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Tissue Culture Manager - Warren (MI) USA

Sales Representative North America

Senior Commercial Manager | Murcia, Spain | Fruit

Country Manager | France

Avocados Sales/Marketing Professional - Europe

Looking for an opportunity in India

Procurement & Sales Manager, Potato Division - Lobinstown, Co. Meath, Ireland

European regional agent and new sales manager

Head Grower - Owatonna (Minnesota) USA

Teeltspecialist (Proeftuin & Veredeling) - Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands

Competing with California and Vidalia

Adequate volume on Texas onions

Supplies of Texas onions are currently described as even. “For a normal year, which we are definitely not in, I would think supplies are kind of light. But for the situation we’re in,…

testing of asymptomatic workers: over 120 positive cases

US (NY): COVID-19 outbreak among greenhouse workers

This week officials of the Madison County government confirmed that the greenhouse of Green Empire Farms, employing over 300 employees, dealt with an outbreak…

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Tissue Culture Manager - Warren (MI) USA

PMA Virtual Town Hall

A balance of consistency and flexibility will be necessary to reopen the economy

This week’s PMA virtual town hall focused on the reopening of the economy: what factors should be taken into consideration before, during, and after reopening? The two most…

Supplies of and demand for Mexican raspberries are strong

Supplies of raspberries are currently strong. “Over the last few weeks, Sun Belle’s volumes of raspberries have been about 50 percent more than at the same time last year,”…

Stephanie Swatkow joins Nature Fresh Farms as Director of Marketing

Nature Fresh Farms welcomes seasoned marketer Stephanie Swatkow as new Director of Marketing. Beginning her career in advertising with Young and Rubicam,…

Asia Fruit Logistica reschedules to November

Asia Fruit Logistica is rescheduling to 18-20 November 2020 in Singapore to ensure a successful trade show for every exhibitor and visitor coming from all over…

Measuring body temperature with non-contact forehead thermometers

QA Supplies provides an infrared, non-contact thermometer for 2 in 1 measurement, body temperature and surface temperature. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends…

Produce industry donations

Supporting front-line associates, their families and communities

NatureSweet® Tomatoes is working to transform the lives of their NatureSweet associates, their families, and communities during the COVID‐19 pandemic. When grocery trips…

New American Blend potato medley to arrive in time for Memorial Day

Tasteful Selections® introduced a new, limited-time offering of a unique bite-size medley —American Blend. Mixing sweet and nutty flavors, this new blend offers consistently…

Blue Diamond Growers

110-year anniversary celebrated with key expansions at Central Valley facilities

Blue Diamond Growers marked its 110-year anniversary on May 6th with announcements about the completion of two key infrastructure expansions. The company also was recently…

United Fresh

Virtual trade show provides international exposure

Looking at Mexico’s grape season with optimism

Grape movement is slower than expected currently. “Grapes are not a priority for shoppers right now. We are hoping that with the warmer months ahead and the easing of COVID-19…

Global Focus Melons / Kiwifruit

"Muskmelons from Chinese production areas will enter the market in large volumes in May"

A growing number of seasonal fruits have recently entered the Chinese market as the weather is warming up. One of the most popular fruits among them is the muskmelon. Chinese…

Retail

Launch of the Food Industry Exchange sponsored by FMI powered by The Seam

Albertsons: Intelligent Engagement Platform from Nuance

US: Pandemic pushes shoppers to expand ‘retailer repertoire’Encountering empty shelves and disarray at their regular stores, many U.S. consumers turned to other retailers or…

Organic spring crops out of California in full swing

A&A Organic Farms out of Watsonville, California, is offering a full line of spring-time crops, including organic artichokes, organic sugar snap peas, organic broccoli,…

USDA Southern Region news release Non-citrus Fruits and Nuts

Georgia leads US blueberry production - value up 52 percent from 2018

Florida’s utilized production of avocados was up 88 percent from 2018 and its associated value of production was up 54 percent. After suffering several years of disease and…

Today's important Coronavirus news

Corona-update: Fresh food prices spike in Europe as lockdown continues

As the COVID-19 situation seems to be lightening up here and there, agricultural industries all over the world are still faced with a myriad of problems. Food prices have…

Irina Evstafyeva

University of Florida

US scientists help national team breed better pomegranates

How special are pomegranates? One of the most popular varieties is literally called ‘Wonderful.’ Scientists all over the US, including researchers at the…

McCain Foods responds to Canadian government's Surplus Food Purchase Program

The Canadian government recently announced their $50 million Surplus Food Purchase Program. Max Koeune, President and CEO of McCain Foods, provided the…

Cesare Antonio Palma

Sterile Insect Technique opens new markets for Ecuadorian fruit

Ecuador is one of the largest producers of tropical fruit in the Western Hemisphere. That nation is adding non-traditional fruits to its export portfolio as a…

Katgphoto

Problems regarding New Jersey’s fruit and vegetable harvest

Thousands of migrant workers will soon arrive in New Jersey, to pick fruits and vegetables during the COVID-19 pandemic. But can the farm accommodations and…

Letter sent to congressional leadership

US specialty crop industry highlights COVID-19 employee safety protocols

A national coalition of 64 organizations representing specialty crop producers sent a letter to congressional leadership earlier this week highlighting the…

Hass Avocado Board's holiday recap for Q4

Thanksgiving 2019 saw +33% sales growth for avocados

U.S. shoppers continue to include avocados in their holiday party planning as evidenced in the Hass Avocado Board’s (HAB) latest Holiday Recap for Q4. The HAB…

USDA food purchases to include $25 million worth of orange juice

Citrus Industry reports that U.S. Department of Agriculture food purchases to come this summer will include $25 million worth of orange juice. Florida Citrus…

Rodrigo Aliaga Cydiance

"We know it's been a hard time recently, but we will continue"

The outbreak of COVID-19 has hit a lot of different industries and as it has been developing further worldwide, it now also hits America. New start ups are encountering…

Barbara Botes – Citrus Genesis

First commercial Octubrina volumes from South Africa

The first commercial volumes of the Citrus Genesis’ Octubrina clementine from the Western Cape were exported during April 2020 to Europe. Barbara Botes of Citrus Genesis says…

Daniela Ivanova - Rush Exotics

South African butternut squash has seen bumper prices this season

Butternut squash has been in demand for the last few weeks causing prices to increase. “This season has seen bumper prices for butternut squash, firstly there was a shortage…

South Africa: Perishables specialist strengthens DSV offering

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to many mutually beneficial partnerships being formed – and none more so than within DSV, where most recently Air & Sea and DSV Skyservices…

Alexandre Van Deun, Urban Harvest

“You must be able to sell vertically-farmed goods at competitive prices”

Two years ago, business partners, Alexandre Van Deun and Olivier Paulus, opened one of the very first vertical farms for herbs in Brussels, Belgium. Now, the complete classic…

Joaquín Gómez, of Apoexpa: "Fortunately, they are not Horeca channel products"

"The demand for stone fruit is exceeding the supply"

The harvest of peaches, nectarines and apricots is already in full swing in the Spanish region of Murcia, where the hope is to reach consistent volumes by next week. In…

Survey reveals avocado growers are encouraging pollinators

A survey of avocado growers in Western Australia's South West Region found that three-quarters of the respondents have encouraged pollinators such as insects and birds onto…

UK: Concern about strawberry oversupply and lack of labour

The UK strawberry season is getting underway with the early glasshouse fruit already on the shelves. “We are well into strawberries and will start raspberries and blackberries…

The European ban on using gene-editing is driving the potato breeder to look overseas to remain globally competitive

Robert Graveland, HZPC: “Europe is not capable of adding value to its innovations”

“Improving potato varieties is our company’s core business,” says Robert Graveland, HZPC’s Research Director. This Dutch company has focused on potato breeding, seed potato…

Thies Claußen, Quality Manager Global Fruit Point LLC:

"Sustainable renaissance of recognition and appreciation of high-quality food"

The current corona crisis is causing some difficulties for Germany's fruit importers: The bureaucracy concerning the procurement of goods has increased enormously and with it,…

Frank Coppens new CEO Plant Sciences Europe BV

To lead its deliberate plans for expansion, Plant Sciences Europe BV has appointed Mr. Frank Coppens as its new CEO. He will start June 1st . PSE will be well…

Start of South African citrus season characterized by uncertainty

The South African citrus season kicked off at the beginning of April. The first lemons have already arrived in Dutch ports, and grapefruits will soon follow.…

Corona crisis disrupts potato processing industry

The Dutch potato processing industry is virtually at a standstill due to the out-of-home market falling away. It is looking for alternative destinations for a huge potato…

app helps growers make most out of their TAPKIT

"Growing is not only about the right hardware, but also about knowledge and crop support"

With the TAPKIT, a 500 m2 greenhouse enabling growers to start-up their own hydroponic venture, TAP has brought hydroponic growing within reach of many growers all around the world.…

Cooperatie DOOR expects a different balance between personal and online contact:

"Discussion and trading can be done well via video calls"

How is the fresh produce sector moving towards the one and a half meter society? Will working from home become the new normal? Is e-commerce accelerating? Will the supermarket…

Italian apple market has experienced considerable turbulence and swings

Since the COVID-19 lockdown has been in force in Italy and many other European countries, the market for apples has experienced considerable turbulence and swings. An analysis…

A proposal from RK Growers

Saving on the harvest of small fruits is possible

An innovative and simple system to facilitate the picking of small fruits is being proposed by RK Growers. It can be used for cherries and raspberries as well. The system is simple…

The outbreak of COVID-19 had limited impact on Chinese goji berry production

In Qinghai, the harvest season of Chinese goji berries begins in the last week of August and continues until the middle of October. The export season generally lasts until…

"The tomatoes will enter the Chinese market in large volumes this autumn"

"Chinese production of the tomato variety 'Crown Vegetable 106' grows every year"

"The surface area devoted to tomato plantation in China is huge and varied, including greenhouse plantations in north China and open-field plantations in south…

Russia consolidates its position as the main destination for Argentine pears

Argentine pear and apple exports experienced a significant increase during the first quarter of 2020, as they grew by 30% and 22% respectively, according to data published by…

Dreamstime.com

Ghana: GEPA CEO announces enormous increase in export of Non-Traditional Exports

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Exports Promotion Authority, Dr. Afua Asabea Asare, has revealed that due to some interventions the Exports Promotion…

Ksenia Kolesnikova

Indian agri industry goes digital

The lockdown restrictions imposed by the government brought all sectors to a grinding halt, including agriculture. With trucks forced to go off roads and…

Spanish scientists develop alternative to plastics with kenaf fiber

Researchers from the Spanish Scientific and Technological Research Center of Extremadura (Cicytex) have developed a biodegradable material from bioplastic and…

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