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Export Sales Manager Europe Division

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China’s lockdowns force fruit exporters to divert to Southeast Asia

China’s two largest cities, Shanghai and Beijing, have been impacted by lockdowns on and off for a while and the impact on the produce industry is being felt. “Shanghai…

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Export Sales Manager Europe Division

Vidalias move into storage as harvest finishes

Vidalia® onion season has wrapped up harvest and supplies are moving into storage. In 1982, Delbert Bland (above) and his late father, Raymond, began growing Vidalia sweet…

Penn State

Internet-based precision irrigation system shows promise for fresh-market tomato

According to Penn State researchers, an "internet of things" -or IoT- system monitoring real-time data from soil-based sensors to activate an automated precision irrigation…

Kuehne+Nagel creates a ‘sustainable airport corridor‘ in Los Angeles

Kuehne+Nagel North America launches an electric truck service to shuttle air cargo between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Kuehne+Nagel’s airport warehouse…

Moisture control technology launches to extend shelf life of produce

SAVRpak, a food technology innovation company announced the launch of SAVRpak Drop-In, a moisture control technology that extends the shelf life and freshness of produce up to…

Celebrating 10 years of California Avocado Month

Ten years ago, the California Avocado Commission first observed June officially as California Avocado Month and is enthusiastically promoting this long-standing tradition. As…

Assesses five farms $54K in penalties

U.S Dept of Labor recovers $225K in back wages for agri workers in California

Migrant workers in the H-2A temporary agricultural worker program provide critical seasonal labor on farms across California, spending weeks away from home…

Fall Creek brings on new commercial manager for Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador

Julio Zavala Muñoz has joined Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc. as commercial manager for Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador. Zavala is responsible for establishing and…

Sam Ahilan, CEO of FD Berries: "to expand berry production in the USA soon"

Sri Lankan coconut coir exporter to double berry farms in Mexico

The rapid expansion of blueberry, blackberry and raspberry plantings and exports over the past 4 years, to just over 200 hectares (500 acres), in Jalisco, Mexico, during…

CBP Officers foil attempt to smuggle 550+ pounds of narcotics in shipment of squash

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo crossing in San Diego found more than 550 pounds of methamphetamine and almost three pounds…

Special Asia

"Two key factors for success in the packaging industry are product diversity and environmentally-friendly materials"

"The food boxes we produce are often made of food-grade PP and food-grade PET, but we also customize our packaging to meet the specific requirements of our clients for…

Global Focus Melons/Kiwifruit

In week 18, melon prices at origin in Almeria were 60-70% higher than last year

As the melon campaign in Senegal, and other overseas origins end, Almeria's melon takes over the European markets

The overseas and Senegal's melon campaign is over and Almeria is taking over as the European markets' main source of production and supplier. This was reported…

Retail

Dreamstime

GrubMarket announced the release of custom mobile ordering apps

Kowalski’s Markets has partnered with Mercatus

Wegmans, Publix, Harps make Newsweek’s America’s Best Retailers listWegmans Food Markets, Publix Super Markets and Harps Food Stores garnered the top ratings for supermarkets…

Probably first encounter of the species since 1912

Recent moth interception by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at Detroit Metropolitan Airport

A recent moth interception by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists at Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) is now considered to be…

Impacted by 2020 and 2021 natural disasters

USDA to provide $6 billion to commodity and specialty crop producers

The U. S Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will…

Average weekly wholesale prices of fruit and veg & bananas

Average week price bananas from Belize at £0.93

This series gives the average wholesale prices of bananas by country of origin. The prices are national averages of the most usual prices charged for bananas at wholesale…

Israeli grapefruits suffered from logistical issues

"There were some delays in the transportation"

The war in Ukraine has had a negative impact on the grapefruit season in Israel. As the invasion started, the prices and demand for grapefruits dropped significantly.…

Vincent Eysseric - Coolibah Herbs

“It is very frustrating as we have the land, we have the water, we have the sun but no labour"

As we all try to settle back into some kind of ‘normal’ after lockdowns disrupted the flow of people and trade around the world, there still a lot of things which are not as…

Bravo® apple volumes up 30% this season

Bravo® apples, bred in Western Australia as variety ANABP01, are available in independent and major retail stores across Australia now, with 30% more fruit available…

Monash University research

Advanced core processing: New robot technology appealing for apple growers

New autonomous robotic technology developed by Monash University researchers has the potential to become the ‘apple of my eye’ for Australia’s food industry as it deals with…

2022 Pink Lady volumes well down on forecast

The crop forecast completed in February estimated Class 1 Pink Lady apples at approximately 70,000 tonnes, 12 per cent down on 2021. With the Pink Lady apple…

New Zealand organic apple grower continues export to Russian Federation

New Zealand organic apple grower, Bostock, continues to supply apples to Russia. This is upsetting other growers, who have ceased exports in response to…

According to ASAJA, they may exceed 50% in counties such as Los Vélez and Alto Almanzora

It is estimated that close to 30% of Almeria's almond production could have been lost

ASAJA-Almería foresees an "uneven" almond production in this Spanish province. The impact of the weather conditions this spring has affected 59% of the almond tree acreage.…

Imports from Spain and Greece decreasing

Hungarian strawberry season sees fluctuating prices

The prices of strawberries on markets in Hungary are fluctuating rapidly by the hour as imports from Spain and Greece are decreasing and more local supply comes onto the…

Intercitrus to ask Commission to fulfil its commitment to approving the application of cold treatment on Friday

"The session of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed (ScoPAFF) next Friday, May 20th, should support the modification of the European…

1,000+ delegates and 60 guest speakers to attend World Potato Congress in Ireland

Over 1,000 delegates and 60 guest speakers are set to attend the World Potato Congress (WPC) at the end of the month, which is being hosted in Ireland for the…

"Cauliflower season in Poland started without any delays"

The Polish cauliflower season is kicking off, and demand seems to be pretty strong from the start. As Poland hosts a lot of Ukrainian refugees, local demand is higher than…

Cherries from Greece and Turkey expected to flood Bulgarian markets

According to Miroslav Chernikov from Silistra, a member of the board of the Union of Danube Fruit Growers, cherries from Greece and Turkey are expected to…

Company initiates process to sell its Russian business

McDonald’s to exit from Russia

After more than 30 years of operations in the country, McDonald’s Corporation announced it will exit the Russian market and has initiated a process to sell its Russian business. This…

Opportunities open up for local producers

Georgia: Avocado imports increasing rapidly

Georgian avocado imports increased by 130% in volume in Q1 of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. The main suppliers of valuable fruit are the…

New cargo and bus maintenance facilities will create 100 jobs at Erbil International Airport

dnata boosts Erbil operations with over US$ 17 million invested in advanced facilities

dnata, a leading a global air and travel services provider, has announced a significant expansion of its operations in Erbil, Iraq. The company opened a new, advanced cool…

'Pineapple protest' by Vazhakulam farmers in Thrikkakara, Kerala

Yesterday, the Thrikkakara assembly constituency in Kerala witnessed a unique protest as pineapple farmers from nearby Vazhakulam gave away their produce for…

China to conduct another round of audits on Kenyan avocados

Avocado exporters may have to wait longer to access the Chinese market after it emerged that the Asian country will conduct another round of audit before…

To empower smallholder farmers with digitalized farm to fork visibility & financing services

DiMuto launches farm management application DiMuto Farm Management

DiMuto, a global AgriFood Trade Solutions company, launches DiMuto Farm Management, the latest feature in its all-in-one Trade Platform. DiMuto Farm Management digitalizes…

"Agriculture must be the priority of the next government"

Secretary of the Eastern Highlands Agricultural Society, Solepa Aganisafa, today said that the next government formed after the 2022 National General Elections…

Naspers Foundry leads R83 million ($5.1 million) equity round in Agritech company Nile

Naspers, through its early-stage tech investment vehicle, Naspers Foundry, announced a R40 million ($2.5 million) investment in Nile, an agritech company that connects farmers…

13 of the least healthy fruits: sugar, diabetes and more

Rich in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, fresh fruit can be an excellent addition to a well-rounded diet. However, certain types of fruit contain…

Drewry Shipping Consultants:

‘Global container shipping the worst for 50 years’

Drewry Shipping Consultants have reported that a continuous deterioration in the accuracy of transit and arrival times in global container shipping means the…

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