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Exports Sales Manager - West Greece

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Del Monte (Holland) BV – Key Account Manager

Hydroponic Farm Manager, Mauritius

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Surge in utilization and demand of retractable roof greenhouses and cooling houses

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Cravo’s retractable roof systems. “Back in 1982, we invented the very first retractable roof for the tree seedling industry in Canada,”…

Farm Worker Awareness Week: a real life story from the farm

Each March, agricultural companies take a moment to appreciate their workforce in celebration of Farm Worker Awareness Week. For Divine Flavor and its mothership company,…

South American blueberries wind down, Mexico and Florida gear up

Supplies of blueberries are tight currently. On imported product, Peruvian and Chilean fruit is still on the market. “Though it is marginal volume and the quality is below…

Domestic corn season to overcome new challenges this year

As the domestic corn season begins, there are concerns over costs of corn this season. Currently, limited supplies of corn are coming out of Mexico. “Limited supplies are not…

USDA

Movement of Mexican asparagus though Calexico, California and San Luis Arizona expected about the same

Fuel prices somewhat surprisingly fell this week as the war in Ukraine approaches its second month with no clear end in sight. Truck availability for domestic growing areas…

Sweeten up spring with Vidalia’s Sugar Sweets

“At Keystone Fruit Marketing, a division of Progressive Produce, we are known for our year-round sweet onion program,” says Lisa Fetterhoff, director of operations. “The…

Opportunities for U.S. agricultural exports to the United Kingdom

As the 14th largest export destination, the United Kingdom (UK) has been an important and growing market for U.S. agricultural products. Shared heritage and cultural ties have…

Apeel announces Retail Advisory Board

Apeel announced a newly created retail advisory board that brings together industry experts from the grocery industry. Led by Apeel’s vice-president of retail advisory Jim…

Grapa Varieties Ltd. appoints new CEO

Cultivating grapes since 1882, the Karniel family founded Grapa Varieties Ltd., a privately held company, to which they bring their deeply rooted tradition and passion. Today,…

Vietnam Cooperative Development Project helps promote pomelo exports to Canada

Lat weekend, Socodevi Organization (Canada) and the School of Agriculture and Rural Development Managers II under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural…

UK announces removal of retaliatory tariffs on American orange juice

The United States and United Kingdom struck a trade accord Tuesday that will remove US tariffs on British steel and aluminum, while the UK will remove…

Special Fruit Logistica

"New innovations in smart and accurate weighing"

Dutch Weighing Company has more than 30 years of experience in developing, manufacturing, and delivering smart and accurate weighing systems and solutions in…

Global Focus Australia / New Zealand

Westerway Raspberry Farm / Asahi Beverages

New fruit concentrate partnership set to showcase Tasmanian berry industry

A Tasmanian berry grower says it will take a careful approach to expansion, despite the significant increase in demand for its fruit concentrate created by a new exciting…

Retail

Dreamstime

Instacart cut its valuation by nearly 40%

Meijer plans to open 2 new supercenters in northeastern Ohio

Canada: Too Good To Go launches in CalgaryA week and a half after announcing its expansion to Quebec City, Too Good To Go has launched in Calgary. The app-based product…

Eastern Produce Council Leadership class tours Philly Port and Wholesale Market

The fourth Eastern Produce Council (EPC) Leadership Class saw first-hand the increasing complexity of the produce logistics and distribution system with a tour of the…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

'Ads for strawberries, peaches, cantaloupes and asparagus were plentiful'

As weather warms across the country, stores are beginning to lure shoppers in with the promise of spring. Ads for strawberries, peaches, cantaloupes and asparagus were…

Video NatuWrap; a thin coating that stops water loss and keeps oxygen and mold out

Preservation of produce requires genius innovation to slow down the natural ripening process to keep it fresher for longer. Now, this in turn stops the outpour and waste of…

Florida Research Order referendum slated for May

Florida citrus growers will be asked to vote in a May referendum whether to maintain the Florida Research Order. The order was established in 1992 to support…

"In recent weeks, some producers have had to accept being paid $1.20 per box"

Banana producers and exporters analyze how to reduce the oversupply of fruit

Banana producers and exporters put aside their differences and met to find a solution to the banana oversupply that was created in the market after Russia's…

Rolf Weber: "'SuperMini 1969' gaining popularity as snack"

Costa Rican melon season offers plenty of chances and challenges

The Costa Rican melon season is well underway at Pafru, on the Pacific Ocean in the north of that country. "We'll keep loading all melons in Costa Rica until mid-April," says…

Rivulis

Harnessing the right use of water in agriculture

The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that water scarcity is a problem that affects the world and may have serious consequences for human…

SATI release table grape update

"Berg River and Hex River regions should still be packing for at least the next two weeks"

Whilst the harvesting season for the Northern Provinces, Orange River and Olifants River have come to an end, the Berg River and Hex River regions, which are both having above…

Hortgro

South African apple 2022 export estimates up 6% compared to 2021

South African apple 2022 export estimates are up 6% compared to 2021. The increase in export estimate is driven, amongst other things, by the young orchards coming into production.…

"The industry is estimated to be growing at around 5-7 per cent in Australia. That's phenomenal growth."

Protected Cropping Australia Conference 2022 launches in Coffs Harbour

Protected Cropping Australia (PCA) says while the horticulture industry has been through a challenging period with the COVID-19 pandemic, extreme weather events and market…

IAG Cargo restarts flights to Australia after two year hiatus

IAG Cargo has restarted its London Heathrow to Sydney route for the first time since early 2020. From March 27, IAG Cargo customers will be able to export and…

Kiwi Atlántico: "Taking a capsule is equivalent to eating a kiwifruit, with all its nutritional and healthy properties"

New food supplement made 100% from green kiwifruit

Kiwi Atlántico, the kiwifruit marketing company, continues to take great steps in the field of innovation. Its R&D department has been working for years on various concepts to…

Philippe Blanquet, from Cichorium, specialist in the cultivation of organic chicory:

“We make our custom chicory cultivation chambers available to producers around the world”

It is believed that Belgian producers of chicory roots, which were used as a substitute for coffee at a time when coffee was only available to the very rich, were the ones who…

Siiimply Veggy: "Almeria's future lies in continuing to work on organic production"

"There's an upward trend in the demand for organic watermelon in Europe"

The consumption of organic food is on the rise in Europe, and in the Spanish province of Almeria, operators such as Siiimply Veggy are making it possible to supply organic…

'Perfecting trade amid overwhelming global developments'

Europe Retail Packing BV of Poeldijk, Holland foretells that the entire industry is destined to face difficulties of historic magnitudes caused by both Covid and War in…

OOCL

OOCL reports more than US$7.3 billion operating profit in 2021

Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the mother-company of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), has announced its full-year results for 2021. The container…

For better fruit and vegetable preservation

INEOS makes controlled atmosphere packaging film using K-Resin DK11

INEOS Styrolution, a global player in styrenics, has announced its K-Resin® DK11 to be the material of choice for controlled atmosphere packaging (CAP) film…

Tomato varieties show 43% increase

Prices in Hungary soaring since the start of the war

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, food prices on the international market have been going through a steady and steep incline. According to the latest data…

European Commission

Statistics on bananas production, prices and trade

Average wholesale price of yellow bananas produced in the EU at €147

Average wholesale prices of bananas imported from Latin America stand at €106 per 100 kgs in the Netherlands, roughly the same as the prices in Poland. In France, they sold for slightly more…

USD 110 billion carrier EBIT in 2021 up to date

In issue 556 of the Sunday Spotlight, there was an analysis of the financial and volume performance of the global shipping lines. At the time of writing, we were partially…

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