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Master Hydroponics Grower - Bethesda (MD) USA

Commercial Director - ROA (To be based in Malaysia)

Senior Grower Leafy Greens & Herbs - Moss, Norway

Grower medicinal Cannabis - Zurich Switzerland

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Canadian cherries move back into the French market

For the first time in five years, France will allow Canadian cherries back into the country. In those five years, France hasn’t allowed the stone fruit in due to the approved…

Nick Maglio with ProEx Food

“We are a single source that handles all automation needs”

The need for automation is higher than ever. Processors of fresh produce have been struggling to fill open positions on their processing lines, even prior to Covid. As a…

West Coast heat could trigger supply gaps

As spiked temperatures continue to hang over parts of the West Coast--some climbing over 100 degrees--growers are watching and assessing how the heat may affect their crops.…

Increased domestic and imported mandarins challenge U.S. market

Supplies of both domestic and imported mandarins are ample at the moment, making for a tough market. Currently Clementines and Novas are largely being exported to the U.S.…

Tech startup launches platform to digitize and connect produce supply chain

Starting this month, five produce exporters from Latin America, which together handle 9,000 containers a year, begin using the Export Management System created especially for…

US almond shipments still strong - despite Covid challenges

Despite the ongoing challenges presented by Covid-19, overall almond shipments seem to remain strong. Fresno County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobsen said it has…

Florida OLL sweet oranges: alternatives to Valencia

University of Florida (UF) citrus breeders have been working with Citrus Hall of Fame grower/researcher Orie Lee and his family for nearly 20 years to develop…

Job Offers:

Sales Director

Abundant Robotics

Abundant Robotics ends fruit harvesting business

Abundant Robotics, agricultural robotics company from a Hayward, California, has shut its doors. According to a memo about Abundant’s liquidation obtained by The Robot Report,…

Nick Bakelaar (Spot): "Lower Egyptian, Spanish productions after last season's oversupply"

"Year-round sweet potatoes from the US, until new crop harvested"

In the United States, the current sweet potato season is slowly winding down. "We've stopped exporting from some fields. That's due to quality requirements.…

Summary of event

How German supply chain law will affect Ecuadorian banana producers

The effects of the law on the banana industry were analyzed in an event organized by the Ecuadorian Banana Cluster on June 30th. The new law brings…

Special Automation

Robot on the cutting edge of improving organic farming

Strawberries are a crop often targeted by all kinds of pests. “We're focusing on strawberries,” said Adam Stager of TRIC Robotics. “The pests that we're…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

Sandy Booth - New Forest Fruit

Strawberry crop back on track, but poor weather means less demand

The UK strawberry harvest in now in full swing and New Forest Fruit, one of the earlier growers in the UK are back on track after a late start due to less than optimal growing…

Retail

Dreamstime

Tops has teamed with Satur Farms

Fresh Thyme Market is partnering with RangeMe

US: Schnuck Markets names Ted Schnuck executive vice president, supermarketsTed Schnuck has been named executive vice president, supermarkets at Schnuck Markets, the St.…

Avocado will be the best-selling tropical fruit in the world in 2030

According to the Agricultural Outlook 2021-2030 report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Food and Agriculture…

Venezuela's banana production is affected by the lack of gasoline and by natural phenomena

40% of the banana plantations in the states of Zulia, Merida, Tachira, and Trujillo are currently affected by the lack of gasoline and by natural phenomena.…

"When supply is abundant, we have the opportunity to get more consumers into the product"

Increased avocado production providing more opportunities for Australian growers

A major Australian avocado producer is expecting some of the biggest crops that the country has ever produced in 2021, which will lead to more opportunities both domestically…

The color of your fruit and vegetables matters

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has designated 2021 as a special year to recognise the health and economic benefits of fruit and…

The world's most expensive grapes

Ruby Roman grapes are an extremely rare kind of fruit. Only 2,400 bunches of these grapes are produced each year and the reason for such low yield is simple…

Rockit™ apples doing well at Costco Japan

The first container of Rockit™ apples to arrive at Costco Wholesale Japan has done well, selling out in just seven days. Rockit’s General Manager Global Sales, Mark Pay, says…

Del Monte Philippines Inc. becomes Asia’s leading pineapple exporter

Del Monte Philippines Inc. (DMPI) has become Asia’s leading pineapple exporter, with dominant market share in China and as top three supplier in Japan and…

Chinese farmers earn millions from livestreaming fruit on China’s TikTok

In 2018, Jin Guowei was heavily indebted, peddling fruit to tourists in the streets of Lijiang, Yunnan. Now he’s Brother Pomegranate, an Internet sensation…

Egyptian sweet potato season has kicked off

“I’d say there’s be about 20 to 30% more volumes of sweet potatoes this year”

It’s not been very busy yet since the Egyptian sweet potato season started. With the American sweet potato season still going, as well as the Honduras season, demand is…

Charles Rossouw – Roslé Citrus

Great quality meets the right game plan

On the banks of the Olifants River, in Limpopo’s Loskop Valley, it’s been a good season for citrus.“The internal quality and the colour of the fruit are super this year,”…

“We’re hoping for a much steadier fig season this year”

The Turkish fig season has recently kicked off. One exporter states the weather has been a lot better for the various regions than it was last year. Volumes will be similar,…

Cardboard protects, allows visibility, and is sustainable

"There are three crucial factors when it comes to packaging soft fruit - protection, product visibility, and sustainability," says Wouter Wigman, Marketing and…

Exclusive London event celebrates the versatility of the European Picota cherry

On Thursday 1 July, European Picota cherries were delighted to host an exclusive trade event at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair, London to mark the return…

It's finally summer in Europe, and the melon market's improving

In Europe, people have had to be patient. When June arrived, so did the summer temperatures. At last. And, in the Netherlands, that was immediately reflected in melon sales.…

World's largest cherry is grown in Italy

Farmers group Coldiretti claims the world's largest cherry has been grown in Italy, and the group filed it with Guinness World Records yesterday. The enormous…

TR4 Seminar:

‘Addressing the Global Knowledge Gap on diagnostic tools, protocols and their applications for Fusarium Wilt of Musa Tropical Race 4’

The World Banana Forum and the FAO Regional Office of Latin America and the Caribbean are invite industry players to join them for a Technical Webinar on:…

Tropical and sub-tropical climates, Arrigoni proposes the Net House system with Robuxta®

The primary sector of tropical and sub-tropical countries is now booming and, alongside more traditional crops, the production of pomegranate and berry fruits (raspberry,…

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