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Glasshouse experienced technicians - Brough, East Yorkshire, UK

Senior Berry Specialist Sales

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Production Manager - The Netherlands

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International Operations and Research Manager Blueberries

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Apple grower welcomes fall with Fair Trade certification

Starr Ranch Growers is greeting fall apple harvest with new Fair Trade USA Authorization. The Wenatchee-based company recently gained certification from Fair Trade USA – an…

Steep jump in Mexican raspberry production

Supplies of raspberries are currently strong, unlike historical levels at this time. “The transition is happening as California starts to wind down with its production, which in…

Argentina +11%, South Africa +3%, Chile +5%

Southern hemisphere orange exports exceed 2020 levels

Salix Fruits, importer and exporter of fresh fruits, announced that the southern hemisphere orange season, which is about to end, will have a positive balance compared to…

Nature Fresh Farms' new branding touts benefits of greenhouse-grown produce

Nature Fresh Farms, an independent greenhouse produce grower in North America, is sharing its new brand identity that embraces the recent growth and innovation…

Texas produce industry mourns the loss of longtime leader

On Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, John McClung, former president and CEO of the Texas Produce Association (predecessor to TIPA), passed away in the late hours of…

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US pizza chain switches to greenhouse grown lettuce

"We’ve experienced inconsistent product quality primarily from California growers"

The ongoing boom for the North-American CEA industry is boosted by more and more food service suppliers opting for indoor-grown food. Today Midwest hydroponic grower Pure…

California Avocado Commission promotes Angela Fraser

The California Avocado Commission has promoted Angela Fraser to director of trade and legal affairs. Fraser, who has worked for the Commission for 21 years,…

First in the nation find

Port of Gulfport detects harmful insect in Costa Rican pineapple shipment

Specialists from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture have discovered a butterfly larvae pest, informally known as the Saunders 1850, in a…

US grape importer gears up for Brazilian season

Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. is gearing up for the second season of its SUNRAYS® grape brand, which officially starts next month.Kicking off the SUNRAYS® grape season this year will…

Perhaps 500,000 shipping containers are waiting off Ports of LA & Long Beach

Cargo ships continue to arrive off the coast of Southern California, creating a huge shipping bottleneck that results in product prices are going up, even…

Special Fruit Attraction 2021

Intelligent weight solution and punnet pack displayed in Madrid

“We work for your results”: the payoff encloses the core essence of Unitec Group, that this year as well will be attending Fruit Attraction, scheduled to be held in Madrid on…

Biovegen will concentrate on fruit and vegetable R&D offer in the Biotech Attraction space

Biovegen, the biotechnological platform dedicated to connecting the advances of agricultural research centers with the needs of companies, will take a further leap in its…

Global Focus Top Fruit

Cold storages filling fast with apples this year

Apple harvesting season in full swing in Kashmir Valley

Kashmir Valley apple growers seems happy with their apple production this season. They are ready to ship out large quantities of apples to different states in…

Retail

Dreamstime

Publix plans to hire approximately 30,000 associates in Q4 2021

Skogen’s Festival Foods has revealed plans to buy 3 Trig’s stores

US: Sunbasket becomes 1st direct-to-consumer meal delivery service available on Instacart nationwideSunbasket announced a new partnership with Instacart, the leading online…

USDA

US production of major non-citrus fruit forecast to rise in 2021

The 2021/22 marketing year is underway for many non-citrus fruit crops. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecast 2021 apple, grape, peach, cranberry,…

Canada: More heat means earlier apple crop, but rain helped this year’s fruit size

As Canada has had a warm summer, this has put some apple crops ahead of schedule. Port Williams grower Doug Gates: “It was a challenging year with the rain and…

Caused by drought conditions

Wisconsin apple farmer expects less than half of usual yield

On a good year, Chad Fox, co-owner of Armstrong Apples, Orchard & Winery, says they produce about 40,000 to 50,000 pounds of apples from their 2,500 trees.…

Argentinian Blueberry Committee

Weekly Argentinean blueberry arrivals

Week 39 arrivals saw cumultative volume of 1,524 tons

Weekly Argentinian blueberry arrivals in week 39 saw a cumulative volume of 1524 tons in 2021, compared to 1379 tons last year. US weekly arrivals came in at 194 tons, considerably lower than…

Citrus Greening inevitable for North Florida and South Georgia

Citrus greening disease will most certainly become an issue for North Florida and South Georgia citrus growers. Fred Gmitter, a University of Florida Institute…

Ecuador exported 13.8 million fewer boxes of bananas to its partners between January and August

Ecuador's banana exports showed a 5% year-on-year drop between January and August, according to data from the Ecuadorian Banana Exporters Association (AEBE).…

Experts on Argentine blueberry sales to Middle East:

‘An opportunity that has grown during pandemic and is here to stay’

The implementation of virtual communication platforms worldwide has opened a unique business opportunity. New communication methods have created a key…

Supply chain chaos and high costs could last until 2023

Supply chain problems and port congestion are now even getting attention from the Central Banks, due to the effects these have on inflation. Federal Reserve…

Fruit Tech, the new space dedicated to innovation and digitization at Fruit Attraction

The next edition of Fruit Attraction will incorporate Fruit Tech, a new area that will be entirely devoted to innovation and applied technology in support of the digitization…

Peruvian fruit and vegetable stakeholders attend Fruit Attraction 2021

From October 5th to 7th, Fruit Attraction returns in its in-person format. Industry partners from Peru will be part of this edition, as detailed by the…

Kees van den Bosch, Freeland:

“Scandinavia took noticeably fewer Dutch onions this year”

The rain considerably affected this year's European onion cultivation. That's according to Kees van den Bosch of the Freeland trading firm in the Netherlands.…

New Kiwiplant srl (NKP)

New golden kiwifruit variety presented in Latina

New Kiwiplant srl (NKP) organized a meeting and orchard visit to promote a new golden kiwifruit variety created in cooperation with the University of Udine (AC 501 022…

Primeur Fruit Attraction Edition now available to read online

Fruit Attraction will be held in Madrid from Tuesday 5 to 7 October 2021. FreshPlaza and Primeur jointly publish a 150-page exhibition magazine. It has become an international…

"With €60 per year you can buy tarpaulins and pheromones," said a technician

Self-made traps for Asian bugs are affordable and effective

Many growers are being inventive and have been busy making a pest control system for the for the mass trapping of Asian bugs, also known as the brown marmorated sting bug.…

The example of the agricultural cooperative PomegranateVita

The drought affected the sales volume of Italian pomegranates

"On 3 October 2021, we harvested the first batches of pomegranates, which we packed immediately; they will be sold through retailers. The season has been heavily affected by…

DP World opens new £3 mln storage park for empty containers at Southampton

DP World has opened an 11.5 acre new empty containers park at Southampton to increase storage capacity and maintain service levels for customers during the peak pre-Christmas…

EFC announces merger to strengthen performance and brands

EFC C.V. and its subsidiary GKE N.V. have announced the merger of the two businesses. EFC CEO, Ilse Hayen will head up the new organisation. She explains the…

Reboot announced

Produce Republic buys In2Food out of receivership

Produce Republic has bought In2Food out of receivership, claiming to be preparing to immediately resume relationships with suppliers and growers. In2Food…

Ausveg

Potato export update

From January to June 2021, Australian potato export volumes have dropped

Australian potato exporters have continued to supply international markets during for the first six months of 2021, all the while experiencing market and logistical…

Grupo Cañamás and IOland sign collaboration agreement

"Today it is necessary to take maximum advantage of technology to optimize and better manage plantations"

The family group Cañamás, which has been producing high quality citrus fruits since 1929, and the technology company IOland, which develops agricultural management tools, have…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Bananas at £0.79 for goods from Belize, steady compared to last week

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

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