Do not reply to this email. Send your response to info@freshplaza.com.

Wednesday, February 17, 2021
NORTH AMERICA

Our team

Marieke Hemmes
Email

Annika Durinck
Email

Astrid van den Broek
Email

Sander Bruins Slot
Email

Job Offers

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

Director of UbiGro Sales - California, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, and Nevada USA

UbiGro Sales Representative - California, USA

Greenhouse Crop Specialist - Southwestern Ontario, Canada

Greenhouse Product Development Specialist - Leamington (Ontario) Canada

Sales Assistant - Europe Division

Anton Alibekov with Zofto Solutions

“We are able to digitalize any process that currently requires paper”

Although digitalization made great strides in the past year, there are still many benefits to be gained. For the fresh produce sector specifically, Zofto Solutions has been…

Job Offers:

Total Produce to combine with Dole Food Company and become publicly listed in the US

Total Produce is one of the world’s largest fresh produce producers and providers. Operating out of 26 countries (30 inclusive of Dole) while serving many more, Total…

Ripe and ready-to-eat mangos help increase sales

The National Mango Board has partnered with Catalytic Generators to explain how a ripening mango program may work. Why ripen?Similar to how ripening has impacted the world of…

Crop update from Vanguard

Market overview southern hemisphere grapes

Overall growing and demandPeru and Chilean grape demand is particularly strong in Mexico, and increasing in Canada, the USA, and Asia as California completes their ‘storage…

Past tropical storms and hurricanes from the DR impact coconut supply

Supplies of coconuts are slim and will continue to be so for some time. “There’s been a general shortage going on for quite awhile out of the Dominican…

New organic white kale variety launches

Baldor Specialty Foods has introduced a new sweet-flavored produce item: organic casper baby kale. The kale has a sweet taste and crispy texture and is a…

Domestic green bean production contends with cold fronts

Supplies of green beans are steady though they are building as domestic production gets going. Supplies of green beans are coming out of Mexico and Florida. Currently, Tony Martinez…

Berry grower expands operations to Oxnard

International grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, Wish Farms has established a growing operation in Oxnard, CA. “This is…

Space Lab Technologies LLC

Overarching the challenge to crop production in space

While the vertical farming industry says that the sky is the limit, Space Lab Technologies LLC is pushing that notion even further. Space Lab Technologies LLC is a…

Tropical Avocados are now in peak flavor season

Tropical Avocados have been gaining traction and distribution with retailers across the country. A display of large and vibrant avocados creates excitement and stops shoppers…

Special Asia

A challenging season for Chilean grapes and plums

In the past few days, the movements in Guangzhou Jiangnan wholesale market import fruit section gradually recovered from the "cherry crisis" but still moves very slow. The…

Global Focus Organics

Alba Bio continues to innovate and grow

From pioneering in organic farming to innovation and modernization

"At times where it could be easier and more convenient to complain or to become discouraged, our reaction is to refrain from slowing down," said Vittorio Gona of growers'…

Retail

Dreamstime

Hy-Vee has filed plans to build a “online grocery pick-up kiosk”

The Giant Company and Peapod Digital Labs subsidiary have partnered with Swisslog

Walmart temporarily closes over 600 stores as winter storms pound parts of USWalmart closed hundreds of stores as a result of the winter storm bringing freezing rain, snow and…

California company adds 2lb vegetable packs to retail lineup

2020 was the year of learning to enjoy cooking at home and 2021 will be the year of perfecting at home meals. Gold Coast Packing is offering the solution for cooking at home…

IMG Enterprises

Florida agri-business announces new co-CEO restructure

Cherrylake and IMG Citrus, who are both subsidiaries of IMG Enterprises, a 90-million-dollar Florida agri-business with diversified operations in citrus, ornamental landscape,…

ROXBOX Containers

Meet HELIOS, the solar powered shipping container line by ROXBOX

ROXBOX Containers have announced a new line of solar infrastructure containers with our Australian partners, BlackStump Technologies.The initial focus is on solar cold storage…

Produce professionals can reduce stress with mental fitness

The produce industry is a stress-filled world. This pressure can take its toll, impacting your health, relationships and performance. Leadership coach, Wendy…

Canadian supermarket sells fruit and vegetables grown on its own roof

The Canadian firm IGA extra Famille Duchemin has taken another step towards sustainability and innovation with the launch of a pioneering project in the…

Slight slowdown in the trans-Pacific route because of the Chinese New Year

Despite forecasts made by analysts that container shipping would return to normal after the Chinese New Year, there still hasn't been a slowdown in the massive…

Fusarium Falciforme: Emerging problem for California tomatoes

A new fusarium issue is creating some significant concern for tomato producers. Dr. Cassandra Swett of UC Davis is referring to the pathogen as fusarium…

QUT

Queensland University of Technology

QUT Panama disease breakthrough sparks US funding

QUT researcher Distinguished Professor James Dale and his team have successfully developed a line of Cavendish bananas resistant to Panama disease tropical race 4 (TR4).The…

Steve Tsakoumakis - Kapiris Bro

“As environmental changes and pressures evolve, we look toward the future and continue to research and invest"

The growing season for tomatoes in South Australia has not been without its challenges with very high temperatures which made it necessary to increase irrigation, but…

Demand for Egyptian Valencia expected to pick up as Indian citrus season concludes

Demand for the Egyptian Valencia has been low since the start of the season. Although there is some demand in the Russian and Eastern European markets, the lack of demand has…

Stronger Rand and electricity & fuel increases put South African farmers under pressure

"Will the litany of bad economic news ever bad?" the Daily Maverick news site asks upon the announcement that South Africa's electricity provider Eskom has been allowed to…

Shanghai Pudong Airport handling 40% more international cargo during Chinese New Year rush

Driven by the strong demand for air transportation during the Spring Festival rush, since January 28, Pudong Airport has been operating at a high level of cargo flights and…

Prices for high quality apples from Poland expected to increase

“We might start our very own brand of apples”

After a successful trial shipment of Polish apples to Taiwan, there is hope future shipments will be sent as well. However, according to one Polish exporter the main focus…

'Teens' grown in fully automated system

"New lettuce concept meets demand for greater convenience for grower and consumer alike"

The Teens concept was introduced last year to respond to the customers’ demand for convenience. The lettuce leaves that could be turned into a salad in no time at all, the…

Lüneburg, Germany

Europlant presents low carb potato varieties 'Coronada' and 'Montana'

Many consumers of potatoes bemoan the fact that the tuber contains too many carbohydrates. In a press release issued today, German-based potato variety company…

Chilean blueberry export peak weeks end

According to the latest Crop Report of the Chilean Blueberry Committee-ASOEX, export volumes decreased during week 5 of 2021, reaching 5,996 tons, marking the…

Grapes, blueberries, and avocados accounted for 37.4% of the total value of Peruvian agricultural exports in 2020

Peruvian agro-exports in 2020 increased by 6.1% over 2019, totaling 7.52 billion dollars, according to the Peruvian Foreign Trade Society (ComexPeru).…

Soil: The ancient yet overlooked ally to crop yield

Optimising agricultural processes is paramount to achieving crop profitability. With shallow profit margins, we have an equally tight scope for error and mitigation, and…

Aberdeen University

Aberdeen research says American potato bean could be grown in UK

Research involving Aberdeen scientists has uncovered that a plant native to America has potential to be grown in the UK. The high protein potato bean, commonly found in…

USDA/FAS - Rabobank

Rabobank Five-Year Walnut Market Outlook

Will demand for walnuts grow to match supply and competition?

Global walnut production and exports will set records during 2020/21, impacting the US market as it relies heavily on exports. US production is at record levels but will…

FreshPlaza Funny

Thanks for your help!