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Greenhouse Director of Production - Center Moriches (NY) USA

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GLOBAL OVERVIEW TOMATOES

This season a common theme in the global tomato market is increasing pressure from viruses such as the ToBRV, as well as continued abnormal weather patterns and rising…

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Greenhouse Director of Production - Center Moriches (NY) USA

Consumption still growing on organic and conventional Brussels sprouts

Supplies of Brussels sprouts are strong coming from the West Coast. “The fields in Washington are projected to have promotable volume all the way through January,” says Andres…

Logistics the biggest hurdle for Peruvian grape growers this season

Good volumes on newer grape varieties--so is the outlook for the Peruvian table grape crop, which is just getting underway. For Long Beach, CA-based DLJ Produce, its harvest…

Fruit Logistica postponed to 5-7 April 2022

The fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic is worsening the situation in many European countries. At the same time, the industry's wish to meet in person…

Backlog in Southern California ports creates setbacks for local agri industry

Los Angeles and Long Beach ports have a backup of cargo ships that extends all the way to San Diego. As this is exacerbated by a shortage of truck drivers and…

ABC

Weekly Argentinean blueberry arrivals

Total weekly blueberry shipments from Argentina to the US at 417 tons in week 46

Total weekly blueberry arrivals from Argentina to the US stood at 417 tons in week 46, compared to 804 tons last season. Of these shipments, 30 tons were send via air freight,…

The farmworkers in California’s fire zones

When wildfires force thousands of Californians to evacuate, a little-known 'ag pass' program lets employers keep farmworkers on the job. In August, 2020, a…

Frozen cauliflower, TJ Farms Select brand

Flagship Food Group recalls frozen cauliflower due to possible health risk

Flagship Food Group of Eagle, Idaho is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of frozen cauliflower, TJ Farms Select brand, because it has the…

USDA

US table grape storage numbers still on downward trend year-on-year

The number of California table grapes in storage on the West Coast is still significantly lower compared to this time last year. The Western Fruit Report - Grape Cold Storage…

Apple-growing areas in Washington State: Trends in net use

The United States is the second-largest global producer of apples and 70% of these apples come from Washington State. The main apple-growing areas in…

Special Greenhouse

Idroterm Serre

A system to reduce greenhouse heating costs

The cold season has started and with it comes concerns about the increased cost of the fuel used to heat protected crops. According to Idroterm Serre, it is essential to…

Global focus citrus

Lower volumes, but larger sizes for late Turkish mandarin varieties

The late varieties of Turkish mandarins are expected to start shortly. Overall there have been lower volumes, but larger sizes for these late varieties. The Turkish currency…

Retail

Dreamstime

A record-high amount of Americans aren’t buying any gifts this holiday season

Ministers want progress in December, concrete elements of a Canadian grocery code by March

US: Uber donated 100,000 meals to Albertsons Companies' Nourishing Neighbors program for Thanksgiving seasonUber Technologies, Inc. announced their support of grocery partner…

Hawaii: Food Hubs receive $1 million for statewide expansion

In Hawaii, a collective of statewide food hubs has a plan to get more crops from small farmers to businesses, institutions and families that want locally grown…

Northern Peru

Lambayeque exported 35,108 tons of blueberries in past five months

According to the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, from June to date, Lambayeque district exported 35,108 tons of blueberries to different…

IQonsulting

Chilean Blueberry Committee Crop & Exports Report. Week 46

US and Asia have received 44.5% and 48% respectively to date

Last week (46) exports observed again showed lower volumes than previous seasons, reaching 939 tons, 8.4% less than the same week of the previous season. The total to date is…

Optomni

Australian supply chain optimization platform set for major fresh produce pilot

A leading Queensland fresh produce company is set to trial an emerging digital trading and supply chain optimisation platform, which is hoped to boost operations and…

David Zahlan - Alexanders Fruit Market

How rain can make you lose $250,000 in an hour

David Zahlan, Director at Alexanders Fruit Market was visiting a farm in Cobram, Victoria this week where he saw first-hand the damage that can be done by an hour's worth of…

Australian vegetable exports resilient, despite ongoing challenges

Despite rising freight costs, a rapid increase in farm input costs, difficulties with international shipping as well as labor shortages, Australian vegetable…

Backpackers careful about returning to Australia

The Australian government has re-opened the international border to backpackers, but it seems the farming industry has some work to do to entice travellers…

Stuart Butcher - Tomahawk

Switch-over from air to sea-freight litchis in Europe will be quicker this year

Successive days of rain and overcast conditions in Malelane, Mpumalanga, have been holding back the start of the harvest of the Mauritius litchi variety. “It’s been very…

China officially kicks off the sixth edition of 'Chilean week'

The 25th of November was the first day of the 'Chilean week' in Beijing. The sixth edition of the 'Chilean week' is a hybrid event that combines online and in-person…

Aerospring Hydroponics:

“There’s a foreseeable future with hydroponics in every home”

“Aerospring’s mission is to make fresh produce accessible to everyone by creating versatile and efficient hydroponic products that can be used in homes and commercial…

China-Chile trade to reach record high in 2021

According to a recent forecast by the Chilean Ambassador in Beijing, Luis Schmidt, economic cooperation between China and Chile is expected to hit a record high by surpassing…

Moslem Naceur, Biocoop:

“Treating fruit and vegetables as if they were jewels, that’s the key to success!”

Moslem Naceur recently embarked on a new adventure as the head of the fruit and vegetable department of the new Biocoop store in Thonon-les-Bains. “Following my professional…

Exploring Bejo's World

"Robots must become the new multi-functional field workers"

The 'Exploring Bejo's World' online event's last day focused on agriculture's future. Pixelfarming Robotics and Farmwise introduced their answer to the question of how to meet…

Busy times for Polish apple exporters

“December and the following months should come with even stronger demand”

It’s busy times for Polish apple traders, as one exporter states he’s fully filled with orders over the next two weeks. Demand overall has been strong this year and is…

Kees Havenaar, Frutas Luna:

"Peppers, mini cucumbers positive exceptions on 'dead' Spanish greenhouse vegetable market"

It is, by no means, crazy on the Spanish greenhouse vegetable market at the moment. So says Kees Havenaar of Frutas Luna in the Netherlands. "Trade has been…

Pistachios, walnuts, and almonds will have the biggest reductions

The world production of nuts will fall by 8% this campaign

According to the forecasts of the International Nuts and Dried Fruit Council (INC), the world production will produce 4.99 million tons of nuts this season…

Why has orange consumption decreased?

According to a study on the per capita consumption of fruits in Central Europe during the last 15 years, specifically in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg,…

"A manufacturing breakthrough in packaging sustainability"

The latest food packaging technology has provided a major leap forward for the sustainability of heat-sealed fresh produce punnets and trays. A series of new punnet and tray…

Will Hill - FruPro

New digital market place about to launch

It has often been said that the fresh produce industry has been slow to modernise and adapt to new situations, but is that now changing? The whole industry is being forced to…

Neil Ashton - Packaging Automation

"We have the most advanced and market ready tray sealer"

Over the years there have been continued calls from fruit packers for faster, more efficient tray sealing machines and now one UK company has come up with the technology to do…

"We say that this machine is the first of a new generation of peelers"

Forsfood celebrated the Company's 30th anniversary by launching a new generation of peeling machines. The new peeler answers challenges in the peeling process for the 2020s,…

Hudson Express made inaugural call to Jacksonville Port Authority

Hapag-Lloyd adds JAXPORT to its AL3 service

Hapag-Lloyd’s 7,000TEU Hudson Express has made its inaugural call to the Jacksonville Port Authority (JAXPORT) as part of the Atlantic Loop 3 (AL3) container service which…

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