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Business Development Manager Australia and New Zealand

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Berry Agronomist - Western Australia

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Orchard Manager (Blueberries) - Eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Finance Manager | Fresh Produce | Murcia, Spain

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Marketing Manager EMEA UK

Stable consumption of edible flowers continues

Supplies of edible flowers are steady and strong going into spring. Fresh Origins of San Marcos, CA grows edible flowers in San Diego, CA. “The weather is quite mild all year.…

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Business Development Manager Australia and New Zealand

Vanguard shares an update on Peru’s grape season

"We are at 55% completion of the grape season"

Dirk Winkelmann, President of Vanguard Direct is sharing another fresh from the field virtual update on this key halfway marker into the busy Peru grape season. Sharing an…

Ontario

Georgian Bay area grower named Golden Apple Award winner

A third-generation apple grower from the Georgian Bay area is this year’s UPL Golden Apple Award winner. The award was presented to Tom Ferri on February 22 at the Ontario…

Ontario Produce Marketing Association announces new president

The Board of Directors announces Stephen Reid’s appointment as president of The Ontario Produce Marketing Association, effective February 28, 2022. Reid joins…

For smarter, more sustainable food production

Digital Technology Supercluster invests in autonomous agriculture

Canada’s Digital Technology Supercluster is proud to announce an investment in the world’s first interactive, operational planning software for autonomous…

New agtech platform implemented to help fight food waste

AgroFresh Solutions Inc., a global agtech firm working in produce freshness solutions, announced that Westfalia Fruit, a multinational supplier of fresh fruit…

Color-changing Purple Passion Margarita featured

Potatoes and tequila? You read that right. Tasteful Selections®' most unique potato recipe yet—The Color-Changing Purple Passion™ Margarita! "At Tasteful…

As cranberry farming shifts from New England, efforts are underway to restore the 'bogs' as wetlands

Digging into the finer details of retired cranberry bog restorations

Cranberry farming was once a prominent industry in southeastern Massachusetts, but now that the cranberry industry is shifting to other areas of the United States and Canada,…

International Florida citrus campaign highlights quality of its grapefruit

Florida citrus producers are currently expecting the smallest production of crops this year in over 75 years. However, according to the Florida Citrus…

Tampa Bay, Florida

Chiquita bananas are arriving at Seaport Manatee

Chiquita bananas have started arriving by the shipload at Seaport Manatee. Chiquita began chartering space on Del Monte ships arriving at SeaPort Manatee about…

Special Machinery and Packaging

Oregon State researchers makes key advance in turning apple waste into packaging material

A new study by Oregon State University scientists outlines a key advance in turning apple waste into an environmentally friendly packaging material that could serve as an…

Global Focus Organics

Michael Sanchez Escriva, STM Bio & Co:

“I see the AGEC law in a positive light for the sector”

STM Bio sells its organic green beans in eco-responsible packaging, in compliance with the requirements of the AGEC law. Although the sudden implementation of the law is…

Researchers in Florida investigate the application of zinc and potassium to prevent fruit drop in citrus cultivation

During the 2022 Florida Citrus Fair in Fort Pierce, Fernando Alferez, associate professor of citrus horticulture at the University of Florida Institute of Food…

Gladstone Land announces fourth quarter and year ended 2021 results

Gladstone Land Corporation has reported the financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021. A description of funds from operations…

Zespri appoints Dario Vegetti as Head of European Supply

Zespri is pleased to announce the appointment of Dario Vegetti to the role of Head of European Supply based in Bologna, Italy. Dario has been part of the Zespri…

Export of mangoes from Mexico to the United States has recovered

As reported by the Association of Producers-Exporters of Mangoes of Mexico (EMEX), the USDA service was suspended in the state of Michoacán on February 15, and…

Mexican banana producers oppose including bananas in the FTA with Ecuador

The president of the National Banana Product Council, Adrián Prats Leal, has warned that Mexican producers oppose including this product in the Free Trade…

National Alliance of Small Merchants

‘Increase in the price of basic basket products by up to 75% in Mexico’

The economic revival after the Covid-19 pandemic is creating challenges all over the world. According to the monthly monitoring presented by Mexico’s National…

EU wholesale prices for yellow bananas from Latin America at €97 in week 6

The average wholesale prices of ACP bananas in € per 100 kgs stood at €102 in France in week 6 of this year, at €89 in the Netherlands and at €77 in Spain. EU wholesale prices…

Peru's asparagus exports increase by 9% but still don't reach pre-pandemic levels

In 2021, Peru exported 139,100 tons of asparagus for 414 million dollars, achieving a 9% increase in volume and an 8% increase in value over the previous year.…

Jujubes from Taiwan to go on sale in France

Green jujubes grown in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, are scheduled to hit shelves of supermarkets in France today as part of the city's efforts to introduce the…

"It has been disappointing this year having such a nice crop, but we just can't sell them"

Amazing pineapple quality let down by low demand in Australia over summer

One of Australia's leading pineapple growers has wrapped up the North Queensland season, with mixed results in a challenging season. Piñata Farms growing season in the region…

High costs hampering Guatemalan finger lime exports to Asia

The only finger lime growers high up in the mountains of Guatemala find that increasing shipping, labour and other input costs are the main challenges keeping them from…

Eitan Botzer: “Input costs and exchange rate pose challenges”

Israeli potato season to Europe set to start earlier

Israel's potato harvest is set to start a few weeks sooner following special requests from Europe after heavy winter rains impacted crops. “We see an earlier than usual demand…

Processed products that respect the seasonality and preserve freshness

"Our farm was born out of a promise made to my father-in-law, that of not losing sight of his family's roots, which involved identifying with olive plantations and the…

Ryo Takeshita :“The usage period of the new pineapple peeler is 15 times longer

“Consumers can get freshly peeled pineapple for a lower price”

With the new pineapple season in the northern hemisphere coming soon, the Japanese peeling machine innovator Astra is again busy with orders from retail chains and small-scale…

Richardt Piek & Dewald Smit – Fortuna Foods

“I see no reason why South African garlic can’t, in time, compete with global garlic specialists”

Fortuna Foods supplies fresh garlic, ginger, turmeric, bay leaves, curry leaves, lemongrass, lime leaves, herbs, while increasingly moving into value-adding products like…

European Commission

DG agri dashboard - Apples

Ongoing 2021/22 crop for EU27 estimated at 11,777 tons

The ongoing 2021/22 crop for EU27 has been estimated at 11,777 tons [Jan ‘22 update]; this is 6,7% higher than the preceding 5 year average and 11 % above the « small » crop…

Digitalisation and sustainability in focus as International Strawberry Congress returns to Antwerp

The 4th International Strawberry Congress returns to Antwerp this September, promising an outstanding programme of presentations, discussion and practical demonstrations based…

Pandemic boosts garlic sales

Marlborough growers, brothers Robert Harrison-Jones and Alan Jones, experienced “through the roof” demand for their garlic bulbs when the first bout of the pandemic hit in…

Limgroup takes over the operations of Aspavanza

With effect from 1 March 2022, Limgroup will take over the operations of Aspavanza. Simultaneously, Ton Smolders, a familiar face in the asparagus world and founder of…

South African stakeholders formally adopt the fruit industry social accord

Principal stakeholders in the South African fruit industry, being representatives of fruit industry associations, government, organised civil society and…

Russia-Ukraine conflict should alert industry to supply risks

The current conflict between Russia and Ukraine has highlighted the need to consider geopolitical instability when choosing suppliers. Speaking on conflict…

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Lê Minh Hoan:

'Dragon fruit production needs reorganisation for sustainable development'

To sustainably develop dragon fruit farming, localities should reorganise production from the commune level upwards based on an understanding of production…

Vietnamese farm exports boom in the new year

Farm exports to difficult markets like Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the EU have been prolific in the first two months of this year, raising hopes for a…

Colombia is now the world's sixth-largest avocado global supplier

Colombian avocado shipments experienced notable growth in 2021. The country shipped 96,903 tons of avocado worth 205 million dollars, i.e. 26% more volume and…

Hans Maagendans, Banafood Services:

"Banana sales going well, but external factors make the market challenging"

Cyber attacks, storms, supply delays, and soaring energy prices. Demand is not the issue in the current banana market. According to Hans Maagendans of Banafood Services in…

With Collitracker, you'll never lose another cart

Carts are often still lost, despite all the digitization. That costs money, sometimes a lot of it. In one case, it even led to bankruptcy. Also, no trolleys; no trade.…

Retail

Dreamstime

Hy-Vee bringing 1st store to Kentucky

GrubMarket has completed the acquisition of Daylight Foods

Canada: Galleria Supermarket CEO steps down, successor namedJeffrey Min has stepped down as CEO of Galleria Supermarket - the Toronto-based Korean specialty grocery chain he…

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