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Assistant Head Grower - Mason City (Iowa) USA

Global Category Director for Cherries - Chile, North America, Australia or New Zealand

Head of Sales - LA (California) USA

Head of Agronomy: Research & Development - Berlin, Germany

Africa Fruit Export Sales Manager - South Africa

Grower - Philippines

Assistant technical manager

Food Safety and Quality Director - South Bend (IN) USA

Commercial Manager - United Kingdom or The Netherlands

Tomato Grower, Chapais - Canada

Plant health measurements device

Remarkable new employee for Mucci Farms

In addition to the launch of a new OKO Immersive solution at Mucci Farms, the companies have signed an agreement to pursue 2021/2022 product development research in Mucci…

Cat Gipe-Stewart Superfresh Growers

“2020 was a big year for organic apple growth”

Demand for organic apples continues to jump, a trend that’s only been fueled by the pandemic. “The focus on the perceived benefits of organics have increased demand. This will…

Onion supplies feel extra demand pressure

The recent Texas winter freeze has added another variable into the delicate equation that is the tight North American onion market. “Reports are that Texas is trying to…

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Assistant Head Grower - Mason City (Iowa) USA

Brazilian papayas see high demand throughout pandemic

Brazil produces papayas year-round, though the volumes produced fluctuate throughout the year and the peak volumes arrive between August and October. Currently, the production…

Texas freeze pushes demand for lemons

Supplies of lemons continue to be strong, particularly from California. “We’re pulling lemons from California’s District 1 and filling in with District 2 and it has been good.…

New dates announced for Organic Produce Summit

Working with California state and county officials in monitoring the current COVID-19 situation, the Organic Produce Summit (OPS) 2021 has moved the dates of…

Produce research study to be unveiled at Southern Exposure next month

The Southeast Produce Council (SEPC) is again joining forces with FMI—The Food Industry Association to unveil the 2021 edition of produce industry’s research,…

Digitalization takes flight

Increased interest in quality inspection software

Digitalization of processes continues to gain popularity as it increases efficiencies and saves time as well as money. Anton Alibekov, owner of Zofto Solutions explains how he…

Refrigeration units provide sustainable cooling for grocery kiosks

Robotic kiosks that provide automated and contactless dispensing of groceries for consumers are being sustainably refrigerated by Carrier Transicold NaturaLINE® units,…

University of Georgia

UGA researchers investigate blue light to increase blueberry quality and fight disease

The COVID-19 crisis has put supply chain issues at the forefront of food production and packaging concerns. Researchers at the University of Georgia investigated a potential…

Global Focus Bananas

Robert Greeve, Anaco & Greeve International, the Netherlands:

"It seems like people are eating more fruit"

"We're growing nicely, so have to expand," says Robert Greeve of Anaco & Greeve International. This Dutch trading company specializes in overseas products. Robert says this…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Monitoring hardware now included with Frost Fans

Australian Frost Fans is the sister business to New Zealand Frost Fans, which manufactures the FrostBoss® range of frost fans at their factory in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The…

Retail

Dreamstime

Schnucks is partnering with DoorDash in St. Louis

GKB is teaming up with Walmart Canada

US: Instacart now valued at $39blnSolidifying its domination in the online grocery market, Instacart has raised $265mln as part of a new financing round that increases its…

Gotham Greens partners with university of California

Gotham Greens today announced its latest state-of-the-art greenhouse in California near the University of California-Davis (UC Davis), an agriculture research and teaching…

IATA

International Air Transport Association releases January 2021 data for global air cargo markets

January air cargo demand recovers to pre-COVID levels

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released January 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that air cargo demand returned to pre-COVID levels (January…

Equilibrium Modified Atmosphere Packaging

‘Keeping leafy greens fresh is an exact science’

California and Arizona are producing more than 90% of US lettuce. If you live anywhere east of these two states, your leafy greens have traveled a long way to…

Federal Agriculture Minister Bibeau

Agriculture minister addresses labour concerns on Scotian Gold virtual tour

The federal Agriculture Minister has reassured producers across Canada that work is in motion to get temporary foreign workers in place promptly. Marie-Claude…

University of Hawai'i

High-tech detection determines pineapple harvest needs

In a new study funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Small Business Innovation Research program, researchers in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of…

Kenneth Oluoch - KGF Fresh Exports

"We are sending Hass and Fuerte avocados from both Kenya and Tanzania to Europe"

KGF Fresh Exporters is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Suppling fresh fruits, vegetables and flowers from Kenyan farmers to distributors and retailers in Africa, the Middle East.UK,…

JC Muller – Sonlia Fruit Packers

Wellington packer on the forefront of optical sorting of pomegranates and stonefruit

These are peak packing weeks at 21-year old Sonlia Fruit Packers outside Wellington, where late plums like African Delight, September Yummy, Angelenos (and there are a lot of…

'Situation endangers the citrus harvest for many growers'

Parts of Eastern Cape in dire need of rain

Despite floods in northern parts of South Africa, growers to the south are dealing with an unprecedented crisis. One of the Eastern Cape’s largest dams, Kouga…

Blueberry cultivation will continue to gain ground in Peru in the coming years

Peru's blueberry industry continues to grow. The country currently has 14,000 hectares devoted to blueberry production. According to Federico Beltran Molina,…

Jakob Van Poucke, Luik Natie Coldstore, Belgium, about its handling of bananas:

“Our trump card? Speed!”

"Despite the current corona crisis, it's clear that we'll continue to have our work cut out for us. Even though 2020 was a tough year for our banana importers," says Jakob Van…

Jeroen Wind, Gebrs van Aarle

“Juicing oranges are a novelty in the Netherlands”

Last year, citrus sales were fantastic. COVID-19 meant everyone wanted to boost their immune systems. They went to greengrocers for this. Oranges are a product that can keep…

AC Goatham

Ross Goatham - AC Goatham & Son

“We have invested significantly in our cold storage technology and capacity"

English apple and pear grower AC Goatham & Son will supply around 350 million apples and 55 million pears this year (Sept 2020-Aug 2021). “There remains a high demand for quality…

University of Southampton

Ultrasonic cleaning of salad could reduce instances of food poisoning

A new study has shown that gentle streams of water carrying sound and microscopic air bubbles can clean bacteria from salad leaves more effectively than…

GMO Free certification to export apples to India

On February 25th, a solution was finally found - albeit temporary - for the question concerning the GMO Free certification for the export of some Italian…

Australia cautious of international trade conditions despite reaching best year for agriculture production

Australia's peak agriculture industry body, the National Farmers' Federation (NFF) says the latest production figures forecast this year to be the sector’s best on record. The…

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