to retire in 2023. Shoemaker will remain in…

Brix is a key issue for Florida Citrus Mutual

Florida Citrus Mutual President Glenn Beck and Executive Vice President/CEO Matt Joyner recently met with members of Florida’s congressional delegation and…

Hazel Tech's CEO speaks on Zero food waste advancements

Hazel Technologies Inc. announces co-founder and CEO Dr. Aidan Mouat’s panel appearance at the third annual Sustainable Produce Summit (SPS) on June 2. The…

Fact finding investigation finds ‘vigorous’ competition in container shipping

FMC Commissioner Rebecca Dye on Tuesday released her long-awaited final report from her fact finding investigation into the effects of COVID-19 on the ocean…

Dianna Fioravanti-Ashikwe appointed Managing Director of Kuehne+Nagel Canada

Kuehne+Nagel has announced the appointment of Dianna Fioravanti-Ashikwe as Managing Director for Canada as of June 1, 2022. In her tenure she will be…

Organic Produce Summit

Final OPS ed session looks at Regenerative Ag 101

As regenerative agriculture reshapes the production of how food is grown, a panel of large-scale organic growers will discuss their involvement with this new method of growing…

Global Focus Cooling and Logistics

CMA CGM launches ACSA 5 connecting Asia with Mexico, Guatemala & Chile

CMA CGM has announced the launch of ACSA 5 connecting Asia with Mexico, Guatemala and Chile from June 2022. ACSA 5 will be complementing the 3 ACSA services already offered by…

Retail

Dreamstime

GPA said its board has approved its participation in a buyback program of Exito S.A.

Vallarta Supermarkets has launched a pilot partnership with Flashfood

Largest U.S. grocers make Top 25 Global Retailers listSeven of the largest U.S. grocery retailers were among the 10 biggest companies in the GlobalData’s Top 25 Global…

To drive smarter and more sustainable supply chain:

Lineage Logistics and Bay Grove acquire Turvo

Lineage Logistics, the world’s largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, announced it has acquired Turvo Inc., a leading…

Nonprofit partners with food delivery service to expand reach

Brighter Bites, a nonprofit organization that delivers fresh fruits and vegetables along with nutrition education resources directly into families’ hands,…

Onion Market and Crop Update for June 2, 2022

Northwest storage shippers finished, making more room for the fresh onion market

Dan Borer with Keystone Fruit Marketing in Walla Walla, WA, told us on June 1 that demand is typical for early June. “If you look at the numbers over the last…

Asian Citrus Psyllid detected in Tulare County

The citrus industry is being advised to be extra vigilant about preventing Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) infestation following recent ACP detections in Tulare…

Automated drones could scare birds off fields

In the future, cameras could spot blackbirds feeding on grapes in a vineyard and launch drones to drive off birds, then return to watch for the next invading…

RADA assisting Jamaican growers to solve mystery watermelon disease

Following complaints by farmers in Jamaica about their watermelon yields being affected by a “mystery disease”, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has…

“Egyptian grapes have become a golden brand across the world, however supply will certainly be affected”

The Egyptian grape season has started and Egyptian growers are trying to remain positive after a couple of decimating years. The costs of running the operation have increased…

New blueberry variety a ‘Delight’

Costa operates a globally recognised Variety Improvement Program, developing new blueberry varieties which are licensed in regions including the Americas, Morocco, China, and…

Ros Harvey - The Yield

"We already achieve nearly 95% accuracy at fruit set in perennial crops at site and category level"

The Yield is an agricultural technology company that transforms food and farming practices with scalable digital technology. Using real-time data and AI to power their…

It has been promoted for planting in Hainan, Guangdong and other regions

The Chinese Academy of Thermal Sciences developed a new variety of "Rock Sugar Red Pineapple"

Recently, the Chinese Academy of Thermal Sciences has successfully bred a new variety of rock sugar red pineapple, the skin of which is orange-red, and the…

Shanghai reopening, itinerary cancellations and ILWU negotiations mark June as a key month

Shipments from Shanghai fell by 25% in April, due to lockdowns due to COVID-19, an amount by no means small. We will now have to wait for the impact on the…

Specialty mushrooms segment witnesses steady growth

Opportunities in Europe for Chinese shiitake producer

Internationally, the market for shiitake and other specialty mushrooms is steadily growing year on year. The Chinese company Imperial Garden Biotech supplies the global…

Jaipur airport's new international cargo terminal is now functional

The international cargo terminal is now functional at the Jaipur International Airport. The terminal had its inauguration on Wednesday. Rahul Nagre,…

China will step up its fruit and vegetable supply capacity to keep prices stable

The country is encouraging local governments to get a clear picture of the acreage, variety, output of vegetables in the field, and the variety and output of…

Video Tomato market in full swing; plenty to talk about at Global Tomato Congress

After two and a half years, the Global Tomato Congress was held again on May 24. Tomato specialists from the entire supply chain traveled to the Dutch city of The Hague. The…

Eddy Kreukniet, Exsa Europe:

"Hopefully the Egyptian grape season's late start won't clash with India too much"

The Egyptian grape season has begun at Exsa Europe in the Netherlands. "The cold spring delayed the start by ten days later, but because of this, we expect a quality season.…

Esasem's Tybello F1 new tasteful Datterino

Italian datterino tomatoes in the spotlight

A large number of tomato growers, cultivation technicians, and plant breeders recently attended the 'Datterino Tybello F1 Open Day' held at Vitalunga, a cultivation company…

Mts. Koenraadt-Heerink expands to 20+ hectares of sweet potatoes

"Dutch sweet potato yields must be higher to cover costs"

Five years ago, Mts. Koenraadt-Heerink started growing sweet potatoes on a trial basis in the Netherlands. Over the years, the acreage has grown from less than one to three,…

The BelOrta Greenhouse is a crowd pleaser

"We want to tell people the story of local cultivation"

Regular fairgoers will undoubtedly have noticed it already: the BelOrta Greenhouse. This greenhouse/food truck hybrid is increasingly appearing at trade shows and is regularly…

Flavor stories in fresh produce

Historically, food innovations came from technology and breeding efforts. All new products were pushed into the market, hoping to succeed, and brands were built around one…

Opening wholesale cherry prices in Moldova will not last more than a week

The first offers of wholesale cherries appeared on the Moldovan market last week, and the starting range of wholesale prices was – 40-50 MDL/kg…

Potato planted area in Europe forecast to remain stable amid increased input costs

According to market participants, preliminary estimations show that there is expected to be a marginal growth in the area devoted to potato production, if any,…

Can seaweed replace pesticides for apples?

Researchers who are part of an international consortium are studying the replacement of pesticides with seaweed compounds in the treatment of diseases that…

Fresh vegetable and fruit exports from the Netherlands to Saudi Arabia decreased

Dutch agri-food exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) & Saudi Arabia increased in 2021. The two countries make up the biggest market share of the Dutch export to the Gulf…

France assists Guimaras to prepare mango for EU

The French government is helping the province of Guimaras in the Philippines to develop the geographic indication (GI) for its sweet mango products in…

Britain is one shock away from a food crisis, experts warn

The UK is one global shock away from a food crisis, experts have warned, as the country is overly reliant on the rest of the world for staple goods. Britain’s…

Ukrainian blueberry growers who are trying to keep going face uncertainty

AbbGrowers' Fred Douven is optimistic about the European blueberry season

“Blueberries are doing well,” says Fred Douven, CEO of abbGrowers. This Dutch company’s activities include cultivating, marketing, and processing blueberries. In early April,…

10.5% of the global fleet is still unavailable due to supply chain delays

Vessel delays are finally abating somewhat, and the terminal congestion indicators are also showing signs of improvement. That said, the congestion situation…

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