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Product Manager - Hann. Münden, Germany

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Stone Fruit Sales Category Manager - Europe Division

Grower, Vine Crops - Richmond (KY) USA

Cultivation/Propagation Manager Young Plants - Australia

Assistant Head Grower - Mason City (Iowa) USA

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Africa Fruit Export Sales Manager - South Africa

Florida supplies are peaking

Volumes building on strawberries push pricing

Supplies of strawberries are peaking right now out of Florida. “We’re picking half a million boxes a day in Plant City which is peak. I think the volume is about the same as…

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Lindsay Pederson, keynote speaker at BrandStorm:

“A strong brand can remain impactful for generations”

United Fresh BrandStormTM is taking place virtually this week. The event kicked off on Monday, March 8th, with a networking reception and the educational sessions began the…

US sweet potato growers welcome EU tariff relief

U.S. sweet potato growers are relieved following an agreement between the European Union and the U.S. to suspend tariffs of billions of dollars on a variety of products,…

Tanimura & Antle acquires Boston garden grower

Employee-owned grower-shipper, Tanimura & Antle has acquired Boston, MA-based Green City Growers. The merger is based on a common commitment and passion to provide…

Vidalia onion grower of the year named

John Shuman, president and CEO of Shuman Farms, Cobbtown, GA, has been named the 2020 Grower of the Year by the Vidalia Onion Committee (VOC) in recognition of…

Covid affects apple shipments

Washington exports hampered by cargo-container shortage

In Wenatchee, Washington, tens of thousands of boxes of apples that should be on their way to the Middle East and Asia are instead filling the warehouses. The…

Mushroom grower hosts COVID-19 vaccination clinic

More than 1,000 agricultural workers received the COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, February 28th, and Wednesday, March 3rd, at the Monterey Mushrooms facility in Morgan Hill,…

How COVID-19 affected fresh tomato markets

As we approach the one-year mark since the COVID-19 pandemic began, many in the industry question where produce stands and how it was impacted over the last year. The…

New marketing campaign to highlight versatility of potatoes

A new video campaign has been launched by Potatoes USA to help combat meal fatigue and show consumer the many different meals that can be prepared using potatoes. Retail…

USDA

Florida All Orange Production down 1 percent from February forecast

USDA: Minimal change for Florida production in March Citrus Forecast

In its March forecast, the United States Department of Agriculture projected a minor decrease in production of Florida Oranges and kept Florida Grapefruit steady for the…

Global Focus Bananas

Ontario/Quebec consumers increasingly interested in Fairtrade produce

While produce in general and organics specifically have seen a “pandemic lift” in demand in 2020 and into 2021, Fairtrade products look to be seeing something similar. “Our…

Special Australia / New Zealand

Bostock

New Zealand organic apple grower expands further into Vietnam

Vietnam is the third offshore office Bostock New Zealand has opened in three years with companies also in Far East, Russia and North America. Bostock New Zealand International…

Retail

Dreamstime

Hy-Vee: On the brink of major expansion

Weis Markets: Results for 2020 and fourth quarter

Canada: Giant Tiger updates its fresh offering in Ottawa storeGiant Tiger has announced a series of interior and exterior enhancements to its flagship Walkley Road store in…

2021 Louisiana State University AgCenter Citrus Symposium

Disaster Assistance Programs for Citrus discussed in US

Two disaster assistance programs available to citrus growers were discussed during the virtual 2021 Louisiana State University AgCenter Citrus Symposium. The…

BTI

Gene discovery may help peaches tolerate climate stress

A BTI-led team has identified genes enabling peaches and their wild relatives to tolerate stressful conditions – findings that could help the domesticated…

Avocados From Mexico receives innovation and branding award

Avocados From Mexico has not only been named to Fast Company's annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2021, but also has been recognized as…

United Potato Growers of Canada

Canadian potato storage holdings

Potato holdings estimated at 8.1 million hundredweight in March

The total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings on March 1, 2021 are 8% below the 3-yr. average, down 4.1 million hundredweight. Stocks in Eastern Canada are 13.8% less than 3-yr.…

Independent banana producers in Honduras haven't been able to resume exports

Four months after tropical storms Eta and Iota swept through the banana plantations in northern Honduras, independent banana producers still haven't been able…

Spot price rises to $11

Almost 800 hectares of bananas in Ecuador were affected by cold, rains, and ash

The weather and the ash spewed by the recent eruption of the Sangay volcano will affect Ecuador's banana supply in the coming months. According to banana…

CropX

CropX partners with Rieggo Rotoplas to provide Smart Farming Services in Mexico

CropX, global agricultural analytics provider and rieggo, Grupo Rotoplas' new company dedicated to providing smart water services to farming operations in Mexico, announce…

Rain over the southwestern parts of the Western Cape

Peachy year for South African stonefruit

It’s been a season in which the Western Cape has again showed itself as one of the world’s best stonefruit production regions. Growing conditions were ideal, the winter wet…

Aerodynamic Allesbeste moves its avocado sales office to the Netherlands

The annual Maluma Symposium would normally be taking place now, drawing visitors from the avocado world to Tzaneen in Limpopo, but due to Covid it has been postponed and…

“90% of oranges that are shipped over next two months will be from Egypt”

The Valencia season in Egypt has really picked up steam, according to one exporter. With Spain and India now also importing their oranges from Egypt, both demand and prices…

David van Steenkiste, Plant-T:

"The plant tower is a mini-vertical farm for the cultivation of herbs, flowers, fruit or vegetables"

For years, David van Steenkiste was a herbalist at star restaurant Hertog Jan, as well as managing herbal company Herbas. David has now sold his company and started Plant-T, a…

Philip van Geest (VGI), the Netherlands: "We needed our flexible business spirit last year"

"We were ready for Brexit, but the Brits were totally unprepared"

Last year, in the Netherlands, Van Geest International (VGI) completed construction on their newest building. This exporting company had already built new premises of just…

“Our surveillance system assures farmers that irrigation is proceeding as planned”

“Monitoring irrigation systems is very time-consuming these days. Farmers need to be on site to detect anomalies. We want to make their lives easier,” explains Nicolas…

Growing at a healthy rate with Intergrow Greenhouses

It's a good thing that the foundations and the underground pipework of Intergrow's new greenhouse were already put into place last autumn, because with current temperatures of…

Results of CuteSolar campaign's second survey

76% of European consumers take into account the origin of the fruit and vegetables they purchase

FruitVegetablesEUROPE presented the results of the second CuTE survey carried out within the framework of the CuTE-Cultivating the Taste of Europe promotion…

Flavorite Group & Murphy Glasshouse businesses merge

The Flavorite Group are pleased to announce the merger of their business with the Murphy family businesses in Victoria, formerly known as Murphy Fresh (Mansfield) and Tatura…

Video Robot hand with a 'human touch'

A human hand can grasp anything. From a whole pineapple to a bag of tangerines. We also instinctively know how to adjust our grip on products. The company Soft Robotics…

Video Processing dragon fruit in Vietnam

The video below shows the processing of dragon fruit, which will be exported from Vietnam after the process.

Prepara

Video Herb Saver that keeps produce fresh for longer goes viral

On TikTok, there is a video about a viral herb saver that may be just what you need to keep your cilantro, chives and dill fresher for longer. So if herbs are hard for you to…

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