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Director of UbiGro Sales - California, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, and Nevada USA

UbiGro Sales Representative - California, USA

Greenhouse Crop Specialist - Southwestern Ontario, Canada

Greenhouse Product Development Specialist - Leamington (Ontario) Canada

Sales Assistant - Europe Division

Back-office assistant - Barendrecht, The Netherlands

Supply Chain Assistant – Netherlands

Plant Science R&D Technician - Brooklyn (New York) USA

Head Grower - Alberta, Canada

Account Manager

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A new industry standard in the almond and pistachio processing industries

In the past decade, California has seen a dramatic increase in tree nut production, in particular in almonds and pistachios. As a result, significantly higher volumes of nuts…

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Lance Jungmeyer of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas:

“Outcome of ITC investigation will affect the entire trade relationship between the US and Mexico”

The result of the ITC 201 investigation on imported blueberries will be declared tomorrow, February 11th. Yesterday, FreshPlaza published an article detailing the perspective…

Recent California weather takes its toll on avocados

California’s recent weather events have helped—and possibly hindered—this coming season’s avocado supplies. Michael Chirico, president and Co-founder of McDaniel & Chirico…

Greater volume of imported papaya on the way

Supplies of imported papaya are likely to soon start increasing. “The supplies of papaya have been steady. It was a little low at the start of the year,” says Edgar Millan of…

CubicFarms

CubicFarms' cultivator module

Bringing food production closer to home

Dave Dinesen, CEO of CubicFarms, believes that we are experiencing a global crisis in food security and that technology is necessary to feed the growing global population.…

Akorn Technology

'Extending shelf life of fresh produce and reduce post-harvest losses'

Akorn awarded prestigious National Science Foundation grant

Akorn is proud to announce they have received a prestigious Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation (“NSF”) under its Small Business Innovation Research program.…

Mexican avocado imports break U.S. records leading up to the Big Game

After six years of successful advertising in the Big Game, Avocados From Mexico decided to not to air a commercial this year and shift its strategy to help drive retail sales…

Gearing up for import season from Chile and New Zealand

Apple club variety volumes hold strong

The 2020 apple season was a mixed bag of experiences as domestic production in Washington state was down approximately 15 percent from the previous year, which prompted…

Youtube.com

'What if a burrito could change the world?'

Chipotle aired first Super Bowl ad - praising farmers who supply its food

Chipotle Mexican Grill has aired its first-ever Super Bowl ad this year to highlight the farming practices of its suppliers. While larger brands were sitting out the game this…

Mexico

Exporters fear US will close its borders to mangoes from Oaxaca after the suspension of aerial spraying

The Rural Development Secretariat of the National Agricultural Health, Safety, and Quality Service (Senasica) has ordered suspending the aerial fumigation to…

Special Asia

High domestic demand for Vietnamese pomelo leads to export pressure

Last season, Vietnamese pomelo production reduced significantly due to unfavorable weather conditions. The fruit had been in high demand since last September but, as the Vietnamese…

Global Focus Organics

Smooth movement on organic baby lettuce

Supplies of organic baby lettuce are good currently. Patty Emmert of Duncan Family Farms in Goodyear, AZ notes that supplies are coming from both the desert region of Central…

Retail

Dreamstime

Instacart has acquired over 250 patents from IBM

DoorDash has acquired Chowbotics

US: United Supermarkets CEO to RetireUnited Supermarkets LLC CEO Robert Taylor has revealed he will retire on March 1, and that Sidney Hopper, currently president of Lubbock,…

2021 Young Apple Leaders selected

The U.S. Apple Association (USApple) announced yesterday its class of 2021 Young Apple Leaders (YALs). Fifteen accomplished and aspiring young people were…

Chile advances in the development of new varieties of table grapes

The Asoex Fruit Technology Consortium is making progress in obtaining its first 3 varieties of grapes, 100% developed in Chile. “Our Consortium has been…

Costa Rica has already shipped its first container with hydroponic tomatoes to the United States

Last Thursday, the Hacienda Tobosi SA (Tomatissimo) company sent the first container with 20,000 kilograms of hydroponic tomato from Puerto Moín, Limon, to the…

Launch of herbicide made with biopolymers extracted from citrus peel

Researchers from the National University of San Luis have developed a biodegradable blanket made of a biopolymer that is extracted from the peel of citrus…

Mandy & Deon Mills, Journey’s End

Connoisseurs aim to raise the game on cactus pears

Six years ago Deon and Mandy Mills bought a farm in the Free State, close to Parys where he grew up and where he used to pick wild prickly pears. The farm in Koppies already…

PolyNatural developed a 100% natural coating that can be used for organic fruit

"We extend the shelf life of fresh fruit by 20 to 40%"

Reducing food waste is one of the most important challenges of the food chain, which struggles to become increasingly more resilient and sustainable. Every year 1.3 billion…

Demand for Polish apples was strong in January

“This was the best January we’ve had in years”

Poland has been facing some serious snow for the past week, with temperatures even going as low as -30 degrees Celsius. It’s too early to see how this will affect the next…

University of Reading, England

Blueberries might aid depression treatment

Three studies have come out that suggest an antidepressant potential for the humble blueberry. All three studies hail from a single group lead by Claire…

Panama's watermelon export season to Europe begins

According to Tomás Solís. , National Director of Agribusiness of the Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA), Panama's watermelon export season began this…

El Pinar reinforces its position with rustic varieties adapted to the Mediterranean area

The strawberry season has started with some delay, due to the low temperatures registered in January and the succession of cloudy days. Despite this, varieties such as…

IQF; a viable solution for a sustainable future?

As oceans become increasingly polluted, low underground water levels reaching historically low levels, CO2 levels increasing in the atmosphere, and on top of that, a climate…

Lockdown boosts the sales of UK veg

The health benefits of eating veg has certainly struck a chord with consumers. The British Onions Producers Association and UK Brassica Growers Association…

Peter Maes, Zeghers, Belgium

“Stable Spanish lemon season, with few major problems”

The citrus market is calm. According to Peter Maes of Zeghers in Belgium, it's quite stable. "Everything's running smoothly with few real peaks or troughs. The…

"There is huge potential for imported fruit in Chinese second-tier cities"

Although the situation is improving, the pandemic still affects the imported fruit market in China. Some importers have also adjusted their retail strategy. They have reduced…

Tomra Food Compac

Analysing fruit data in the supply chain has never been more important for business efficiency

Fruit and production data can be used in ways that it has never been done before to improve a company's efficiency and boost profits, according to global packhouse equipment…

TradeMe

The perfect Valentine's Day gift?

New Zealand: TradeMe auctions off heart-shaped potato

As we are approaching Valentine's Day, why not surprise your loved one with a heart-shaped potato? A seller from Red Beach on Auckland's North Shore auctioned one on TradeMe,…

Apples and pears: Price offsets reduced sales – January 2021

In the four weeks to 24 January 2021 the take home fruit category has grown 4.2 per cent in dollar sales and 1.6 per cent in volume sales, when compared to the…

Up to 12 million tons of plastics enter the oceans each year

Greenpeace pressures supermarkets to stop plasticizing food

The environmental organization Greenpeace has launched an ambitious advertising campaign inviting consumers to sign a petition against the use of plastics in…

A.P. Moller - Maersk

Maersk delivers strong transformation progress and results in 2020

2020 has been another year of solid progress for A.P. Moller - Maersk, both in terms of financial performance and in transforming the company. Despite low volumes during most…

Hong Kong

Fruitually will keep up supplies to meet festive season sales boom

As the Chinese New Year is approaching, the fruit sales boom has begun. Curiously, as the epidemic has dealt hard blows to the wholesale fruit market, many…

Venture capital interested in the powerful Spanish agri-food sector

According to data from the Spanish Association of Capital, Growth, and Investment (Ascri), private equity funds in Spain alone have 4,500 to 5,000 million…

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