Do not reply to this email. Send your response to info@freshplaza.com.

Monday, July 4, 2022
NORTH AMERICA

Our team

Marieke Hemmes
Email

Astrid van den Broek
Email

Sander Bruins Slot
Email

Job Offers

Commercial Manager Spain

Crop Farm Manager Sharjah

Commercial Manager Soft Fruits

Senior Commercial Manager

Assistant Nursery Manager - Tasmania, Australia

Tissue Culture Lab / Operations Manager - Victoria, Australia

Irrigation Manager - Tasmania or Victoria

Chief Executive Officer Hortifrut IG Berries

Head of Operations - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Greenhouse grower / production manager - Brazil

Blueberry supplies to hit promotable volumes mid-July

Blueberries look to be very light in supplies currently, though that’s set to change following the July 4th long weekend. “The San Joaquin valley is wrapping up its last picks…

New packaging and merchandising program for Valencia oranges

Sunkist Growers launch ‘The Official Orange of American Summers’ campaign to celebrate the exclusive California-grown orange variety this time of year. As part of the program,…

USDA

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update

Record levels of imports moving through US sea ports

In addition to record levels of imports moving through the nation’s sea ports, volumes moved by the domestic trucking industry continue to show growth as well. The latest…

Peter Stedman, Chiquita on reducing CO2 through fertilizer and energy:

“If we can crack those two, we are there”

“Simply put, we are facing global climate changes that affect us all and we feel the need to join our voice with those calling for greater action.” This is how Sustainability…

Mexico's mango seeks to expand its season and continue to grow in the United States

The president of EMEX (Mexico's Mango Exporters Association), Engineer Eduardo Castillejos, was interviewed to better understand the current situation of the Mexican mango. In…

"I think Peru will surpass Chile as a fruit exporter to the United States in 2022"

Fruit and vegetable imports from the United States have grown significantly in the last decade, and as the USDA itself confirmed, they are expected to increase…

Asoex reduced its citrus export forecast after the frost of late May

The Asoex Citrus Committee updated the export estimates of its associates, who account for nearly 75% of Chile's citrus exporters after a frost at the end of…

Founder of Fairtrasa opens up during podcast about being kidnapped by Mexican gangsters

Patrick Struebi was eager to fly home to Switzerland for one of his periodic visits after spending eight years in Mexico establishing Fairtrasa®, one of the world’s largest…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

Total ad numbers this week up 7% from last week

Fourth of July specials popped off like firecrackers this week, as retailers tried to offer shoppers some relief from high prices and high temperatures alike. Chilly produce…

Novacap announces sale of Greenwood Mushrooms Development Corp to Instar Asset Management Inc

Greenwood Mushrooms Development Corp., a Novacap Industries IV portfolio company and leading mushroom producer in Canada, has been acquired by Instar Asset…

Gobal Focus Softfruit / Stonefruit

Máté Tömösváry: "happy to have good volumes this year and to receive fairly good prices"

Hungary apricot exports to rest of Europe doing well

The Hungarian apricot export season is going well with good volumes being harvested, while prices received from Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland are…

Retail

Dreamstime

Walmart's Open Call event: More than 330 products resulted in a deal

Walmart Puerto Rico has agreed to sell its chain of 11 Amigo Supermarkets

US: Goodbye, little robots. Why Save Mart’s Modesto grocery delivery program ended abruptlyThe little white robots that had become part of Modesto’s landscape as they rolled…

For fresh fruit and vegetable imports

Cayman Islands look to establish and promote a direct shipping route to Honduras

Minister Jay Ebanks’ Agriculture Ministry has said his ministry is looking to establish and promote a direct shipping route between the Cayman Islands and…

In the face of climate-related food shortages

More and more Puerto Ricans are turning to farming

Five years ago, Hurricane Maria proved how vulnerable Puerto Rico’s food systems were. In the years since then, Puerto Rico has seen a resurgence in…

Daan van der Giessen, SanLucar:

“There’s much still to gain with price, flavour, and continuity”

SanLucar has been around since 1993, and the brand is well-established in Germany and Austria. Yet, it was only five years ago that SanLucar citrus, exotics, and soft fruit…

Two companies inhibited

Kiwi Passion Consortium: the Court acknowledges the full validity of the RS1 variety protection

The Kiwi Passion Consortium announces the successful and awaited precautionary ruling of the Court of Bologna, which recognized the full validity of the RS1 variety protection…

Marc Peyres, Export Sales Manager, Blue Whale

"The heat has been inconsequential at this stage, but a heat wave in July/August could be catastrophic"

With five weeks to go before the first early Gala harvest, Marc Peyres, Export Sales Manager at Blue Whale, gives an update on the recent heat wave. A difficult temperature…

World Potato Congress Inc announces new President and Vice-President

Following 16 years of dedicated service to the World Potato Congress Inc.’s Board of Directors, and the past four years as President, Romain Cools has decided to retire from…

Growers warn vegetable prices will rise even more after Sydney floods

The latest devastating NSW floods spell more bad news for the price of leafy vegetables. The state’s peak farming body warns of supply issues in Sydney as…

GEODIS completes its acquisition of Keppel Logistics

GEODIS, a global player in the transport and logistics sector, finalized its acquisition of Keppel Logistics after obtaining regulatory approvals. This…

Lars Kastrup

Pacific International Lines appoints new CEO

Lars Kastrup is the new boss of the Singapore-headquartered Pacific International Lines (PIL) from 1 July, after the decision of the company's board of…

Switching phase of the supply

Global sweet orange market prices have risen to varying degrees

In May, sweet oranges in the northern hemisphere entered the last season of sales, and there was only a small supply of sweet oranges in the southern…

Banana ships and the hidden fees of ship cargo

A cadre of ocean carriers are charging exorbitant, potentially illegal, fees on shipping containers stuck because of congestion at ports. Sellers of furniture,…

Container shipping rates have definitely changed, but normalization not expected before 2023

Container shipping market has definitely changed, but quick normalization is not about. It appears that we are at the beginning of the end of the bull run for…

FIATA calls for balanced and fair maritime market system

International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) continues to call on industry stakeholders and market regulators to take action to ensure a…

FreshPlaza Funny

New food