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Key Account / Sales manager Fruit - DACH

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International Procurement Manager - Berlin

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Celebrating five years of tropical fruit quality advancements

Hazel Technologies, Inc. announces five years of quality protection collaboration with Homestead, FL-based Brooks Tropicals, a grower/packer/shipper of more than a dozen…

Salix Fruits opens office in Spain

Salix Fruits, an importer and export of fresh fruits, continues its global expansion by opening its office in Valencia, Spain. With this, Salix Fruits has a…

Sun World expands footprint in North America

Sun World International announced it has added a stone fruit marketer and two importers to its panel of North American licensees. These include stone fruit…

NTU

Scientists from Singapore and US develop bacteria-killing packaging

A team of scientists from NTU Singapore and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the US, has developed a ‘smart’ food packaging material that is biodegradable,…

State of Jalisco responsible for 50% of exports of Mexican berries

This year, around 940,000 tons of red fruits were produced for export in Mexico -similar to that of 2020- of which 50 percent were sent abroad from Jalisco.…

Banana production in Latin America

International Atomic Energy Agency uses nuclear science to combat spread of Panama wilt

Fusarium wilt, also known as Panama wilt, is a killer that is rapidly spreading in Latin America and hurting global supplies of the world's most popular export…

USDA

Mexico: Citrus Annual

Mexican citrus production expected to increase marginally in marketing year 2021/22

Citrus production in Mexico is expected to increase marginally in marketing year (MY) 2021/22, on optimal weather conditions and improved yields. Fresh concentrated orange…

The world’s biggest trade bloc launched on January 1

The new Asian regional trade pact, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP, has come into effect as of January 1. It is the world’s biggest free trade…

No-nonsense vertical farming solution for strawberry cultivation

Strawberries are tastiest when eaten as quickly as possible after being harvested. Unfortunately, many markets are prevented from having access to the red gold. From…

IQonsulting

Chilean Blueberry Committee Crop & Exports Report. Week 51

Central-North zone currently contributes largest volumes

Logistics continue to affect the development of the season. Less availability of labor; land transportation and containers; together with longer transit times and congestion…

Special Bananas

FreshPlaza's January Special is on bananas

FreshPlaza's January Global Focus is on bananas. If you are an importer/exporter or supplier of bananas we would love to hear from you. You can contact us via…

Global Focus Grapes

FreshPlaza's January Global Focus is on grapes

FreshPlaza's January Global Focus is on grapes. If you are an importer/exporter or supplier of grapes we would love to hear from you. You can contact us via…

Retail

Dreamstime

World's first chat-based ordering platform to redefine online grocery and food ordering in Bay Area

Walmart scored 25.4% of all click-and-collect orders in 2021

Ultrafast grocery delivery service Buyk expands to Chicago, targets rapid expansion across US in 2022Buyk, a real-time retail grocery delivery service that promises to deliver…

North Otago growers predict fruitful days ahead

North Otago fruit growers are predicting a bumper crop this season. According to Matsinger’s Berry Farm owner, Leanne Matsinger, the season had been going very…

Ecuador: Banana and plantain saw slight export drop in 2021

Exports of one of Ecuador’s star products fell 0.85% from January to November of this year, compared to the same period in 2020. According to the Banana Marketing…

Australian horticulture prices pushed up by Covid disruptions

All over Australia, prices for fruits and vegetables are up. Still, the sectors are feeling the drag of increased costs due largely to difficulties sourcing labor. According…

Jan Vermeiren, Exofi:

“We’re catching up”

USDA

Citrus Annual - European Union

EU citrus production projected to drop 6.8 percent In MY 2021/22

In MY 2021/22, EU citrus production is projected to drop 6.8 percent compared to the previous season to 10.7 MMT due to unfavorable weather conditions in the top EU…

Record breaking year for Wolfurt-Rotterdam TransFER

Rail Cargo Group’s container rail-shuttle between Austrian Wolfurt and Rotterdam will reach an all-time high in 2021, with over 18,500 TEUs transported. “An increase of more…

There was never a better time for retail technology

The past 2 years have been difficult for the retail sector. Yet, CBI research shows that the market has never looked any better for retail technology. Customer behaviour has…

"We bring colour to the plate at Veganuary"

"For the good of nature - eat Veganuary!" - this is the motto under which SanLucar is launching in Germany and Austria, a sunny promotional campaign in January 2022. Because…

Allnuts: “Good products are priced differently"

"Last year was a great year for us, despite the pandemic problems. That was, unfortunately, not the case for everyone," says Alco Kappé of the Belgian nut wholesaler, Allnuts.…

EU 2022 promotion programs for agricultural products

The European Commission allocated €185.9 million euros ($210.6 million USD) in 2022 for the promotion of European Union agri-food products both globally and in…

India misses deadline for 'early harvest' trade deal with Australia

India seems to have missed the self-imposed Christmas deadline for concluding an early harvest trade pact with Australia. Discussions on market access for…

Following months of intense protests

Indian government withdraws three farm laws

On November 19, 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government will withdraw the three agricultural laws enacted in September 2020. On…

Five new climate and disease resilient potato varieties approved for release in Malawi

Five climate and disease resilient potato varieties developed by the James Hutton Institute-led Quikgro research project have been approved for release in…

Iranian apple exports in 2020/21

Iran might soon be leading the world in fresh apple exports

According to the 2020/21 season results, Iran might soon be leading the world in fresh apple exports. Iranian exports of fresh apples reached 743,000 tons as…

Youtube.com

Hidden in boxes of bananas, peanuts and peppers

Video Italian police find cocaine at port of Gioia Tauro, Calabria

Late last week, Italian police discovered over 3 tons of pure cocaine in a container shipment from South America. Police and customs officials raided the port of Gioia Tauro,…

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