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Regional Sales Manager - Root, Switzerland

Horticulture Specialist - Guelph (Ontario) Canada

Technical Director - Brussels, Belgium

Senior Maintenance Engineer - USA East coast greenhouse facility, location negotiable

Greenhouse Assistant - Abbotsford (BC) Canada

Technical Service Manager - remote, US based

Chief agronomic / Head grower

Chief Executive Officer

Greenhouse grower / production manager

Assistant Professor of Protected Agricultural Systems Design (Tenure-Track) - USA

Tighter supplies of Washington apples brings pricing back in line

Supplies of Washington apples are slimmer than usual. “Right now, the overall crop is 15-20 percent off from what we estimated last year, so supplies are certainly tight…

COVID-19 slows imported blueberry programs

Blueberry supplies are tight and the blame can be largely laid on COVID-19. “It’s affecting supply and operations in the U.S.—it’s just affecting the business at the moment,”…

Oppy adds new team member in South Africa

With the addition of Sila Louw to Oppy’s international team, the grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce has put down roots on a new continent. Louw,…

Robert Van Der Geest new general manager for Mexican greenhouse Nature Fresh Farms

Nature Fresh Farms welcomes Robert Van Der Geest as General Manager to their Mexico team. Nature Fresh Farms has financially invested in the operation of a…

Citrus cartons unveiled for Lunar New Year

The 2021 Lunar New Year celebration begins February 12 and to mark the start of the Year of the Ox, Classic Harvest is joining in on this message of hope and health. New this…

Walnuts: competition from California is stronger this year

Although Italy produces less than half the walnuts it consumes, the market is rather static at the moment and national produce stocks are still rather high, while they used to…

US blueberry growers testify to ITC about harm of imports

Members of the American Blueberry Growers Alliance, a group representing U.S. domestic blueberry farmers, provided information to the U.S. International Trade…

Greenyard USA/Seald Sweet expands management team

Produce marketer Greenyard USA/Seald Sweet welcomes Amy Gates as vice-president. Amy has been in the produce business for more than 21 years and will initially…

"We're starting the export season to the North American region"

BDA/Dorot Farm, a grower group of fresh and sweet carrots from Israel, is starting the new export season to the North American region. Dorot Farm supplies jumbo carrots to the…

How technology helps to propel growth

The umbrella of CMI Orchards’ owners and partners are using cutting-edge technology from the orchard to packing facilities. “A big focus at CMI Orchards is to…

Berry marketer hires new director of blueberry grower relations

Wish Farms, an international grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, has hired Brian Deese as director of…

Special Latin America

Pricing could get stronger on avocados

Following a significant drop in prices, avocado pricing has picked up and may continue to do so. Currently, Mexico is the only player in the market shipping avocados with the lack…

Global Focus Grapes

Nagesh Shetty - Deccan Produce

“The markets are very subdued, down around 20-30%"

India is out of lockdown and the country as a whole is almost back too normal, but as the grape export moves into the main season business is not what it…

Retail

Dreamstime

Walmart: New form of grocery delivery

Couche-Tard is exploring a potential acquisition of Carrefour

US: Digital investments pay off for AlbertsonsSurging online grocery sales lifted Albertsons Companies to stronger-than-expected earnings during the third quarter. For the…

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Regional Sales Manager - Root, Switzerland

Hot-water treatment works against chilling injury symptoms in fresh tomatoes

Reducing the negative effects of chilling injury (CI) in tomatoes after harvest is fundamental to ensure good quality and to minimize losses. CI is a…

Fresh Produce Association of the Americas lauds Congressional letter

With billions of dollars at stake, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas commends Senators Sinema (D-AZ) and Moran (R-KS) and Representatives…

USDA January Citrus Forecast

Florida orange production down 4% from December forecast

In its January Citrus Forecast, the USDA shows how all Florida orange production is down 4% from the December forecast. Non-Valencia oranges had a forecast production of 22…

Michigan State apple committee expands dietitian kit

The Michigan Apple Committee has released new sections for its Retail Dietitian Kit to continue assisting retailers with educating their customers about the…

Cheap nuts from the US threaten Spanish walnut industry

Spanish walnut growers, affiliated with the Nueces de España industry association, are not pleased that US walnuts have not been included in the list of goods subject…

Cédric Geens, W. Jonckheere, Belgium

“The coming weeks will be tough for Spanish vegetables and citrus”

The extreme winter weather in Spain isn't problematic for only that country. It's affecting Belgium too. According to Cédric Geens of W. Jonckheere, it's simple. "We're very…

Miss Peppas launches new brand 'Good Stuff'

"Bringing people closer to more unfamiliar tastes"

Necessity is the mother of invention, as the current Corona crisis has shown. Numerous new marketing initiatives are being launched in the fresh produce sector.…

The highlight of this period is on La Rosa di Padova

Radicchio: The international market is stronger than the domestic one

The colored variety of radicchio is always the one that receives the most interest and curiosity. Despite the pandemic, the results are encouraging for the La Rosa farm,…

2nd crop estimate: Northern Cape rain shaves off 2-3 million cartons, as Hex River top estimate increases

High hopes for the Hex River Crimson harvest

The heavy rain last week in the Northern Cape has reduced the estimate for the Orange River region by two to three million 4.5kg equivalent cartons, bringing down the total of…

Projar

"In winter, hydroponic irrigation must be adjusted to avoid problems caused by excess water"

In winter, low temperatures, high humidity and a lack of light can lead to the appearance of pathogenic fungi or to problems caused by the degradation of the plants' root…

Koppert markets the PredaNostrum® solution, based on the syrphid "Sphaerophoria rueppellii"

Local Mediterranean fly achieves effective control on aphids in strawberry crops

A small fly, native of the Mediterranean area, called Sphaerophoria rueppellii, has become the most effective biological control solution against aphids in strawberries and…

Eosta

"Calinda is no ordinary organic strawberry"

New in Eosta's product range are the organic Club Variety Calinda Strawberries. Not an ordinary organic strawberry according to Eosta, but a "premium club…

WHO urges governments to promote healthy food in public facilities

A new WHO Action framework for developing and implementing public food procurement and service policies for a healthy diet aims to increase the availability of…

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Murre Technologies, The Netherlands

Automatic slicer cuts apples into perfect wedges

Murre Technologies, a Dutch company that supplies food-processing equipment around the globe, has developed industrial machines that automate cutting, peeling, dipping and…

APAL Post-harvest Seminar goes online to explore smart packhouse

APAL’s Post-harvest Seminar on Wednesday 20 January 2021 will be delivered entirely online as COVID-19 and border restrictions continue to create uncertainty for apple and…

AU: New apple and pear varieties continue strong consumer growth

In the four weeks to 27 December 2020, the take home fruit category has grown 4.7 per cent in dollar sales and declined -5.1 per cent in volume sales, versus same time year…

Hapag-Lloyd will implement the Asia Express service during the Chilean fruit season

Hapag-Lloyd announced that it will implement its Asia Express service (AN1 Service) in the first quarter of 2021 to reduce the transit time from Valparaiso to…

Indian government considers enhancing cargo capacity of airports

Navin Choudhary, the Principal Secretary of the Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department has called for enhancing the air cargo capacity of Indian…

Kheda, Gujarat

ETG Agro India commissions nuts-almonds processing plant in India

ETG Agro India is one of the largest processors and marketers in the global pulse processing industry. Originally a pulses processor, ETG Agro India has…

Vegetable prices up in Singapore due to floods in Malaysia

The prices of vegetables are going up at wet markets in Singapore, with some prices doubling as compared to the prices of a few weeks ago. Market vendors said…

Nigeria wants to tap into the multimillion global coconut market

Industry experts forecast that the global coconut products market will reach $31.1 billion by 2026. There are campaigns for the government and the private…

Tridge report takes in-depth look at 2021 agri industry

Tridge, a global sourcing hub concerned with cross-border trade, has released its latest report on the most significant events within the agri industry for…

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