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Managing Director - Holland

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Farm Manager greenhouse vegetable production – Vietnam

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Weather challenges result in lower squash volumes coming out of Mexico

Through a cooperation with growing partners throughout Mexico, SunFed is able to supply the U.S. market with soft vegetables year-round. The company’s offering of soft…

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Managing Director - Holland

Chuck Zeutenhorst of FirstFruits Marketing:

"Pre-ripening pears has driven up demand”

While the pear harvest wrapped up a few months ago, the season is still in full swing. Chuck Zeutenhorst from Washington-based FirstFruits Marketing says: “The season runs…

EarthFresh establishes in-house laboratory

Government of Canada invests in new potato innovation hub

Pam Damoff, Member of Parliament for Oakville North-Burlington, joined EarthFresh Farms Inc. CFO Brad Wiseman and CEO Tom Hughes to announce over $1.2 million through the…

California pistachio wars

Wonderful Co. sues Fresno County over a rival’s project

A feud between two major players in California’s $2.6-billion pistachio business has caught up with the county of Fresno, as it has now become the target of a lawsuit filed by…

Cherry supply now available to customers from April to Sept.

Doug Sankey joins Jealous Fruits

Canadian cherry producer Jealous Fruits announced a new addition to their team. Doug Sankey joins the team in a cherry sales role, bringing with him 35 years of experience in produce,…

Mexico leads global asparagus exports

Mexico exported 147,000 tons of asparagus worth 368 million dollars between January and September 2019, consolidating the country as a leader in exports of…

Nafta trade deal replacement signed

US-Mexico-Canada - Agreement reached on USMCA

The US, Mexico and Canada have finalised a trade deal that will replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. Representatives from the three countries signed…

Largest US blueberry producer fined $3.6 mln for immigrant worker abuses

Munger Bros., out of Delano, California, is the country’s biggest blueberry producer. Now it has been barred from recruiting foreign agricultural guest workers for three years…

Generation Farms acquired by global agricultural company

Optimum Agriculture (Optimum), an agricultural company focused on land acquisition and management, announced that Optimum ICD Holdings LLC has acquired 5,587 acres of…

EFI looks back on 2019 accomplishments

57 farming operations are now applying the EFI program

In 2019, Equitable Food Initiative received a $1.2 million grant from Walmart Foundation to advance responsible labor practices in Mexico, welcomed 15 new operations to its…

Special Year Overview

South Africa: Harbour chaos

Strikes, equipment failure and maintenance backlogs, low productivity levels, low staffing levels, violence against truck drivers – everything that could go wrong…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Green Skins get a makeover: “The industry now markets them as Tropical Avocados”

Earlier this year, a group of the main players in the green skin avocado market, including WP Produce, worked with Moxxy Marketing and the USDA-funded International Executive…

Retail

New Seasons Market is merging with Good Food Holdings

Farm Boy will open 8 stores

US: Walmart donating land for hometown parkWalmart Inc. is donating 75 acres of land that will be developed into a park at the intersection of SW 8th and I Streets in the…

Imports transform US fresh produce industry

Imports have always played a crucial role for retailers looking to keep their fresh produce sections well-stocked with a variety of fruits and vegetables year-round. A look at…

Senate Agriculture Chairman Ben Albritton:

Florida’s citrus industry ‘Pretty Close To A Cliff’

After 15 years of fighting the impacts of hurricanes, citrus greening disease, a reduction in acres because of the state’s rapid growth and changes in drinking habits, Florida…

IFCO partners with Food for Life

"RPC donations generated an increase in food donations and efficiency"

Food for Life, a food rescue organization in Ontario, Canada, reported the amount of food donations from food retailers has increased following the donation of 5,000 IFCO…

Almond Board of CA announces investment in farming practice research

The Almond Board of California announced an investment of $5.9 million dollars in 85 independent research projects exploring next-generation farming practices.…

CropX and FarmAgro form precision agriculture partnership in Central America

Agricultural analytics company CropX has partnered with Costa Rican agroforestry equipment vendor FarmAgro to provide satellite-powered precision agriculture…

Oregon State University researchers to pit parasitic wasp against fruit fly

Oregon State University researchers have found a parasitic wasp that has shown tremendous potential for attacking and controlling spotted wing drosophila, the…

The Bag-2-Paper™ wins WorldStar Packaging Award 2020

JASA's Bag-2-Paper™ has won another award. After the Dutch Packaging Award 2019, this time, the sustainable paper packaging solution has won the WorldStar Packaging Award…

"Stability for Spanish tomatoes, while broccoli is subject to fluctuations"

Shortage of clementines in Europe raises concerns

“The citrus campaign in Murcia will be short, but prices remain stable at good levels, especially for lemons and oranges. However, the supply of clementines raises concerns.…

Emirates adds cargo capacity to Mexico City

Emirates has added 98 tonnes of cargo capacity per week to the market of Mexico City, getting its new daily B777-200LR flights on line. Yesterday, the airline celebrated the…

Network Shipping and Maersk acquire spaces in two USWC-Central America/Ecuador services

Network Shipping, the maritime transport division of the US fruit group Del Monte Fresh Produce, and Maersk have acquired spaces in the two USWC-Central…

Peruvian pear imports will exceed $17 million dollars in 2019

During the first eleven months of 2019, Peru imported 20,349,574 kilos of pears for a CIF value of $16,991,959 dollars, surpassing the 18,117,447 kilos worth…

Agricultural waste used in construction of automobile parts

Researchers at the University of Alicante, in collaboration with a dozen European partners, have developed natural compounds of high added value for the automotive industry or…

Evaluated storage conditions for Giombo persimmon

Persimmon Giombo is an astringent cultivar for its high soluble tannins content and requires treatment for deastringency for its consumption. Storage at low temperatures is…

Sales of red kiwi fruit faster than previous years

"The kiwi fruit production areas in Guizhou suffered from hailstones and excessive rainfall earlier this season. The pollination rate is relatively low this year and in some…

"We anticipate great demand from the European market for Chinese ginger"

"The overall production volume of Chinese ginger slightly declined this year because of extreme weather conditions. The current price is high and shows no signs of coming…

Lindert Moerdijk over MSP Onions' new processing plant:

"Soon we will be able to sort 200,000 tons of onions with 15 people, instead of 80,000 tons with 30"

MSP Onions' new processing plant was on display last week. It was showcased on the Dutch TV network, RTL's, program, 'How it's Done'. The new factory is located in Nieuwdorp,…

Sandrine Tual, Pomliberty:

“Our three varieties Lady Anna, Celtiane and Gwennie are now labeled Demain la Terre”

This December, it is possible to consume potatoes that are certified Demain la Terre. Pomliberty joined the organization Demain la Terre as a member in 2017. For Sandrine…

Arnaud de Puineuf, Innatis Group:

“Honeycrunch® expands its range with 100% cardboard trays”

For two weeks now, the Honeycrunch® club variety has been available in recyclable trays made entirely of cardboard. “We have developed this new range of packagings in order to…

“Excellent quality,” says Gaia Herbs’ Avinoam Zarfin

Israeli grower has 15 ha of basil

Sharon Adiv grows basil for Gaia Herbs in Israel. He grows various kinds including red basil, Thai basil, lemon basil, and organic basil. “I have 15 hectares of basil,” he…

Downward trend in fresh product arrivals

A surge in imports for frozen potatoes

Two different trends are emerging in the potato industry: frozen potato imports to Italy from 2013 to 2018, increased by 23.6%, and fresh potato imports, declined by 10.1%,…

Kenyan sweet potatoes growing in popularity

“We want to double our production of sweet potatoes due to increased demand”

The Kenyan sweet potatoes have been enjoying an increase in popularity recently. With more demand and more buyers, the Kenyan community seems excited to start increasing the…

Half the crops could be lost

Flooding puts Kenyan herb season in danger

The Kenyan herbs are in a bit of trouble. Due to heavy rains and cold conditions, a lot of the crops could be lost. According to one Kenyan exporter, the situation will last…

René Bouman, FMI:

"Enough limes from Mexico and Brazil available again after shortages"

After a challenging season with a high supply and often low prices, the limes market has recovered in recent weeks, according to René Bouman of the Dutch company FMI. "Due to…

Robert Voskamp, Vitaal Europe:

Plenty of sweet potatoes but little demand

While last year it was the art of getting enough, this year it is the art to sell enough sweet potatoes. "We are currently in a difficult period," says Robert Voskamp of…

South African stone fruit volumes back to normal, apricots still suffering from drought

The South African stone fruit industry is persevering despite the severe drought that has plagued growing areas for the last couple of years. Last year, saw…

CeraTrap® attracts mostly female fruit flies of 4 main species and employs a 100% biological mass trapping technique

South Africa: new fruit fly trap and bait, very effective against Oriental fruit fly

CeraTrap® has just been registered in South Africa for control of four fruit fly species, including Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental fruit fly), on table grapes, stonefruit,…

Chris Deen appointed as Aviko CEO

Royal Cosun will appoint Chris Deen (52) as CEO of the Aviko Group with effect from January 15th, 2020. Chris will succeed Ton Christiaanse who holds this…

EU Agri Dashboard - citrus

Orange imports saw steeper climb in Aug-Sep 2018-2019 than in previous years

Citrus production within the EU was reasonably stable, with oranges at about 6.5 mln tonnes in 2018. Small citrus was at about 2.4 mln tonnes in that period, with lemons at…

Barbados: St Lucy producers warn of vegetable shortage

After declaring a disaster following a weekend of heavy rains which resulted in severe damage to their fields, farmers at the Spring Hall Land Lease Project in St Lucy say…

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