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Account Manager

Lead IoT Engineer - KAUST near Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Quality Assurance System Manager

Junior Quality Control Technician

Regional Sales Manager - Root, Switzerland

Horticulture Specialist - Guelph (Ontario) Canada

Technical Director - Brussels, Belgium

Senior Maintenance Engineer - USA East coast greenhouse facility, location negotiable

Greenhouse Assistant - Abbotsford (BC) Canada

Technical Service Manager - remote, US based

Pazazz apple sales kick off in high gear with start of the new year

The Pazazz premium apple is ready to shine now that the new year has arrived. This apple is a later harvested variety that is grown in Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New…

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AppHarvest

"Being publicly traded will help us reach our goal of 12 greenhouse facilities by 2025"

While central Appalachia was once known for powering the United States through coal mining, AppHarvest’s flagship greenhouse now looks to power the country differently –…

Organic banana grower/distributor introduces new Fair Trade label

Organics Unlimited, the San Diego-based grower and distributor of organic tropical fruit, now offers Fair Trade Certified™ label organic bananas. Organics Unlimited started…

Florida citrus packinghouse sold

Indian River Exchange Packers (IREP) on Jan. 8 sold its Vero Beach, Florida, packinghouse to Diamond Drinks, a Pennsylvania drink manufacturing firm. The sales price was $4.5…

Video Harvest video of 2020 Arctic® apple harvest

Okanagan Specialty Fruits® (OSF), the developer and grower behind the Arctic® apple, has released a video capturing the 2020 harvest. Filmed this past fall, the video includes…

US organic produce sales up 14 percent in 2020

Buoyed by a fourth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, 2020 organic produce sales finished with a 14.2-percent increase over the previous year. This outpaced…

Citrus and other items shipping for Chinese New Year

Morning Kiss Organic and DiSilva Fruit, part of the Arrowfarms family of companies, are shipping a variety of produce in time for Chinese New Year's celebrations, in which…

The United States is the world's largest importer of ginger

The United States is the world's largest importer of ginger. Conventional ginger accounts for approximately 89% of all US ginger imports. The country's imports…

USDA announces contracts for round 5 of the Farmers to Families Food Box Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it has approved contracts for the additional purchase of Farmers to Families Food boxes. These contract…

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Lancaster Foods recalls conventional butternut squash items

Lancaster Foods LLC has initiated a voluntary product recall of its processed butternut squash items because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria…

Special Latin America

Brazilian fruit distributor celebrates 30-years in business with continued expansion

Currently, Brazil has multiple products in season, including sweet potatoes, ginger and limes. Brazilian company Tropical Fruit Group, who supply each of these products is…

Global Focus Grapes

Geoff Green, Capespan:

"Delays lead to unplanned shortages on the grape market"

“For Europe, South Africa is by far the most dominant region for seedless grapes. Between October and the end of December, the relative volumes of seedless grapes are: Peru…

Retail

Dreamstime

Farmstead expands to Miami

Jackson Whole Grocer is being purchased by Whole Foods Market

US: Meijer seeks products made in the Midwest at upcoming Localization SummitMeijer announced that it will host its first virtual Localization Summit, giving local businesses…

Avocado processor looks forward to more philanthropic projects

Good Foods, a producer of guacamoles, dips, salads and dressings, looks back at its charitable efforts in 2020 and prepares for another philanthropic year ahead. This year,…

COVID-19 leads to extra stress for US farmers

According to Rick Wimberly, Division of Agriculture Cross County Extension Agent, US farmers are doing okay financially, but the pandemic has taken a toll on…

US sees upsurge in cauliflower demand

According to the US Department of Agriculture, farmers have been growing more cauliflower in response to rising culinary interest in the vegetable. The US has…

Market and Crop Update for January 21, 2021

'Demand for Washington onions is decent - medium demand is going to get hotter'

MARKETWashington:John Vlahandreas with Wada Farms reported from his office in Salem, OR, on Jan. 20. “Right now I am moving onions mostly out of Washington,”…

T&G announces new Chief Financial Officer

T&G Global announced that Doug Bygrave will become Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 March 2021. Doug will succeed Bastian von Streit, who is returning home…

Colombia

Banana freezer to store up to 40,000 COVID-19 vaccines

The Association of Banana Producers of Colombia (Augura) lent an ultra-freezer to Antioquia's Health System so they can store up to 40,000 vaccines against the…

"Our Kradum Thong durian from Thailand will enter the Chinese market for the first time this year"

Thailand is one of the main durian producers and their annual production volume is the largest in the world. The country exports a variety of durians, including Mon Thong…

New partnership to improve India’s fresh produce exports

Otflow® was launched three years ago with one single objective: to improve the inefficient airflow of reefer containers during shipping. Together with the University of…

Leon de Kock – Grape Alliance

Retail grape sales turn over as normal, but which market could close next?

Grape Alliance managing director Leon de Kock says the company can see supermarket orders from Europe and the UK coming in stronger as they pick up the slack with their Hex…

Transformation goals set by South African stone and pome fruit producers

Members of the South African stone and pome fruit industry have made a collective pledge, along with other South African fruit organisations, to set ambitious…

UK trade deregulation welcomed ahead of steep South African soft citrus growth

The South African fruit industry is awaiting official confirmation of the news yesterday that citrus trade with the United Kingdom would be deregulated, some citrus exporters…

Mikaël Vandewiele, Gamma-Wopla:

"It is impossible to produce the best food without ensuring optimal transport conditions"

The fruit and vegetable sector gives a lot of thought to the primary packaging of goods: What type of packaging and material best meet the needs of the product being packaged,…

Machine trader Franz Führer on the Austrian freshcut market

"Compared to Germany and Holland, we are light years behind"

The Corona crisis has left deep scars in the catering and bulk consumption sectors, as well as among their suppliers, for example of ready-to-cook fruit and vegetables.…

Farmable app finds favor with orchard consultants

"Data collection is one thing, but it also needs to be communicated in a meaningful way"

The agricultural sector is still one of the least digitized compared to other industries - not only in Germany but globally. This is also evident from a recent McKinsey…

Ellen van Kester, Horticola Guadalfeo, Spain

"Two of our tomato varieties got Flavor of the Year awards"

The Spanish company Horticola Guadalfeo's Marazul tomato is a three-time winner. It's been certified by 'Sabor del año (Flavor of the Year) for three years running. This…

Smooth sailing for Polish apple exporter

“Signed agreements with supermarket chains give us financial stability”

Polish apples have been filling gaps left by the lower production of the Dutch and Belgian regions. Demand has been relatively slow overall, but thanks to solid agreements…

Patemisco

Clementine producers are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel

There seems to be a light at the end of the tunnel after a difficult start of the year that took operators by surprise. The drop in consumption and the fact prices decreased…

Arjan Verhagen -Halls

"We have quality-conscious German wholesale clients for our airfreight mangoes”

South African producer, exporter and European Marketer, Halls, is primarily known for its specialisation in avocados. This group, however, extends other exotics product lines…

Mark Wright - Davis Worldwide

“It is no exaggeration when I say this has been the most challenging time in all my years in the industry"

Davis Worldwide is an Anglo-Dutch company who import and export fruit and vegetables year-round, many of the products are highly perishable. Since the Brexit deal came into…

Interview with Giovanni Lutri, producer from Scicli (RG)

Smart Hydroponic Grow System increases production by 40%

One of the main problems affecting growers is the loss of soil vitality. Coir is applied to deal with this but, as irrigation strategies are often unsuitable, this technique…

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