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Grower and Project Planner Vertical Farming - Aarhus - Denmark

Offre d’emploi de Responsable Commercial Senior Sales Manager

Territory Manager - Brazil/South America, Argentina, Ecuador, Columbia

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Could Eastern apple growers see opportunity in 2022?

With tighter supplies of apples out of Washington State coupled with high freight rates, where does that leave Eastern apple growers? “I think it’s a benefit for us here in…

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Turning to charter vessels to move Chilean blueberries

Chilean blueberry supplies are available. However, getting them here on time is challenging, as it is with many commodities right now. Giddings Berries USA, located in…

Cherry breeding in Africa provides opportunities to meet growing demand

Since its inception in 2001, IFG has focused on breeding table grapes and cherries that provide an incredible eating experience. The company is headquartered in Bakersfield,…

Berry grower introduces hydroponic tabletop strawberry line

Rooting thousands of strawberry plants on elevated tables the first week of October, Oppy, under the Ocean Spray license, will launch its first specialty berry pack in the…

Three new ripening rooms in Oxnard for mango/avocado shipper

Freska Produce International has completed the construction of three ripening rooms at its Oxnard, CA facility for mangos and avocados. “These ripening rooms are state of the…

FirstFruits Marketing adds pear growing and distribution partner

FirstFruits Marketing is pleased to announce the addition of Stadelman Fruit as its partner for pear growing and distribution. The partnership officially began…

Extending its presence into a major global blueberry market

Bee Vectoring Technologies announces entry into Peru

Bee Vectoring Technologies International Inc. has announced the company is expanding into Peru, extending its presence into a major global blueberry market.…

USDA

'US consumers see impact of shipping backlogs and high truck rates when they do their shopping'

Shipping port backlogs continue to be a key factor in supply chain challenges nationwide. West coast ports remain an ongoing problem, with over 90 ships awaiting berthing…

DiMuto strengthens executive leadership by partnering with Nexus Agrotec’s founder & president Julie Escobar

DiMuto, a global AgriFood Trade Solutions company that providesend-to-end supply chain visibility for global AgriFood businesses, appointed Julie Escobar, Founder and…

APHIS revises requirements for fresh plum fruit from Chile into the United States

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is advising the public of a decision to revise the requirements relative…

Special Bananas

"For November, we shipped more volumes than the second and third largest exporters"

Ini Farms is one of the largest exporters of bananas from India, along with its other products like pomegranates, grapes and Fresh Cuts. Ini has built large scale operations…

Global Focus Grapes

Blow drying your grapes

How do you dry off your grapes after rain? Enterprising South African table grape growers use the wind draft from helicopters to dry their grape crops after a shower of rain.

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BJ’s Wholesale Club is expanding its footprint in Michigan

Walmart de Mexico is considering "strategic alternatives" to its operations in Central America

US: Price Rite’s Jim Dorey to become Inserra Supermarkets presidentJim Dorey, president of value grocer Price Rite Marketplace, has joined ShopRite operator Inserra…

Coachella artichoke production season kicks off

Ocean Mist Farms, a grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in the U.S., announces the launch of the Coachella artichoke production season. Growing in the region for more than…

USDA

National Retail Report - Specialty Crops

'Significant increases in price for fruit this week included avocados, mangos, red seedless grapes and blueberries'

Total ad numbers this week were 295,124, a 5% increase from last week's 311,864. The total for the same week last year was 3% higher than for this year. The total number of…

Scientific literature review confirms watermelon's health potential

Watermelon is a unique fruit with compounds that may have health effects throughout the body, supporting normal cardiovascular and metabolic health. According…

Andrés Armstrong, Executive Director of the Blueberry Committee:

"We have shipped about 9% less fruit compared to last year"

The complexities that the Chilean fruit industry has suffered during the current season have now impacted exports. According to Andrés Armstrong, Executive…

Sinaloa's vegetable sector faces another season of plummeting prices

For the second consecutive season, vegetable farmers in Sinaloa face difficult times due to the collapse in the price of tomatoes, tomatillos, and chili…

Paraguay achieved a new banana export record in 2021

Paraguayan banana exports generated a total of 19.3 million dollars in 2021, i.e. 23.7% more than the 15.6 million dollars reached in 2020, according to data…

Tecbaco exported a total of 17.8 million boxes of bananas in 2021

According to balance figures provided by the International Trader, Técnicas Baltime de Colombia (Tecbaco), in 2021 the company exported 17.8 million boxes of…

Firm invests in Cambodian banana industry with $51 million venture

Longfruiter Anlong Veng Oddar Meanchey Agriculture Park Co Ltd has invested $51 million in the cultivation of bananas and fruits in Cambodia’s Anlong Veng…

Australian mango industry hopeful of a strong disruption-free finish to season

The Australian Mango Industry Association is confident of finishing the mango season strongly, as late-season varieties prepare to hit the markets. “We are not aware of any…

Patrick Malley - Maungatapere Packing Limited

"The growth of the blueberry industry in Northland was eventually going to be stifled by a lack of post-harvest providers"

Maungatapere Packing (MPL) became operational in mid-2021 and has been packing New Zealand Southern Highbush blueberries since August 2021. The packhouse is now gearing up to…

South African citrus industry warns of another year of constraints at the ports

South African citrus industry insiders have warned that growers and other exporters will have to brace themselves for another year of port constraints,…

Kenyan horticulture regulator extends avocado export ban indefinitely

The horticulture regulator has extended the ban on the export of Kenya’s popular avocado varieties to overseas markets to curb the harvesting of immature…

Tanzania seems ready to expand its avocado exports

The Tanzanian government, in collaboration with the Tanzania Horticultural Association (Taha Group), has secured official permits to access the export markets…

"The Grandisimo pineapple is the perfect ally for winter"

Rich in vitamins, pineapples are the ideal fruit to confront the winter, brighten up your meals and fill you with vitamins. The Del Monte Gold® Fresh…

Jan van Bergeijk, Plusberries:

"Spanish raspberry cultivation increasingly moving to Morocco"

The Spanish raspberry season got off to a difficult start. That market has, however, picked up. "There are currently even shortages. Those should last until the end of…

“Thanks to our anticipation, we’re still able to offer high quality citrus right now”

The Turkish citrus season for a Turkish fruit exporter has been successful so far, mostly due to their anticipation of bad weather. This meant harvesting was done in time.…

BayWa CEO Prof. Klaus Josef Lutz:

"EU taxonomy burdens implementation of energy and climate change"

BayWa CEO Prof. Klaus Josef Lutz warns against the EU taxonomy making the energy and climate turnaround more expensive and delaying it: "The current discussion massively…

Nut production and exports grow worldwide

Across the globe, more nuts of almost all kinds are being produced. In 2021, that amounted to more than 17 million tons in total (excluding peanuts). With four million tons…

Yasai/Fenaco

"We view our investment as upfront and a basis for decision-making for our members"

Swiss vertical farming pilot plant in operation

The vertical farming pilot plant of YASAI and fenaco has started operation. The first products are available starting today, in around 80 selected Coop stores. Compared to…

NSK Life-Lube® bearings improve the reliability of vegetable washing operations

The food industry demands many prerequisites of its bearings, not least long service life, high-speed capability, hygienic operation and robust sealing technology. Without…

Adopts new business model too

Dutch cooperative changes its company structure

The Dutch cooperative, Coforta, held its AGM last week. There, members unanimously approved a new business model, the RvC+ model. They also decided to amend their…

The Navel Orange market in China continues to grow

The earliest variety of navel, the Washington navel orange, was grown from a cutting off Brazil's mutated sweet orange in 1870. In the early 20th century,…

Offering Pineapple TidBit Fruit Bowls with Happy Meals

McDonald’s India partners with Dole Sunshine Company

McDonald’s India has started a collaboration with Dole Sunshine Company to offer Dole Pineapple TidBit Fruit Bowl as a side dish in the beloved Happy Meal. The…

Increase of research on growing crops under solar panels

All over the world, there are more and more examples of agrivoltaics – a new sustainable solution that is gaining ground. Herbs and flowers are being grown at…

Unesp research:

Biofilm made out of citrus peels capable of containing hemorrhages

A researcher at the Universidade Estadual Paulista in São José do Rio Preto has developed an anti-hemorrhagic biofilm with substances found in orange, lemon…

The 10 hottest chili peppers in the world

COOLthelifestyle has published a ranking of the 10 hottest chili peppers in the world according to the Scoville scale, which determines the pungency level of…

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