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Grower - Kearny (NJ) USA

Managing Director - Holland

Farm Manager - Abu Dhabi

Farm Manager greenhouse vegetable production – Vietnam

COO Flower & Plant greenhouse production farm, Vietnam

Sales Representative - Leamington (Ontario) Canada

Assistant Production & Plant Health Manager

Commercial Manager | Huelva, Spain | Soft Fruits

Head of International Farming

Sr. Productinnovatie (R&D) Engineer

14 days on the water and high quality upon arrival

Ozone allows for ocean transportation of bell peppers

Traditionally, bell peppers haven’t been a big ocean container mover as they don’t hold up very well in long transit times. “They are a weaker vegetable variety and several…

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Grower - Kearny (NJ) USA

Florida grapefruit supplies running short

Grapefruit supplies from Florida look tight. “This is due to good demand at this time of the year. Grapefruit along with all varieties are in good demand during the holiday…

UC Davis completes trials of Hazel Tech packaging

"We found significant increases of firmness and color retention on stone fruits"

Hazel Technologies, Inc., announces the successful completion of peach, nectarine, and plum supply chain quality trials with the University of California, Davis. Researchers…

The country is expected to market 643,600 tons, i.e. 1.6% less than in 2018/19

Chilean table grape export forecast for the 2019-2020 season

The Table Grape Working Group of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) in Chile has made its analysis of the grape export estimate for the 2019-2020 season, prepared by…

Yakima tree fruit industry hopes China deal will end tariffs

According to Mark Powers, president of the Northwest Horticultural Council, it could take weeks for China and the US to vet the agreement and disclose specific…

Crop and Export Report 2019, Week 50

Chile's blueberry peak export period starts

Blueberry producers from Chile's south central area, where the country's most representative blueberry productions are located, are currently harvesting the…

Organic Produce Summit retailer registration now open

Retailer registration for the fifth annual Organic Produce Summit is now open on the event’s website. Qualified individuals from retail and direct-to-consumer buying…

T&G Global to acquire domestic fresh produce division of Freshmax NZ

T&G Global Limited has entered into an agreement to acquire the domestic fresh produce division of Freshmax NZ, to boost its New Zealand business and benefit growers,…

Secretary Perdue visits GA greenhouse in support

Pure Flavor® kicks off season 2 in Georgia

A visit to Pure Flavor®’s Fort Valley, GA greenhouse from US Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue this fall is helping fuel enthusiasm & support for the growers second…

Fyffes Anexco Farm wins exporter award in Costa Rica

On December 5, the Chamber of Exportation Costa Rica (Cadexco) awarded Fyffes-owned pineapple farm Anexco with the ‘Exporter Grand Award’, the highest recognition given by…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Origine Group enters new market

First container of Italian kiwis sent to Mexico

The first container of kiwis from Origine Group heading towards Mexico is leaving today from the Genoa port. “It is our first load of top-quality kiwi for this new overseas…

Retail

New attempt to sell supermarket chain

Empire is betting on Farm Boy and Voilà

Everything we know about Amazon’s new grocery store in Los AngelesAmazon’s highly anticipated new grocery store chain is likely to open in February, Yahoo Finance has learned.…

PMA appoints new Chief Science Officer

Produce Marketing Association announced Dr. Max Teplitski has accepted the role of Chief Science Officer for the association. Dr. Teplitski will lead PMA’s…

University of Florida joins research to improve blueberry breeding

A plant breeder and a food scientist, both with the University of Florida, will join a $12.8 million, multistate research grant to broaden the nation’s…

WP Rawl helps place over 21,000 wreaths for fallen military heroes

WP Rawl, the grower, processor and shipper of leafy greens, honored fallen military heroes this holiday season by its annual participation in Wreaths Across Americas’ Honor…

First part of the Sino-US trade agreement awaits official ratification

US agrees to import of Chinese pears, oranges, and fresh jujubes

China and the USA announced the first stage of their trade agreement on December 13th. The agreement covers 9 sections and contains promises regarding US…

US Maritime Alliance CEO receives Person of the Year Award

The New York/ New Jersey Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association has named David F. Adam, Chairman and CEO, United States Maritime Alliance (USMX),…

Cornell develops novel food safety assessment tool

New research funded by the Frozen Food Foundation developed a modeling tool to assist the frozen food industry with understanding and managing listeriosis risks. The findings…

Fagerberg Produce and IFCO extend parternship

Colorado onion producer extends use of RPCs through 2020

IFCO, operator of Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs), announced Fagerberg Produce of Eaton, Colorado, has agreed to extend its use of IFCO RPCs for its dry…

US: Western Grower Association responds to phase 1 US-China trade deal

In response to the announcement that the U.S. and China have reached an agreement on a Phase One trade deal, Western Growers President & CEO Tom Nassif issued…

Dreaming of a white Christmas?

Well, there are still several days to go...

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimate

World pear production will increase by 13% in the 2019-2020 season

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its world pear production estimate for the 2019/20 campaign, which forecasts that the global harvest will increase…

US: National Potato Council urges passing of USMCA

The National Potato Council, on December 16th 2019, released the following statement, directed at Chairman Neal and Ranking Member Brady, both of the U.S.…

Argentina's fruit production is expected to decrease and prices will skyrocket

The intense frosts in September in the Argentine province of Mendoza have decreased the region's fruit production, mainly affecting stone fruit trees because…

Geoff Green, Capespan

"Delay in Indian grape season will cause gaps in the supply"

The Brazilian grape season has come to an end after a season that had significantly lower volumes than last year. Brazil sent in around 15% fewer containers in total to Europe…

Research in Queensland to help strengthen the future of the Australian pineapple industry

Research is underway by the Queensland Department for Agriculture and Fisheries, aimed at improving the profitability of the Australian pineapple industry. Principal…

"Peru easily maintains leading position in China's blueberry market"

"Blueberry export from Peru to China enters stable supply period"

This is the time of year when large volumes of imported fruit enter the Chinese market. Everybody knows about the growing import of cherries, but blueberries are also very…

"Export price of Chinese onions reaches historic high"

The international onion market depends to some degree on the operations of the Dutch onion market. The overall supply volume in the Dutch onion market…

"Prices remain stable"

"China's mushroom industry has been growing rapidly over recent years"

China's mushroom industry has been developing rapidly over recent years. Not only are the numbers of mushroom cultivation facilities increasing, but the…

Fujita fruit sorting technology

"Next April we will finish two new projects in China"

In the last few years the quality of fruit is getting more important in the Chinese market. During the growing process a lot of attention should be given to the optimizing of the…

“I am proud to be one of the few women in this industry”

Since the requirements for fruit are increasing worldwide, a better management of production, processing and transport is needed to reach these high requirements. Technology…

Benoit Carreau, SICA Gerfruit:

“Good prospects for the French apple in the coming months”

The apple market is quite dynamic at the moment. Overseas destinations like the Middle East and South Asia are taking a lot of volumes,” explains Benoit Carreau, sales manager…

Margaret van Oers, Apio Snacks:

Tasty bar snacks... made of celeriac?!

There are probably few among you who think of the traditional Dutch bar snack bitterballen when you think of celeriac. But why not? Vegetarian snacks are trendy and celeriac…

Adrie Kleinjan about remarkable potato season 2019/20

"No quality problems after three heat waves and still potatoes in the ground"

According to Adrie Kleinjan of the potato trader with the same name in Goudswaard, the Netherlands, potato sales are currently continuing well. "The demand is healthy and…

Two out of three New Year's Eve grapes will be PDO Vinalopó

"Table grapes: the consumer pays for varietal trends"

“The situation of the grape campaign at the end of the season is being somewhat disorderly due to alterations in the campaign in other continents, which, historically, have…

New real-time monitoring system:

"Post-harvest logistics needs affordable prices"

"In today's market, post-harvest logistics require cutting-edge technology at affordable prices," stated Pablo Mugica, director of Ozeano. "One of the clearest examples is the…

yello® apples on the starting blocks

Sales of yello®, which starts the new season with a crop of about 600 tonnes, began on 27 November. After the "sold out" achieved in February 2019, well ahead…

Success of centuries-old Greek organic tomatoes portrayed in a documentary

The Greek documentary When tomatoes met Wagner, by Marianna Economouh, was shot in Elias; a dying rural, isolated village. Two witty cousins, Christos and…

"The new apple sorter brought significant savings in labor costs"

CEO of Patagonia packing house Tres Ases Gabriel Grisanti has decided to invest in more Unitec technology, by installing Apple Sort 3 vision system on their sorter that was…

Israeli start-up tackles single-use plastic waste

Israeli start-up TIPA Corp. has developed durable, transparent and fully compostable flexible packaging for fruits, vegetables and dry and baked foods. The material performs…

Choví

Launch of first aioli with guacamole

Choví has presented its most original innovation, combining a classic sauce with one of the most popular trendy foods: aioli with guacamole. The brand is the…

Conclusions of the round-table on Circular Economy at the COP25

Proper packaging can reduce global food waste

The director of the UNESCO Life Cycle and Climate Change ESCI-UPF course and observer of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change at COP25, Pere Fullana i…

Town of Rosyth in an unexpected Christmassy mood

Thousands of Brussels sprouts spill all over Scottish road

As mountains of Brussels sprouts spilt all over a Rosyth roundabout, police were called to the scene. In Admiralty Road in Rosyth, Fife, at around 10.45am on Monday, a trailer…

'Christmas special'

Marks & Spencer offers half-a-tonne of Brussels sprouts for 40p

Many people couldn't believe their eyes when they saw Marks & Spencer was offering half a tonne of Brussels sprouts for just 40p. That amount of vegetables -the equivalent of 50,000…

FreshPlaza Funny

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