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Head of Farming | Ukraine

Avocados Sales/Marketing Professional - Europe

Commercial Manager/Trader for Flowers - Holland

Head Grower - Berries, New Zealand

Grower - Morehead (KY) USA

Africa Fruit Export Sales Manager (Africa Division)

Fruit Export Junior Sales Manager (Europe Division)

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Farm Manager (Cherries) - BC, Canada

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OVERVIEW GLOBAL RASPBERRY, BLACKBERRY AND REDCURRANT MARKET

Reports have come from far and wide about the current state of the market for raspberries, blackberries and redcurrant. In the global market, there now seems to be mostly a small supply…

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Head of Farming | Ukraine

Peruvian avocado industry looks to expand presence in US market

The 2020 Peruvian avocado season started in late April, with large shipments to Europe and small shipments to the US arriving in early May. Xavier Equihua, President of…

US protests create hurdles for some shippers in moving product

Days of protests and civil unrest across several U.S. cities have led to new logistical challenges for produce shippers in moving product. “The first direct business…

US: YUMI organic black seedless watermelon to be available 3rd week of June

Around the third week of June, an organic black seedless watermelon will hit markets nationwide. While this watermelon variety has been available in local markets for a few…

biggest rooftop greenhouse

CAN (QC): First plants in new Lufa Farms rooftop greenhouse

68,700 tomato plants and 4,800 eggplant seedlings have been raised in the new Lufa Farms greenhouse. Literally raised: the greenhouse is located on top of an existing and…

California Table Grape Commission promotes Karen Hearn to VP of Domestic Marketing

Karen Hearn is the new Vice President of Domestic Marketing for the California Table Grape Commission. Hearn’s responsibilities include leading the domestic…

Canada

New Brunswick potato farmers call for Minister Bibeau to take action now

Delays rolling out a COVID-19-related support program for Canadian agriculture may cause difficulties for potato farmers. While the government delays, millions…

Adam Cooper, SVP of Marketing

Q&A with the Wonderful Company on the upcoming United Fresh show

Could you elaborate on Wonderful’s decision to exhibit at United Fresh’ virtual trade show? “The United Fresh Expo has always been a good show for us – particularly for…

New RPC Mini Series launched to increase transport efficiency

IFCO Systems announced the launch of its new RPC Mini Series. The Mini Series RPCs are the smallest reusable containers on the market specifically designed for the…

NNYADP research

Computer modeling drives precision bloom thinning in apple orchards

This spring, New York apple growers are applying the results of a computer modeling-based orchard management research funded by the Northern New York Agricultural Development…

Special Asia

From California to Asia

Pricing up on stone fruit exports

Demand looks good from Asia for California peaches and nectarines. “There’s been a good pre-Dragon Boat Festival pull from Asia. Last week was our final week for sending ocean…

Global Focus Logistics / cooling

Fowler Welch

UK: Fowler Welch adds 45 New Carrier Transicold Vector HE 19 MT units to improve fleet efficiency

Cold Chain Federation member, Lincolnshire-based Fowler Welch has taken delivery of 45 new trailers mounted with new another Cold Chain Federation member Carrier Transicold…

Retail

Village Super Market: 13.6% year-over-year increase in same-store sales

C&S Wholesale Grocers and Instacart have teamed up

US: Rosie CEO sees local retailers and customers embracing digital toolsLaunched in 2012 - and cleverly named after the robot housekeeper on “The Jetsons” - online grocery app…

Idaho-grown red potatoes still available due to investments in storage technology

Big investments into new storage technology have allowed Eagle Eye Produce to continue to supply premium Idaho-Grown Red Potatoes while most resort to sourcing from distant…

Greenyard USA/Seald Sweet partners with Food Lion to donate meals

Greenyard USA/Seald Sweet is extremely proud to be participating in Food Lion’s “Summers Without Hunger” Campaign. Food Lion customers will now have the…

US and Taiwan sign an organic equivalence arrangement

The American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States signed and exchanged letters on behalf of the…

Joshua Hakin

Canada

Ontario crops recovering from unwelcome frost

The hard frost that struck southern Ontario in early May caused some damage, but farmers in the region believe vulnerable crops should be alright, provided…

School Foodservice Forum to take place during United Fresh LIVE!

The United Fresh Start Foundation’s annual School Foodservice Forum will be held during United Fresh LIVE! taking place online the week of June 15, 2020. The…

Cvandyke

South Carolina peach farmers stay optimistic through changed consumer behavior

The peach season in Edgefield County is in full swing. Normally, the farmers are worried about the weather. Now, they are focused more on the pandemic. Picking…

Ruslan Olinchuk

Harvard, MIT and Boston University research:

Using barcoded microbes to track fruit

Food criss-crosses the world to reach people in a globalized economy, but how safely do apples, tomatoes, grapes and so much more make this journey? It's hard…

Automated facilities stimulate export of Chinese honey pomelo

"Fujian recently suffered from hailstorms, but the extreme weather conditions only had a very limited impact on fruit production in the area. Honey pomelo farmers have already…

Mrjpeg

Jammu and Kashmir government considers airlifting Kashmir cherries to Mumbai

In order to aid it’s many cherry growers, the Jammu and Kashmir government is considering to airlift cherries to Mumbai from June 15. On May 31, fruit growers…

Tuayai

Delhi Airport has emerged as hub for export of agri goods

After facilitating massive cargo movements, consisting of essential supplies, the Delhi International Airport Ltd-run IGIA has emerged as an hub for…

"Strong ginger purchase demand from South East Asia and Americas"

“Over the past few months, the ginger market has been volatile. In April and May, the volume being shipped to the Russian market was very large, but now there are very few…

Export volume of Chinese Shine Muscat grapes may rise in the following period

"The production season of Chinese grapes already officially began in early May. Large volumes of import grapes were written off because of the outbreak of Covid-19, which…

"Government promotion drove smooth Hainan lychee season in China"

"This year's Hainan lychee production season is coming to an end. Looking back at the season, the market performance of different varieties has been variable, but overall…

Rising demand for Egyptian sweet potatoes

The Egyptian sweet potato season has started, and one exporter is hoping to add to his markets in Europe. Due to the pandemic, prices could become extremely high this season…

Transnet moves to assure industry that Cape Town Container and Multi-Purpose terminals remain open for business

"Not a normal situation" at Cape Town Harbour as Covid cases rise in the Western Cape

A press release from South Africa’s state-owned port company Transnet today denied reports that the Cape Town Container Terminal (CTCT) was closed and assured clients that the…

Raúl Calleja, director of Fruit Attraction

Fruit Attraction will be back in October 2020

Raúl Calleja, Director of Fruit Attraction, has released a statement through his LinkedIn account announcing the new date on which the fair will take place this year. The…

Willem Landman - Willem Landman Consulting Ltd

"Sellable fresh cut avocado getting closer"

Ready to eat and prepared fruit and vegetables are widely available whether for food service or direct to consumers. One fruit however is missing. The avocado. The avocado is…

HelloContainer

"Online platform for booking containers makes shipping more sustainable"

Where previously intermediaries were required, exporters can now arrange the entire container transport themselves. From A to Z, within a few clicks and with more sustainable…

Wouter Verkerke

Wouter Verkerke talks about new greenhouse crops

What do papayas, vanilla and black pepper have in common?

Do you recognize the second plant from the left in the below picture? Most of the participants in the webinar on the Greenhouse Pharmacy project, held as part of the WUR Urban…

Italian summer fruit: Rich offerings at Vienna wholesale market

"Less competition from goods from overseas and hardly any price pressure on Italia grapes"

A large part of the imported goods at the Vienna wholesale market in Inzersdorf traditionally comes from neighbouring Italy. Even in these difficult times of Corona, Italian…

The southern hemisphere exports a record volume of blueberries in the 2019/20 season

iQonsulting presented the 2019-2020 International Blueberry Market Yearly Report, which analyzes the supply dynamics of each supplier in the most relevant markets and their…

"There were weeks of 8 million boxes when we normally export 6.5 million"

Ecuador will decrease its banana production by 10% to avoid oversupply

The current oversupply of bananas in Ecuador has caused a drastic drop in the export price. Producers currently receive 2 to 4 dollars per box, even though the minimum support…

media global

LuLu Mango World 2020 launched in Qatar

On Thursday, LuLu Mango World 2020, with a specially picked collection of 12 varieties from different countries, started across all LuLu Hypermarket branches in Qatar. Running…

Pressured by fuel shortages

Africans go online for groceries

In many African countries, measures put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 have made it harder for people to access affordable, nutritious foods, sparking warnings from aid…

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