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State Specialist/Extension Professor of Plant Pathology - Durham (NH) USA

Grower - Snowflake, Arizona

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Master Hydroponics Grower - Bethesda (MD) USA

Commercial Director - ROA (To be based in Malaysia)

Senior Grower Leafy Greens & Herbs - Moss, Norway

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Exports depend on foodservice re-opening

High-quality lemons distinguish Argentina from competitor regions

The start of this year’s Argentine lemon season was delayed due to a later blooming period last year caused by a severe drought in Tucuman. “Smaller fruit size and rainy…

Quebec grower planted its first San Marzano tomato crop

While its jarred or canned counterpart has seen a surge in popularity on grocery store shelves in recent years and is often well known to those of Italian ancestry, one Quebec…

Slimmer supplies on blueberries meet stronger demand

As blueberry supplies move north in North America, availability is currently tighter than anticipated. Luciano Fiszman of Redondo Beach, CA-based Gourmet Trading Co. says it…

Friday, July 16

Apple Quality Summit focuses on variety & variability

Hazel Technologies, Inc., announces its July virtual Apple Quality Summit. A one-hour event will be held on Friday July 16th, the summit will feature keynote speakers from…

Northwest Cherries releases crop update

"Neither frost nor heat nor wind nor rain will stop a cherry grower from their self-appointed duty while there's still a crop on the trees...and our growers are still at it!"…

Port of Long Beach maintains steady cargo flow in June

Cargo moving through the Port of Long Beach remained strong in June as retail spending cooled down while consumers warmed up to summertime recreation and…

US pushes Mexico for approval of GM crops, access to potato market

The United States pressured Mexico on Wednesday to allow genetically modified crops into the country and to open up access to U.S.-grown potatoes. United…

Club apple named Good Housekeeping healthy snack winner for 2nd year

For the second year in a row, the Cosmic Crisp® brand apple has earned a Healthy Snack Award from Good Housekeeping Institute. Appearing in the July/August issue of Good…

U.S. Mexico Canada agreement seasonal perishable products

Peru asparagus movement is expected to increase slightly

The nationwide shortage of truck drivers continues to affect many aspects of the market, from prices for product to the availability of packing supplies. The…

Colombia: Lime, avocado and mango all see big growth in export figures

The total agricultural and agro-industrial exports from Colombia amounted to 3,784 million US dollars between January and May 2021, i.e., $604 million more…

Special Automation

Robot on the cutting edge of improving organic farming

Strawberries are a crop often targeted by all kinds of pests. “We're focusing on strawberries,” said Adam Stager of TRIC Robotics. “The pests that we're…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

The story of Alpes Agia

Organic blueberries from Valtellina available until mid-August

Two Italian husband-and-wife agronomists have decided to keep running their family business but have added new crops and converted the land to organic production. "We have been…

Retail

Dreamstime

Save A Lot announced its plan to accelerate investment in its stores

Smart & Final makes history

US: Big Y’s myPicks online shopping to expand to 10 sitesLaunched just 2 months ago, Big Y’s myPicks Online Ordering e-commerce platform is expanding to 10 sites throughout…

Citrus exporter: "There's a strong possibility we could suspend packing"

Civil unrest brings Durban harbour and cold stores to a standstill

Operations at the port of Durban and its associated cold stores have been severely affected today as KwaZulu-Natal is plunged into anarchy since the arrest of former president…

"We ended up being asked to supply a wide range of chilli varieties on a consistent basis"

Chilli producer achieves success with bio-farmingThe declining profitability of sugar farming prompted Chris Roux, owner of Paradise Creek Farms in…

A 2021 second quarter observation

South Africa Agribusiness optimism grows by all measures

In the second quarter of 2021 production year, South Africa has already recorded one of the highest outputs in years. This is accompanied by high commodity…

DP World broadens logistics reach in Africa with proposed acquisition of Imperial Logistics

DP World announces an offer to acquire JSE-listed Imperial Logistics, an integrated logistics and market access company with operations mainly across the African continent and…

South Africa: Booze-ban sees pineapple prices increase by 74%

“Pineapple prices increased significantly,” said Johnny van der Merwe, the managing director of Agrimark Trends. This increase is credited to the alcohol bans.…

Blueberry industry cautioned against sending substandard fruit to the market

The blueberry industry could see double-digit growth if quality and consistency issues currently plaguing the sector are addressed. Blueberry consumption has…

Mangoes already picked, Northern Territory leads in mango production

It might be the dead of winter across most of Australia, but on the outskirts of Darwin tropical mangoes are already being picked. "Over the last couple of weeks we've punched…

"Mexican lime imports will pose major biosecurity threat"

The far north region's leading horticultural advocacy group continues to share growing concerns over the biosecurity risk imposed by federal moves to import…

Export business is being lost due to extreme freight rates

In April, Drewry highlighted the issue of extreme freight rates -i.e. rates that are at least 50% higher than the historical average of the previous 5 years…

Uncertain shipping times create insecurity in the Chinese fruit market

The weather is warming up and so the variety of fruit in Chinese markets is growing richer. There is a huge supply volume of domestic fresh fruit in the Chinese market, but…

India expands export of mangoes to new markets

In a new initiative, a consignment of GI certified Fazil mango variety sourced from West Bengal's Malda district was exported today to Bahrain This initiative…

Suning Carrefour Shanghai accused of selling fake '8424' watermelons

Carrefour has become entangled in a fake 8424 watermelon accusation made by the Shanghai Consumer Council. 8424, a well-known local watermelon variety from the…

Virtual strawberry picking event connects Japanese farm with big city folks in Osaka

A virtual strawberry picking event connecting a strawberry greenhouse here at an altitude of about 1,000 meters with Namba SkyO, a commercial complex in Osaka's Minami…

Pakistani cherry growers look to Chinese market

Pakistani cherries farmers are eying the Chinese as demand for this fruit is increasing among the Chinese consumers. The yield of cherries has recently…

With 25% subsidy & fixed fares, J&K administration eyes ‘air cargo’ boost for fruit trade

The Jammu & Kashmir administration has introduced a new scheme that seeks to help local farmers fly out their produce, within India or abroad, at a much lower…

Ethnic-exotic segment now stable

The ethnic-exotic market is currently stable - seasonal fruit is the preferred choice and imports generally slow down during the summer months. "Quotations of mangoes arriving…

85% of the space is already reserved

Good participation rate for the next edition of Fruit Attraction

The reservation of spaces to participate as an exhibitor in the next edition of Fruit Attraction is going at a good pace, as 85% of the space has already been…

Brexit: Urgent talks held to avoid lorry driver crisis

Government ministers are believed to have launched urgent talks on a short-term visa scheme for foreign lorry drivers in a bid to prevent a shortage of staff.…

May air cargo 9.4% above pre-Covid levels

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released May 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued its strong growth trend.…

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