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Assistant Grower - Stevensburg (Virginia) USA

Greenhouse Manager/Head Grower - Devens (MA) USA

Irrigation and Fertigation Engineer - Berlin, Germany

Indoor Farming Product Manager - Berlin, Germany

Industrial Engineer - Berlin, Germany

Head Grower - USA

Operations manager - Berlin area, Germany

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Bedrijfsleider locatie Portugal

Key Account Manager Horticulture - Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Rick Chong with Sutherland discusses the dedication it takes

“We specialize in exporting grapes to Asia”

This is the 24th season Sutherland, S.A. has exported fruit to Asia and the company continues to have great success. Demand for several of the company’s premium labels are…

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Assistant Grower - Stevensburg (Virginia) USA

Falling ash has blanketed most of the Salinas Valley

California fires: “I’m not sure growers can prepare for something like this.”

California’s wildfires continue to press on as growers in the region watch and try to assess potential damage. As of Sunday evening, the state has seen more than 560 fires,…

Tough ginger market now seeing improvement

Ginger is one of the products that has seen many different effects due to the pandemic: highs and lows, shortages and oversupplies. Añawi’s Peruvian organic ginger season runs…

Jim Bair of USApple speaks on State of the Industry

Following a turbulent year, the apple industry looks to rebound

Following a shaky year, including COVID-19 market losses, the apple industry is cautiously optimistic, said U.S. Apple Association President and CEO Jim Bair…

USDA determines individual not responsibly connected to Florida PACA violator

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has determined that Thomas D’Agostino is not responsibly connected to Organic Harvest LLC, Miami, Fla. This is an update to…

FPFC holds 28th Annual Golf Tournament

The Fresh Produce & Floral Council’s 28th Annual Golf Tournament was held on Wednesday, August 19th, 2020 at Tustin Ranch Golf Club in Tustin, CA. The Fresh Produce & Floral Council…

US Northwest pear crop estimate for 2020 harvest season announced

After careful evaluation, the pear industry is releasing the first official estimate of the 2020-21 fresh pear crop for Washington and Oregon. Pear growers and producers from…

Agronometrics CEO Colin Fain:

"The goal is to make US fresh produce market data more accessible"

Agronometrics is continuing with its goal of making US fresh produce market data more accessible with a major relaunch of its service that includes innovative…

Industry veteran Michael Walsh SR retires from the produce industry

Produce marketer Greenyard USA/Seald Sweet will be saying farewell to Michael Walsh SR as he will be retiring at the end of this month. Michael joined the…

Wawona, Prima, Kroger and Wegmans peaches recalled

Wawona recalls packed and loose peaches due to possible salmonella risk

Prima® Wawona of Fresno, California is voluntarily recalling all of its bulk/loose peaches distributed and sold from June 1 through August 3 and its bagged Wawona and Wawona…

Special Latin America

Citrus consumption heats up in the US, and Chileans celebrate rising prices

The main market for Chilean oranges is the United States, with about 15 percent of what is consumed coming from this South American country. The COVID-19 pandemic ended up…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

Increased competition from Spain

North America sees tight plum supplies

Supplies of plums in North America are currently slim. “Out of California, some varieties did not have good pollination at bloom time,” says Ken Barbic Sr. of The Fresh…

Retail

H-E-B and STRATACACHE: Expansion of a successful multi-year innovation partnership

Ahold Delhaize invests in 5 supply chain entrepreneurs

Instacart expands Ahold Delhaize USA relationship with Hannaford launchInstacart has begun same-day online grocery delivery at most Hannaford supermarkets in New England,…

by CitrusIndustry

'Infected ACP found in California commercial grove is no surprise'

For the first time, an Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) carrying the bacteria which causes huanglongbing (HLB) was found in a commercial grove in Riverside County.…

Early blight concerns for Ontario

North America: More late blight found in Wisconsin

According to the latest update from Eugenia Banks, potato specialist with the Ontario Potato Board, a second outbreak of late blight was found in a tomato…

USDA Tomato Annual Mexico

Smaller area and bad weather tempers Mexican tomato harvest

The adverse weather conditions during the harvest in Sinaloa, the main Mexican state where tomatoes are grown, plus the supply and demand challenges caused by the Covid-19…

Phillipe Binard provides outlook of new European season

“The coming season promises a clear apple and pear market”

As part of the USApple Outlook 2020 Conference, which took place last week on August 20th and 21st, Phillipe Binard of the World Apple and Pear Association provided an…

Belgium: Hot August days disastrous for lettuce yield

The recent hot days will be disastrous for the lettuce yields during the next two weeks, says Johan Desmet, who grows various types of lettuce in a 5-hectare hydroponic…

Optical sorting gives precise results and saves costs

“In some sectors - onions, apples, oranges, etc. - optical sorting has already been successfully established,” says Mitchel Bakker of Ellips. This Dutch company focuses on…

Leon Hoogervorst, Inter Fresh Concepts

“Icepack use growing in the fruit and vegetable sector, especially for online sales”

People often send, for example, broccoli from the Netherlands to Spain. Then they scoop a decent amount of ice over its crate. That's to keep the broccoli in optimal…

Fred Douven, abbGrowers:

"Spring frost and heat took their toll on the North European blueberry season"

The Dutch blueberry season has started again. According to abbGrowers' Fred Douven, it's not going to be a great year. That because of the impact of the coronavirus, and the…

Jumbo supermarket:

“Fresh packs’ upward trend increased even more in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 outbreak”

Do you feel like having a nice, home-made cocktail? Fresh pack developments don’t end with meals. They keep evolving. The Dutch supermarket chain, Jumbo, has noticed a strong…

Christian Dieterich, PerfectMoney:

"Self-scan cash registers; Better protection against infection and also preventing queues"

The COVID 19 pandemic has changed the (consumer) behaviour of people worldwide. Even though things have calmed down somewhat, some will continue to maintain these changes in…

Various packaging machines from ULMA Packaging in new Trofi Pack DC

In the former Trofi Pack building in De Lier, ULMA Packaging was already the main supplier of the packaging machines and in the new distribution center in Den Hoorn, various…

Expansion in club varieties and organic apples

Italy: 2020 apple crop slightly smaller

'Optimism regarding the new season, thanks also to larger sizes, for the Terlano Consortium that turns 75 today. Volumes of new varieties and organic apples continue to grow,…

PMA Fresh Connections 2020

South Africa: Despite huge logistical challenges still a fantastic fresh produce season

The impact of the unusual past few months on the fresh produce supply chain was discussed at last week’s PMA Fresh connections conference, in what has been a season that, amid…

First fruit export by train from Ethiopia

During an inauguration ceremony at Modjo Dry Port on 22 August 2020, the first ever refrigerated container carrying fruit was loaded at the train from Ethiopia…

Byvalet

Tunisia: Fruit exports down 41%

According to figures published recently by the Inter-professional Fruit Grouping, fruit exports dropped 41% in volume and 27% in value (from January till August 18) as compared to the…

Wageningen University Alumni Chapter China organized online symposium on horticultural installations

Chinese and Dutch horticultural industries continue to cooperate during pandemic

China has seen a growth in high-tech greenhouses in the last few years. The demand for innovative technology is becoming widespread. Chinese companies are looking for…

"If you want to grow you have to move on"

New office Aartsen Asia

‘Never afraid of a challenge’. With these words Aartsen announced the start of Aartsen Asia and her activities in the Far East more than 8 years ago. We were confident that we…

Chinese onions lack competitiveness this season

The planted area of onions in China this season is not much different from last year, but their competitiveness has weakened and the export volume has declined due to many…

Sjors737

Weather leads to price hikes in Dhaka markets

Bangladesh: Heavy crop losses in Gopalganj floods

In Bangladesh, this year's floods have caused a total loss of Tk 1,4 billion (€14 mln) to some 107,400 farmers in Tangail. In Gopalganj, Dr Arbindu Kumar Roy,…

Chinahbzyx

China flooding: Growers working full tilt as floods recede

As the floodwaters are receding in China, growers are again engaged in plowing and ridging the lands, to sow cabbage seedlings. Wang Qiquan, a farmer in the…

Boonchuay Iamsumang

India: Kashmir apples fetch excellent returns this year

High-density apple trees are proving revolutionary for Kashmir growers. This year, the locally grown imported varieties of these apples are fetching record…

The life cycle of a strawberry

Isn't a strawberry's life cycle amazing? Dutch farmers, ByBroersen, shared this beautiful photo on LinkedIn last week. It takes roughly two to three weeks from the first…

Tecnova

"To supply a quality product, you need to work from the pre to the post-harvest"

According to data published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 16% of food ends up in the garbage in Europe, with more than 20% of that…

Report by Drewry

Reefer shipping to outpace dry cargo trade despite container shortages

Growth in seaborne perishable cargo slowed in 2019 but is forecast to better weather the COVID-19 induced economic storm than the dry cargo trade given the broader resilience…

Departure after 25 years of Greenyard

Martin de Vries transfers his responsibility to the management team of Fresh Solutions GmbH

Martin de Vries has decided that after 25 years it is time to say goodbye to Greenyard to take up another challenge. As from 1 January 2021, Martin de Vries…

Fresh pack concept: Easy, tasty, and inexpensive?

The Dutch consumer program, Radar, recently took a closer look at the fresh pack concept. Are these packs really so tasty and convenient? Isn’t it much cheaper…

FreshPlaza Funny

Quarantine holiday snaps!