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Category Manager (Mangoes, Melons & Pines) - Sydney or Brisbane, Australia

General Manager - Commercial | Murcia, Spain | Fruit

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Head of Farming | Ukraine

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Dan Wahl, President and CEO of Growers Are Us:

“French beans and English sweet peas are becoming more popular in the US”

French beans are a produce item that have been increasing in popularity in the US in the past years. “This is an item that is really nice for a side dish, and it has really…

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Category Manager (Mangoes, Melons & Pines) - Sydney or Brisbane, Australia

Domestic availability ramping up

Blackberries coming out of difficult spring

Following a late winter/early spring of COVID-19 related challenges, blackberry supplies and demand look stronger going into the next season. Right now,…

Limoneira reports their Q2 financial results

"Our fresh lemon volume increased 13.5% during the second fiscal quarter"

Limoneira Company reported financial results for the second quarter ended April 30, 2020. Harold Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,…

Mango market in Canada regains footing

Supplies of Mexican mangoes in the Canadian market are steady. Giorgio Ceciarelli of GC Imports based in Toronto, Canada says supplies are as usual currently and production…

Hazel Technologies partners with Dominican tropical fruits producer

"Our expectation is to consistently achieve over 30% longer shelf-life"

Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-funded technology company delivering new solutions for fresh produce to extend shelf-life, increase sales, and fight food waste, announced a…

Awe Sum Organics

New crop organic blueberries from the Pacific Northwest

Awe Sum Organics can now offer new crop, organic blueberries from the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The blueberries have a sweet flavor and a hint of…

Driscoll’s responds to Rancho Laguna Farms dispute

A dispute has arisen between Rancho Laguna Farms and its employees about the level of wages. Driscoll’s released the following statement about the issue: “Thank…

USDA proposes changes in handling requirements for Florida tomatoes

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing changes to the handling requirements under the federal marketing order for tomatoes grown in Florida. The…

Wonderful Pistachios No Shells Chili Roasted and Honey Roasted win IRI “Rising Star” award

Wonderful Pistachios No Shells Chili Roasted and Honey Roasted were named a “Rising Star” in the Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) New Product Pacesetters Report. This report…

Organic Trade Association

COVID-19 will shape organic industry in 2020 after banner year in 2019

The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic this year – and its enormous impact on everyday lives – has already had dramatic consequences for the organic sector in 2020. As shoppers…

Special Asia

Rafael Henrique

Alibaba showcases seasonal Thai fruit

Seasonal Thai fruit should receive a boost from Alibaba's mid-year online sale, China's biggest online shopping event since the Covid-19 lockdowns. Imported…

Global Focus Logistics / cooling

sennder joins forces with Everoad to become “Everoad by sennder”

sennder, European leader in the digitalization of road freight transport, today announces its merger with French freight tech company Everoad. The strategic alliance is the…

Retail

Walmart is coming out of the COVID-19 crisis as a clear winner in grocery

Amazon has added large warehouse space

Amazon just signed a lease on a huge NYC warehouse used by one-time rival Jet.ComAmazon is leasing a large warehouse space in the South Bronx that, until recently, had been…

Bonnie Lundblad elected new chair of New Jersey Peach Promotion Council

Bonnie Lundblad was recently elected chair of the 70-year-old New Jersey Peach Promotion Council, replacing Santo John Maccherone, long time chair who stepped…

Gulf Citrus Growers Association elects Ron Mahan as President

Ron Mahan of Tamiami Citrus, LLC has been elected president of the Gulf Citrus Growers Association for 2020-21, Citrus Industry reported. Other officers are…

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Southern California

Coachella Valley: Celebrating 115 years of growing grapes

It's grape week in southern California’s Coachella Valley. Growing Coachella Valley is celebrating grapes from June 8 to June 12. News Channel 3 spoke with a local grape…

CDC declares Listeria outbreak linked to enoki mushrooms now over

The CDC announced that an outbreak of Listeria infections, traced to imported mushrooms, appears to be over. The CDC, public health and regulatory officials in…

University of Florida research

Cloud-based technology helps farmers count citrus trees

In his quest to find the right drone and other artificial intelligence to help ensure citrus growers get an accurate count of their crop, Yiannis Ampatzidis…

Andrei Gabriel Stanescu

Despite the pandemic, US companies are keeping drivers safe, and customers stocked

When San Francisco became one of the first cities in the U.S. to implement shelter-in-place orders, business changed for Veritable Vegetable. Gone were many of the company’s…

Mexican researchers study the healing properties of mango

After studying the antibacterial, antioxidant, and healing properties of mango, researcher Lesslie Espinosa, from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), has…

Martin Muránsky

Production stabilises around 2.11 million boxes

Belize 2019-2020 citrus crop comes to an end

Тhе 2019-2020 Сіtruѕ Сrор іѕ соnсludіng wіth thе lаѕt fеw lоаdѕ bеіng rесеіvеd bу thе Сіtruѕ Рrоduсtѕ оf Веlіzе Lіmіtеd (СРВL) fасtоrу іn thе Ѕtаnn Сrееk…

Fruit and ginger keep Peruvian non-traditional agro-exports on the rise

Despite the expansion of the pandemic, Peruvian agricultural exports between January and April 2020 totaled 1.888 billion dollars, i.e. an increase of 3.8% compared to the…

Port Elizabeth harbour could be windbound later today

Intense weather closes Cape Town harbour

Cape Town Harbour has been windbound since very early this morning as an intense cold front makes landfall, drenching the peninsula in rain. It is expected that Port Elizabeth…

Abderrahim Ettaouil, Agrocedar:

“We want to develop our export”

At Agrocedar, the cherry harvest started a month ago. Located north of Rabat, the company packs and markets its own production and that of other producers. “We are at the peak…

Jeroen van Vliet, Flexotels

“Flexible housing for apple and pear picking season almost all sold out”

The new picking and harvesting season is about to begin in Western Europe. Many hands are needed for this. Many migrant laborers who come to work for growers were often housed…

Automated picking bins set to help New Zealand growers save labour costs

A New Zealand startup company is hoping to progress to the development of its partially automated fruit harvesting robotic devices in early 2021. YieldTec founder Dr Khalid…

Christoph Bouvry, Bouvry

“Big demand for flown-in mangoes and pineapples, despite high prices”

Things have gone well at Bouvry in Belgium, despite the corona crisis. "Shop owners and high prices made up for our declining sales. That was caused by the hospitality sector…

Scrambling for a spot on the plane

“Trading is taking place, but logistics is a problem”

Mangos, papayas, and other exotic fruits have a fair way to come when being sent to Europe, sometimes spending six weeks at sea. That means they are not picked ripe, and you…

Sylvie Recouvrot, Midiflore:

“There is a good demand for our HEV certified zucchini flowers”

Among its range of colorful products, Midiflore currently offers zucchini flowers. The company is specialized in the production of aromatic herbs and edible flowers. “We…

Spanish table grape exports to Vietnam and China will increase

"We hope that the demand for table grapes will be as great as that for stone fruit"

In just two weeks, the table grape harvest will start in the Region of Murcia, which accounts for 90% of this fruit's production in Spain, with around 140,000 tons. Although…

Mark Everett - Worldwide Fruit

Main volumes of Peruvian avocados now arriving in Europe

The main avocado volumes from Peru are now arriving in the European market slightly later than was originally expected, giving the supply from South Africa slightly longer on…

Channel 7 News

Woolworths make changes to packaging for kids apples

Replacing plastic packaging with recyclable cardboard boxes for children’s apples is one of several sustainability-related changes announced by Woolworths this week. The…

"Meizao cherries from Yantai, China, not affected by extreme weather"

“The open-field cherry season in Yantai is well underway. So far, the variety of Red Light has been severely affected by extreme weather, resulting in a drop of 80% in…

Kitano

Afghan growers call on US to open routes to Pakistan’s fruit traders

A group of Afghan business leaders at a virtual meeting with US embassy officials in Kabul on Monday called for the opening of Pakistan’s routes to…

Strong 2019/20 financial result for Zespri

Zespri’s 2019/20 Financial Results show total fruit and service payments, which are returns direct to the New Zealand industry, increased by 8 percent year on…

Sustainability innovation at METRO labels:

New pre-cut herb packaging saves more than 100 tons of plastic

METRO Germany is now focusing on more sustainable proprietary packaging throughout Germany. From now on, all pre-cut herbs under the METRO Chef brand will be available,…

Bloomberg

Upswing of Chinese Yuan to benefit Latin American currencies

Latin-American currencies have swung to become the emerging world’s best performers in the past month from the worst. US-China tensions may hold the key for further gains. A…

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