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Senior Buyer | Fresh Produce | Ireland

Sales Manager Citrus

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Sales specialist Vertical Farming Middle and Eastern Europe (M/F/D)

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Flush of organic Heirloom tomatoes is short term

As California enters the beginning of its local tomato season which starts at the end of the month, organic Heirloom tomatoes are currently seeing a flush in production. “It…

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A closer look at IFPA’s Global Produce & Floral Show 2022

The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) offered up a sneak peek at what exhibitors and visitors can expect at the first--and upcoming--Global Produce & Floral Show…

Stronger market for pineapples predicted to continue for near future

Supplies of pineapples are steady though not as plentiful as they have been in the past few months. Jesse Garcia of LA Produce Distributors notes that some of the larger…

University research shows ag tech-related tomato shelf life results

A recent study by the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Science (UF-IFAS) found the shelf-life of grape tomatoes can be dramatically improved using a…

Okanagan Specialty Fruits strengthens sales team

Okanagan Specialty Fruits® (OSF), developer and grower of Arctic® apple varieties, is pleased to announce it is expanding its executive team. Daryl Johnston has joined the…

Climate.gov

American Farm Bureau Federation survey:

Droughts indicate far-reaching impacts

Over 60 percent of the American West, Southwest, and Central Plains are classified ‘D3’; severe droughts or higher. The severe water shortages reported are impacting 17 states…

Paperless ag tech product named “Labor Management Solution of the Year”

PickTrace, an all-in-one labor management suite for agriculture with paperless hiring, time and productivity tracking and employee payments, has been selected as the “Labor…

Bobalu Berries bolsters operations staff

Bobalu Berry Farms continues on its growth track as the company celebrates 60 years of farming fresh strawberries this year in California. Another staff…

This month marks the start of Minnesota apple season

Minnesotans don't have to wait until early fall for the crisp, juicy apples our state is known for growing. Early season apple varieties such as First Kiss®,…

Avocados From Mexico™ recruits legendary soccer players for latest shopper campaign

The world’s biggest soccer event kicks off this November and Avocados From Mexico™ (AFM) and Takis® snacks are scoring big with their new shopper marketing campaign,…

Special Automation

Key Technology

Installing Key Technology’s Veryx B175 digital sorter

US potato farm automates bulk product inspections

Florida-based Jones Potato Farm is a large-scale, family-owned producer of potatoes, green beans, citrus and cattle. Due to the tight labor market, it has been on the lookout…

Gobal Focus Softfruit / Stonefruit

USDA

Japan: Stone Fruit Annual

MY 2021/22 cherry production down 24 percent y-o-y due to frost damage in Yamagata

Japan's MY 2021/22 cherry production fell by 24 percent from MY 2020/2021 due to frost damage to cherry flowers in Yamagata. Post estimates Japan’s cherry production in MY…

Retail

Dreamstime

Ahold Delhaize USA: Leadership transitions at The GIANT Company

FreshDirect has announced it is leaving the Philadelphia market

Publix named on Forbes’ America’s Best Employers by State 2022 listPublix has been recognized on Forbes’ America’s Best Employers by State list for the fourth year in a row,…

Due to pouch containing pecan pieces

South Georgia Pecan Co. recalls Great Value 4oz. Walnut chopped pouches

South Georgia Pecan Co. is recalling Great Value Walnut Chopped 4oz. Pouches Lot #29329 Best If Used By April 29, 2023 due to pouches containing pecan pieces instead of…

Mexican fruit fly quarantine in portion of San Diego county

A portion of San Diego County has been placed under quarantine for the Mexican fruit fly following the detection of six flies and one larva in and around the…

Today is Packinghouse Day

Fresh citrus growers, packers and shippers will meet for Citrus Packinghouse Day on Aug. 25 at the Citrus Research and Education Center’s (CREC) Ben Hill Griffin Hall in Lake Alfred,…

Rick Dantzler speaks on progress with HLB products

Rick Dantzler, chief operating officer of the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, spoke during the general session of the Citrus & Specialty Crop Expo,…

Spotted Wing Drosophila threat

Senator Collins introduces legislation to save blueberries from SWD

Senators Susan Collins (Maine) and Gary Peters (Michigan) have introduced legislation to target an the Spotted Wing Drosophila or SWD invasive species that…

APHIS and CDFA fruit fly actions in California and Texas

In July, federal and state officials established an Oriental fruit fly (OFF) quarantine in California and removed two Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantine…

Israel's demand for Dominican Republic pineapples returns to pre-pandemic level

“The market demand for the supply of pineapples from the Dominican Republic to Israel has returned to pre-pandemic levels, but the supply is hampered by the global price rise…

Avocado exports not doing as well

Peru: Exports of grapes and blueberries to exceed US $ 1.000 million

For this year, Peruvian exports of agricultural products are expected to total US$9.700 billion, an increase of close to 10% compared to 2021, according to…

"This year we'll send 24% of our exports to the US market"

Peru has 51,000 hectares devoted to the cultivation of Hass avocado

Peru has nearly 51,000 hectares devoted to the cultivation of Hass avocado, distributed among approximately 8,000 producers. It is Europe's leading Hass…

IAEA trained 12 Latin American scientists in mutation breeding

Nuclear technology could save the banana from Panama wilt

Bananas are under threat from one of the world’s most devastating banana diseases. Fusarium, or Panama wilt, is a type of fungus that is carried in the soil…

Lemon market in "dire straits" while orange demand in Europe improves

Citrus farmers dump fruit as freight and landside costs bite hard

FreshPlaza has seen a video of tonnes of citrus - apparently oranges, lemons, soft citrus - of marginal counts, dumped away from orchards at a designated site between Addo and…

Egyptian sweet potato season off to a slow start

“Both suppliers and clients are careful to not flood the market with sweet potatoes”

The start of the Egyptian sweet potato season was rather slow. Demand is there, but it’s lower than it could be. One of the challenges for Egyptian growers will be the…

DLG expects to keep delays under control

"Strikes mean we've had to cut two sailings and partly reschedule using Felixstowe"

On Monday, an eight-day strike began at Felixstowe, the United Kingdom's largest container port. "This strike has massive implications. For the time being, we have the delays…

Eight ports block 2,000 containers of South African citrus because they don't comply with the cold treatment requirement

"On August 11, the Government of South Africa stated denounced that ports in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden were…

‘Net Zero Hectare’ project:

British potato partners acquire £2 million investment funding

UK fresh produce innovators have acquired major funding towards research to sustainably change the way that potatoes are grown, stored and transported. The Net…

Solana Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

Solana Group presents variety innovations at Potato Europe 2022

"Exploiting the potential of the potato further, that's what is at the heart of our breeding activities"

'Growing innovation' is the motto this year for the internationally active potato breeder Solana. True to this motto, the owner-managed breeding company will present an…

Agroqualità is the first company to release the BioDiversity module assessment document

GlobalGAP standard addresses biodiversity in agriculture

Agribusinesses are also called upon to promote the transition to sustainable practices that allow for the preservation and increase of biodiversity. Embarking on a path of…

"We have to think about things that technology companies cannot help us with because we haven't overcome them"

How meeting technology halfway can improve the production of fruit and vegetables

A technology expert at a leading fresh produce company is encouraging fresh produce companies to do more to meet tech companies halfway in solving problems and creating…

Kiwifruit quality concerns could become a huge problem

Industry experts claim that ongoing losses because of fruit quality issues might become a $500 million problem for the kiwifruit industry if a solution is not…

Australia has an oversupply of avocados

Australia planted thousands of avocado trees over the past few years to keep up with demand. But is seems that demand hasn’t been as high as expected. As a…

Rockit Apple launches ‘Back to School’ global campaign

Innovative snack sized apple company, Rockit Global is gearing up to Rockit Back to School with millions of consumers in its most global campaign to date. This builds on the…

Himachal apple-growers to protest against Adani stores today

Apple growers will hold a protest against the three Adani-owned controlled atmosphere (CA) stores in the district tomorrow. After holding a protest against the…

Blue banana and orange jackfruit:

This farmer has prepared a food forest of 1300 amazing fruits

Gac from Vietnam, Jaboticaba and Biriba from Brazil, Cempedak from Malaysia, Blue Java Banana from Indonesia; These are the names of some exotic fruits, which…

China's garlic exports break 200,000 tons for the first time in July

At the end of August, the garlic transaction outside the storage is entering the final stage. According to customs data, the export of garlic was gratifying in…

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