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Account Manager - Groningen, The Netherlands

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GLOBAL OVERVIEW POMEGRANATES

As the season for pomegranates kicks off in the Northern Hemisphere, countries like the Netherlands and the UK will welcome the new harvest arriving from Egypt, Israel and…

USApple outlook projects production will exceed 11 billion lbs.

While the pandemic has tested the apple industry up and down the supply chain, it has also presented unique opportunities notes a new report released by the U.S. Apple…

Organic asparagus volumes expected to tighten next month

Supplies of organic asparagus out of Mexico look good. “I don’t see any hiccups on supplies through the end of the month,” said Jackie Grindle of San…

British Columbia fruit growers suffering from heatwaves

"It kicked off with the late June heatwave and we've had two since then," said BCFGA general manager Glen Lucas. Lucas says the latest projections indicate a…

Chilean company installs Tomra 5B

“The raspberry is the product with the highest added value when it is whole"

The Chilean company put its trust in Tomra Food once again in order to optimize its sorting process and continue to offer premium quality frozen raspberries. Ten years ago,…

Port congestion on both coasts is likely to cap second-half US import capacity

It’s still the early days of peak shipping season but the record for container ships anchored off California is already on the verge of being broken. Port…

Crop update August 19, 2021

Canada: Early harvest of table, chip, and processing potatoes has begun in most provinces

The potato crop in Canada is now in the very critical growth stage of tuber bulking. Set has been determined and it is now this phase which will provide yield…

Hortifrut announces new additions and changes of senior executives in Latam and Asia

Hortifrut, a grower and marketer of berries worldwide, began the second half of 2021 by announcing it would make additions and changes in its ranks of senior executives with…

Colombia increases the number of mango producing farms authorized to export to the European Union

The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) stated that 7 mango-producing farms had been enabled to export the fruit to the European market. The farms are…

US potato exports recover in MY 2020/21

Total U.S. potato exports increased by 4% in volume and 1% in value for July 2020 – June 2021 compared to the previous marketing year (MY). Exports from the…

Organic Produce Summit

Melons and herbs

New organic products and packaging debut at OPS

Morning Kiss Organic will exhibit at the 2021 Organic Produce Summit on September 15-16 in Monterey, CA, where the company will debut several new products and new sustainable…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

Extreme temperatures in Spain due to recent heat wave accelerated stone fruit ripening in Aragon

The high temperatures recorded last week in Spain due to the intense heat wave have accelerated the ripening of stone fruit in the region of Aragon, bringing…

Retail

Dreamstime

SpartanNash saw sales decline across its distribution and grocery retail businesses in Q2

Amazon is planning to open department stores

US: BJ’s Wholesale Club builds on prior-year gains in Q2BJ’s Wholesale Club topped the high end of Wall Street’s earnings forecast for its fiscal 2021 second quarter, as the…

Hurricane and earthquake proof greenhouses to be built in the Caribbean

The teams at Alquimi Renewables and Island Growers Caribbean© are implementing a unique business model to radically improve and protect how fresh produce is…

Belize: Cabinet approves $15 million in loan financing to revitalize the citrus industry

The Cabinet said that in “recognizing that the citrus industry is critical to Belize’s socioeconomic development, approved the allocation of $15 million in…

Danper confirms its leadership in the MERCO Talent ranking for Peruvian agribusiness sector

Danper got the first place within the agribusiness sector in Peru with the best ability to attract and retain talent, as announced by the Corporate Reputation Business Monitor…

"We offer various solutions for complete protection of table grapes"

Hail is one of the worst threats affecting fruit growers and producers of table grapes. A season can be ruined in just minutes. Arrigoni, the group that leads the…

2021 Post-Brexit Hauliers Survey

Increased border waiting times and admin have had biggest impact on haulage companies

The HGV driver shortage in the UK has reached a critical point. There are many reasons behind the shortage including: less driver availability due to both post-Brexit…

Tesco delivery drivers threaten strike action over pay dispute

Up to 1,500 convenience stores across London and the south east could face delivery shortages if strikes against Tesco over pay disparities between HGV driver bonuses go…

Cartonboard proves its life cycle credentials

A new life cycle analysis report has highlighted the environmental credentials of cartonboard packaging when compared against fossil-based alternatives.…

Dreamstime

Harvests expected to be below ten-year average

German apple and plum harvest below last year's level

Apples remain by far the most cultivated variety of standard fruit in Germany. In 2021, the standard fruit growers expect an apple harvest of about 937,000…

Trucks moving past Afghanistan border as trade resumes

Commercial traffic across Afghanistan's border with Pakistan at the Spin Boldak/Chaman crossing picked up on Thursday, traders said, as the shock of the Taliban's lightning…

USDA Stone Fruit Annual

Japan’s fresh cherry production in 2021/22 estimated to fall to 13,000 MT due to severe frost damage

Japan’s fresh cherry production in 2021/22 marketing year (MY) is estimated to fall to 13,000 metric tons due to severe frost damage in the largest domestic cherry-producing…

Vietnam: Growers face sharp drop in prices for fruit amid pandemic

Nearly all kinds of fruits, from custard apple to dragon fruit to durian, have seen prices plummet on low demand. In Dak Nong, durian is selling below…

Vietnamese agricultural exports shine despite pandemic

The agricultural industry has promoted trade successfully despite difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to expanding export markets and…

Farmers in Seychelles want tomato ban lifted

Farmers on the Seychelles' three main islands are asking the National Biosecurity Agency to lift a ban imposed on the movement of tomatoes between Mahe,…

Stakeholders hail positive impact of FDOV project on Ghanaian vegetable exports to EU market

Stakeholders in the implementation of a project to deal with interceptions of vegetable produce from Ghana to the EU market because of harmful organisms have…

Exporters hopeful over Durban port expansion plan

Public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan announced this week that Transnet is looking to work with private companies for a port expansion to the value of…

“We spent probably the last 12-18 months looking at installing more drainage"

Bec Grant manages two properties for Southern Cross Farms – Hillston Citrus at Hillston, in NSW’s Riverina; and Sunmar Orchards in the Sunraysia district. This…

Parliamentary Committee chair hails banana investor targeting market

Dr Ishengoma who led her committee’s members on a field visit to Macjaro’s Hai based farm earlier this week, commended Powell for the investment which…

ZIM generates quarterly net income of $888 million

ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd., a global container liner shipping company, announced today its consolidated results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.…

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