Friday, October 16, 2020
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Sales & Product representative Pot & Garden USA

Supervisor International Horticultural Projects (USA)

Director Of Growing - Carleton (MI) USA

Greenhouse Manager - Cleburne (TX) USA

Sales Manager

Growing Manager young vegetable plants

Sales Agents / Representatives - Germany

Lead Grower California USA

Produce Construction Manager - USA

Sales Manager / Director - West Coast primary, USA

OVERVIEW GLOBAL BLUEBERRY MARKET

In week 42, the blueberry market is mainly dominated by Mexico, Peru and South Africa. Peruvian blueberries in particular are available in all continents. The first shipments…

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Sales & Product representative Pot & Garden USA

North America receives kiwi fruit from New Zealand, Chile, and Italy

Supplies of kiwi are good right now as multiple countries are shipping to the North American market. “We’re steady in our supplies for our customers but generally there seems…

PMA Fresh Summit educational session

How might the outcome of the US election affect trading policies?

One of the topics that was addressed at the PMA educational sessions is how politics affect the produce industry. The focus of the session was the upcoming presidential…

Florida growers optimistic about fall/winter growing season

Following a difficult spring for many Florida growers, fall crops are getting underway and growers feel fairly optimistic. “Everything is on track and looks good,” says…

The event is postponed to September 2-3, 2021

New date announced for the AMHPAC Annual Convention

The Mexican Association of Protected Horticulture (AMHPAC) officially announced a new date for its annual convention. Due to the health contingency of Covid-19…

PMA’s Nancy Tucker announced retirement at Fresh Summit Global Reception

Produce Marketing Association Vice President, Nancy Tucker, announced her retirement at the Fresh Summit 2020 Global Community Reception. Tucker, who has had a…

Peruvian global exporter implements worker recognition program

In order to reward its most committed workers, Camposol has implemented the recognition program “Madre Tierra” (Mother Earth). This program looks for agricultural and industrial…

Chestnut Hill Farms names Martin S. Jensen Director of Program Sales

Chestnut Hill Farms LLC has named Martin S. Jensen as Director of Program Sales. Martin’s ties to CHF run deep. 20 years ago, his first job was loading orders…

Fyffes announces its Human Rights Mitigation Action Plan

As part of their ongoing commitment to respect human rights, Fyffes completed its first ever corporate-wide Human Rights Impact Assessment in January 2020,…

Sunset Rocks™ raises over $200,000 for Brighter Bites®

In its first ever virtual event, Sunset Rocks brought in not one but four major recording artists for an exclusive event that connected the entire industry and…

Special Automation

"Automation grows in South East Asia"

Autogrow has been in business for over 27 years but in the last four years they have been focussing on cloud-based solutions and digital platforms. “That is the future of the…

Global Focus Top Fruit

Pear markets are stable

This year the supplies of pears are higher than in 2019, but less than those of a standard year. Therefore, prices are above average, although it is not clear that the yields…

Argentina doubles its apple exports to Brazil

By the end of the second quarter of the year, Argentine apple exports to Brazil increased by 120% and registered the highest sales volume of the last five…

Retail

Avocado gives locally-based independent grocers power to offer online shopping with same day delivery

Meijer: Free pickup service

US: Top 5 supermarkets for customer servicePublix has taken the No. 1 supermarket spot on Newsweek's Best Customer Service 2021 list. The news magazine partnered with global…

Good Foods™ and Brighter Bites

New partnership aims to "Sack Hunger"

In an effort to help provide fresh foods and resources to the Brighter Bites organization, Good Foods™ is teaming up with the University of Arkansas,…

Project to develop new potato varieties will benefit breeders, growers and consumers

Potatoes are a widely-loved vegetable. Baked, mashed, fried or chipped, they are a tasty treat. But they aren’t perfect. Potatoes present a big challenge for…

Vanguard International reaches gold-level standing in Tru-Cape's Millionaire's Club

Vanguard International joins the prestigious gold-level standing within Tru-Cape’s Millionaire’s Club by exceeding the milestone of 2.5 million cartons of produce purchased.…

Sizzling temperatures in Namibia & Northern Cape

Delayed start to the South African table grape season

In the Orange River region early cultivars can be seven to ten days later than the previous season, mid-season cultivars three to four days later. By the time of the late…

Red colour of new South African mutation ‘Fuji Royal’ generates renewed interest in Fuji apples

SAPO Trust, a Deciduous Fruit Plant Improvement Organisation, says that it’s field days in March this year have gone a long way to revive interest in the Fuji category. In…

'First successful True Potato Seed (TPS) trial in Mozambique shows potential'

A first pilot using True Potato Seed (TPS) in Angonia District, Tete province in Mozambique, conducted by Solidaridad and Solynta shows great potential to drastically improve…

"I wouldn't think there is anyone else out there sugar testing their berries"

How Brix testing strawberries has helped build a strong premium brand in Western Australia

Taking the time to master the taste of strawberries through Brix testing and rigorous selection processes has allowed a Western Australian fresh produce company to build up a…

Nick Polder, NIQ supplies

“Sustainable packaging is sometimes not an option if cardboard can't be used”

Shoppers will soon find snack tomatoes in sustainable packaging in a Dutch supermarket. NIQ Supplies' Nick Polder developed it. Nick's also experimenting with soft fruit and…

Guy Lesvenan, Miles Import:

Stable market for almost all types of exotic fruits

In general, the exotic fruit market is fairly quiet from September to November. At the moment, however, the market for most products is generally quite stable. “It all depends…

Cool Logistics Conference

Remote monitoring and control for the data driven cold container chain

Data is becoming increasingly important in our industry and no more so than now, but how can we collect that data and what do we do with it when we have it? Hanane Becha,…

“Our first season and successful production of raspberries and strawberries”

Since the beginning of this year, a farm belonging to a company specializing in the sale and distribution of fresh dessert soft fruits has been operating near the Polish…

And join as foundation carriers to improve data sharing across the industry

CMA CGM and MSC complete TradeLens integration

Major global container carriers CMA CGM and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) announced they are now integrated onto TradeLens, helping ensure a more fully integrated,…

"Besides South Africa, other countries, such as Chile or Peru also have depleted stocks"

Spanish oranges will face less competition this campaign

The orange campaign in the Spanish province of Castellon is starting with good prices and adequate production volumes, as well as with the prospect that competition from other…

Is this the drive-through supermarket of the future?

What will the supermarket of the future look like? That's something many people are considering. But, there's not yet any single answer. This animation shows a creative store…

Alibaba and Sunac explore research and development of intelligent agriculture

Ma Yun, the founder and CEO of Alibaba, and Zhangsun Hongbin, CEO of Sunac, met in Dezhou to discuss financial investment in the research and development of an intelligent…

Online Durian Festival (Guangxi) stimulates Sino-Malay durian trade

The 2020 Online Sino-Malay Durian Festival officially opened with a ceremony in the Sino-Malay Tax Free Commercial Center, which is located in Qinzhou port in the pilot Free…

Canterbury, New Zealand

Asparagus grower must pay $50,000 in owed wages to workers

A Canterbury asparagus grower's been ordered to pay nearly $50,000 for underpaying staff. Christopher Gray of Motukarara Asparagus was ordered to repay 13…

Emirates Skycargo

Emirates SkyCargo maintains perishables supply chains

Despite the disruption to passenger services caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, Emirates SkyCargo said that during this time, it maintained the supply chain for…

Broom Frio cooling and distribution facility

Chilean company gets foothold in the Netherlands

Op 1 May, the Chilean Broom Group acquired the Dutch company, Saphir's, refrigeration and distribution facilities. These are in Ridderkerk, the Netherlands. They planned to…

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