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Lead Grower - Stevensburg (VA) USA

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Post-Harvest Quality Manager - Europe

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Hamama

Hamama:

Microgreen growing kit company raises another $2.35 million of funding

The new equity round is in addition to the $2 million the company raised in October, said co-founder and CEO Camille Richman. “We will be investing in growth, new products,…

Transition from Mexico to California on grapes could be bumpy

As California moves into its grape production, the industry is seeing a challenging transition from the Mexico season to California’s. “This year is probably the least smooth…

From Mexico to Pacific Northwest

Volumes slimming on Brussels sprouts as transition begins

Supplies of Brussels sprouts are tightening as production shifts from Mexico to the Pacific Northwest. "For the next six to eight weeks, production will move from Mexico into the…

Dayka & Hackett and Agrícola Don Ricardo to be acquired by Frutura

Two well-known global agriculture businesses, Dayka & Hackett LLC (Reedley, CA) and Agrícola Don Ricardo (Ica, Peru), have signed agreements to sell majority…

For innovative natural post-harvest solution

AgroFresh announces Global Licensing Agreement with Know Hub Chile

AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a global player in produce freshness solutions, today announced an exclusive global licensing agreement with Know Hub Chile to test…

USDA

Peru’s fruit sector races to new heights

Peru’s fruit exports have grown quickly during the last decade, rising from just $540 million in 2010 to $3.8 billion in 2020, with Peru ranking in the world’s top 10 fruit…

California avocado growers look for ways to protect crop from heat

Heat damage has become an issue of concern to many of the California’s avocado growers, and evaporative cooling with overhead sprinklers is the most widely…

GrubMarket acquires Sierra Produce to become biggest provider of South American fruits in United States

GrubMarket has announced it has completed the acquisition of Sierra Produce, one of the largest importers of South American fruits directly from growers into…

Grower-marketer of berries and value-added products launches Summer of Snacking campaign

Naturipe Farms, a farmer-owned producer and marketer of berries and value-added products, announces its inaugural “Summer of Snacking” in time for the first official day of…

North Carolina Ports open to tropical fruit from Latin America

North Carolina Ports will receive its first shipment of bananas and pineapple on Sealand’s NAE (North Atlantic Express) inaugural call to the Port of…

"This is the first season that we have inspected more than 5 million boxes"

The Cabrero inspection site inspected 74% more boxes destined for the United States this season

The SAG/ USDA-APHIS/ Asoex de Cabrero Inspection Site inspected 5,679,000 boxes of Chilean fruit and vegetable products destined for the United States in the…

Special Mediterranean

Start of domestic campaign for Vicente Peris' gourmet Piel de Sapo melons

The Valencian company Vicente Peris has started the domestic campaign of its gourmet Piel de Sapo melons: the 18 Quilates and Vicentín. Only the best pieces of the highest…

Global Focus Cooling and Logistics

Egypt set to establish €100 mln trade hub in Alexandria

The Egyptian Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade - in cooperation with French produce logistics company Rungis International - is intent on establishing a…

Retail

Dreamstime

Big Y will hold 1st-ever ‘hiring spree’

Empire: Strong Q4 and fiscal 2021 results

Ahold Delhaize USA moves closer to full self-distributionAt the halfway point of a 3-year supply chain transformation, Ahold Delhaize USA expects more than 85% of its…

Tulare county, California

Californian arrested for stealing 42,000 lb of pistachios

A California man has been arrested for allegedly stealing and attempting to resell over 42,000lb of pistachio nuts, which are valued at over $100,000. Trucker…

California Fresh Fruit Association reacts to decision on the right to farm access

The California Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) is pleased with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid. The Court held that under…

Despite recent storms, some Michigan farmers are hoping for rain

Despite Michigan's recent spate of thunderstorms, the state is still experiencing a severe drought that's hampering about a third of the state and is affecting…

Washington state, US

Walla Walla sweet onion harvesting has started

The Walla Walla sweet onion harvest season has come. The region’s sweet onion farmers saw an early June crop; experts expect it to last through late August.…

Application period now open for 2021 Frieda Rapoport Caplan business scholarship

United Fresh Produce Association is pleased to announce that the application period for the 2021 Frieda Rapoport Caplan Family Business Scholarship is now…

Yellow dragon ravages Venezuela's citrus industry

Venezuela's citrus industry has been disappearing rapidly as a result of the impact of the yellow dragon, a disease declared a health emergency by the…

Peru and Bolivia join forces to improve the productivity of small potato producers

The Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation of Peru (Midagri) and the Ministry of Rural Development and Lands of Bolivia (MDRyT) reported that they…

The paradox of GMOs in Ecuador

GMOs arouse highly polarized opinions that in many contexts have stalled their development. The cultivation of transgenic food in Ecuador is prohibited; paradoxically the importation…

Smurfit Kappa reaches Peru, offering new business opportunities to Spanish customers

Smurfit Kappa has completed the acquisition of Cartones del Pacífico in Peru. This is an important milestone for the company, which is increasing its presence…

Disappointing avocado season for South Africa

South Africa’s avocado season has been rather disappointing, says the chairperson of the South Africa Avocado Growers Association, Clive Garrett. “Volumes are lower than…

South Africa: final grape volumes for 2020/21 season

The final volumes for the 2020/21 grape export season have just been released, and they confirm a final export crop 10% higher than the previous record year of 2016/17. South…

Covid outbreak at Chinese ports further hit global shipping operations

Global shipping has been interrupted for several months due to the epidemic, and demand for Asian goods from western countries has exceeded exporters’ ability to ship…

Increasing demand for Afghan cherries at home and abroad

Once in high demand in Afghanistan, the cherry was almost completely wiped out during decades of war and drought beginning in the late 1970s. But with the introduction of new…

Foto: Macoo GmbH

Marco Henschke from Macoo Ltd:

"There are growers in Germany who have been growing sweet potatoes for years without any problems"

Marco Henschke, Managing Director of Macoo Obst-, Gemüse- & Blumengroßhandel Ltd from Dresden, spoke to FreshPlaza about the current berry and potato season and the…

AI-powered seed sorting allows germination rates to 95%

It goes without saying that all vegetable and fruit growers want to maximize yield potential. The current traditional practices for enriching and processing seeds for…

Stéphane Layani to be augurated as president of WUWM

Stéphane Layani, president-manager of Semmaris-International Rungis market, inaugurates his presidency at the head of the World Union of Wholesale Markets…

Spain

How to pick the best melon or watermelon?

This is one of the questions that consumers ask themselves most often when buying one of these two summer fruits in supermarkets. For this reason, the Spanish…

PMA A-NZ: State of the Industry Report

Australian fresh produce trends, one year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit

Supermarkets and fresh produce retailers say the key to surviving and thriving through the pandemic has been the ability to be agile and keep up with the constantly changing…

Revokes 10,000-megalitre water license

Northern Territory government leaves Larrimah precinct high and dry

An agricultural development project in the Northern Territory has had its 10,000-megalitre water allocation revoked. This was due in a decision made by the Territory's…

Australia: Video released to help growers fight Banana Bunchy Top

Banana Bunchy Top is the industry’s most devastating viral disease. It is found all around the globe and it is capable of infecting all banana varieties, while…

The lawsuit was filed by more than 1,500 Brazilian orange growers

Cutrale faces class-action lawsuit in the UK

According to the Brazilian newspaper Diário da Região, the initial hearings related to the class action lawsuit against Jose Luis Cutrale, his son Jose Luis…

USDA

USDA: Brazil Citrus Semi-annual

Brazilian orange crop for MY 2020/21 forecast at 390.8 million 40.8-kg boxes

The Brazilian orange crop for Marketing Year (MY) 2020/21 is forecast at 390.8 million 40.8-kg boxes (MBx) or 15.94 million metric tons (mmt), an increase of seven percent…

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