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Executive Leader, Vertical Farming Program, University of Queensland, Australia

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Growers and shippers anticipate solid demand for domestic pomegranates

Following finishing up with imported pomegranates from Chile and Argentina, some growers are getting ready for the start of the domestic season. At Trinity Fruit Sales in…

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Executive Leader, Vertical Farming Program, University of Queensland, Australia

The return of foodservice helps push lemon pricing up

Lemon supplies are good though pricing and freight rates are influencing where they’re being pulled from. In San Antonio, TX, Paul G. Gonzalez of River City Produce Inc. says…

The rise of the pouch bag: what is driving the fame?

Pouch bags have not been in the market for very long ― “More recently, pouch bags have begun to serve multiple product types across various industries to the satisfaction of…

Boston Microgreens:

Growing through franchising throughout the US

“Microgreens are profitable at a small scale and we love to be a small business that can interact directly with our clients,” says Oliver Homberg, co-founder at Boston…

Mucci Farms welcomes retail executive to leadership team

Mucci Farms has hired retail supermarket executive Dan Branson as senior director, business and product development. A third-generation produce professional, Branson joins…

Massachusetts growers forecast an average cranberry crop this season

Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association (CCCGA) leadership attended last week’s Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) meeting where the committee announced its 2021 cranberry…

Canada: Recall of frozen mango products across the country

Dr. Kieran Moore, Chief Medical Officer of Health, issued the following statement to remind Ontarians about the food recall warning from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency…

AeroFarms:

Expanding in the Midwest, adding a 14.000m2 farm to supply retailers

AeroFarms today announced its plan to expand to the Midwest region as part of a project with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and St. Louis Controlled Environment Agriculture…

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Washington State adds emergency rules to protect workers from heat and wildfire smoke

The monster heat wave that struck the Pacific Northwest this year from June 26 to July 2 killed 95 people in Washington State alone. In May and June, 3,504 people visited…

U.S. Mexico Canada agreement seasonal perishable products weekly update

Availability of larger Mexican avocados remains limited

Movement of avocados from Mexico crossing through Texas is expected to remain about the same as the movement has now completely transitioned to the new 2021…

Organic Produce Summit

Editorial Special Organic Produce Summit

Between August 16 and September 15, FreshPlaza will run an Editorial Special on the upcoming Organic Produce Summit.The show will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

France: Red fruits of Haute-Loire suffer from the weather

As a leader in the production of red fruits in France, the department of Haute-Loire has suffered from this year’s weather hazards. From the frost in the…

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Giant Eagle: First U.S. grocery and convenience store chain to accept PayPal and Venmo in store

Wakefern adopts RPCs for fresh produce

US: Choctaw Country Market rolls out Market Curbside + DeliveryChoctaw Country Market has recently launched Market Curbside + Delivery. The convenient, accessible service,…

Grower hosts 11th annual backpack giveaway

Lipman Family Farms, an open-field tomato grower headquartered in Immokalee, FL, opened doors for thousands of Immokalee-area children through its Annual Backpack Giveaway…

Despite labor shortage and heatwave, state's apple crop could beat last year

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association is forecasting a crop of 124.8 million 40-pound boxes of apples during the 2021 harvest.This would be an increase…

New Mexico Dem governor using up to $5M in coronavirus relief to boost farm workers’ pay

The move by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham follows criticism from state Republicans that enhanced unemployment benefits were causing a labor shortage on the…

US banana import Q2 2021

Honduran imports down, Costa Rica, Colombia and Panama up

#banana US Imp Q2'21 - 2% Honduras losses are CR, Col and Pm gains pic.twitter.com/9FikFnShPW — Luc Hellebuyck (@Bananas4All) August 13, 2021

Pitahaya cultivation promotes new market routes for Costa Rica

In 2019 Coopedragon Fruit Farm R.L. opted to encourage the cultivation, processing and commercialization of this food. Today, two years later, they offer the…

Katalin Pákozdi: "strengthens capabilities for today's agricultural challenges"

East-West Seed appoints new Chief R&D Officer

East-West Seed is pleased to introduce Katalin Pákozdi who will join the company as the Chief R&D Officer and be part of Managing Board from August 16th, 2021.…

Terminal operations suspended at world’s 3rd largest port, Ningbo

Operations at Ningbo Meishan port terminal were suspended on August 11th, 2021, after a single case of COVID-19 was reported among the Ningbo Meidong Container Terminal staff.…

High shipping cost is an obstacle for honey pomelo export

Export season of Chinese honey pomelo has officially begun

Chinese honey pomelo officially entered the market this year in late July. The overall production volume declined by 10%-15% this year because production areas suffered from…

"Prices of Chinese ginger and garlic show downward trend, and onion distribution is hindered"

Chinese imports and exports were hindered by a number of factors, including the rising price of shipping, backlogs in destination ports, the appreciation of the Chinese yuan,…

Sicily is burning

The weather in Sicily is extremely hot. A large part of the population is apparently on holiday, while another part continues to work in the fields to ensure food supplies for…

Rowan Vickery, Fruitone South Africa:

“The South African citrus industry has had its fair share of challenges in recent weeks"

Following the violent unrest and subsequent closure of the Durban port and cold stores, as well as the main freeway, all stakeholders have been working around the clock to get…

South African farmers find many advantages to electric threewheelers

The electric threewheelers that Pierneef Smit, South African general manager at Berda Fruit Agricultural Consultants, noticed on Chinese fruit farms, have proven themselves…

'Realizing the immense effects of climatic changes and Covid19’s restrictions'

Recent events have made it clear that, amid further Covid19 restrictions and unprecedented weather extremes, the fresh produce industry will enter one of its most challenging…

DSV Panalpina A/S completes DKK 30.2 billion acquisition of Global Integrated Logistics from Agility

All conditions and requirements for the acquisition of Agility’s Global Integrated Logistics business (GIL) have been met, and DSV Panalpina A/S (DSV) is now…

Jordanian farmers experience success in Europe with Medjool dates

Fruits grow well in the Jordan Valley. One product that is growing in popularity is the Medjool date. Jordanian farmers are eager for European consumers to…

Australian mulberry grower creates new farming model to allow machine harvesting

A South Australian farmer is pioneering new methods of growing an "almost forgotten" fruit, to bring mulberries to new generations to enjoy their unique flavours. "All our…

Gisbourne growers up wages to retain labour

Gisborne horticulturalist Tim Egan says embracing pastoral care and providing more permanent roles has made a huge difference in keeping his workforce happy. In the future he…

Chinese ginger price dropped, but is now rising again due to new cases of Covid-19 in China

Major Chinese ginger production areas generally suffer from typhoons, but ginger production areas in Shandong have been able to avoid them this year. However,…

Iran: Food and agricultural export brings risks

Food and agricultural export risks are significant in the world. There is much competition between exporters and importers in this field. Keeping food fresh…

Exports of Vietnamese agricultural products to China face difficulties

Exports of Vietnamese agricultural products via border gates to China are facing numerous difficulties. Ministries, localities and branches from the two…

Discovery of new enzyme could help prevent potato crop damage

The fungus-like microorganism Phytophthora infestans is a devastating plant pathogen that causes global crop damage amounting to around $6 billion each year…

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