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Exports Sales Manager - West Greece

Sales & Product Development Coordinator

Del Monte (Holland) BV – Key Account Manager

Hydroponic Farm Manager, Mauritius

Grower - Assistant Farm Manager Grapes and Citrus Category

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Tomatoes and other greenhouse commodities continue to see growing demand

Supplies of greenhouse tomatoes are strong currently. Right now, there are tomatoes coming from various growing regions throughout Canada, the United States and Mexico. “We…

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Exports Sales Manager - West Greece

What’s happening with apples and pears destined for Russia/Ukraine?

Shipments of apples and pears from South America to Russia, a significant importer of both fruits, are now headed elsewhere. “Most of the loadings have been on hold since the…

Partnership bears fruit with release of two new grape varieties

Two newly released grape varieties, developed collaboratively between Cornell AgriTech and Sun World International, a global fruit genetics and licensing company, offer new…

How to mitigate conflict consequences in the Ecuadorian produce industry?

The Russia–Ukraine conflict has resulted not only in a global economic crisis, but also in the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people from their homes as well as…

Bob Besix, senior vice-president of sales for Giorgio Fresh, dies at 60

Bob Besix, senior vice-president of sales for Giorgio Fresh, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Besix was 60 years old. He leaves behind his loving wife, Lisa, and his…

JD Fresh launches "Sunkist Orange Festival"

JD Fresh will launch the "Sunkist Orange Festival" from March 21st, which will last a week, and a large number of fresh oranges from California will come to the customers. As a…

New packaging for apple brand’s retail outlet partners

Yes! Apples, a fresh, consumer-first apple brand, is launching innovative new packaging for its retail outlet partners. The company’s new plastic bags are now made with up to…

CPMA announces 2022 Passion for Produce participants

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) is proud to announce the participants for the 2022 Passion for Produce (PFP) Program in Montreal. As an added value to…

Organic Produce Summit 2022 announces third educational session

With greater emphasis and importance placed on sustainability efforts from organic growers and the grocery community, industry leaders will examine how the organic fresh…

Maersk hit with subpoena in DOJ Antitrust Investigation of carriers

Maersk has received a subpoena from the U.S. Department of Justice. Two weeks after the White House singled out the container shipping industry announcing the…

Special Fruit Logistica

InspiraFarms will be presenting a new range of forced air precoolers, cold chain monitoring hardware and data packages

InspiraFarms is specialised in post-harvest solutions for fresh produce. The company designs, develops and delivers best in class pre-coolers, cold rooms and packhouses for…

Global Focus Australia / New Zealand

Aerobotics

How drone technology is helping Australian growers optimise crop yields

International agritech company, Aerobotics says it has proven that with the rising input costs for growers, precision agriculture is becoming more important to get the most…

Retail

Dreamstime

Giant Eagle has extended its partnership with SmartSense by Digi

Empire is now ramping up operations of its new online grocery home delivery service in Quebec

US: Swisslog and Berkshire Grey partner to bring AI-enabled robotic solutions to global warehouse operationsBerkshire Grey Inc, a leader in AI-enabled robotic solutions and…

Wholesaler Farm Fresh Produce recalls “TWA Agriculture Mixed Mushrooms”

Farm Fresh Produce LLC of Vernon, CA, is recalling all of the 14.11 ounce packages of "TWA AGRICULTURE MIXED MUSHROOMS" because they have the potential to be contaminated with…

Ports of LA and Long Beach again postpone ‘container dwell’ fee

The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have again put off charging ocean carriers for aging cargo for another week, as there has been progress in moving…

California

Agriculture has its share of struggles in Kern County

More than 250 crops are grown locally in Kern County, but farmers are facing lots of issues right now when it comes to getting that food to the consumers’…

Situation in Ukraine impedes Brazilian fruit exports to Russia

President Putin's military offensive in Ukraine has interrupted the flow of fruit and derivatives exports from Brazil to Russia. The Brazilian Association of…

Cuban potato harvest to reach record lows this year

Last week, the Cuban Ministry of Agriculture recognized that the national potato production will not cover the internal demand in 2022. Best case scenario it…

Dominican Republic citrus growers ask government to counter pests

Dominican producers have asked the authorities to prevent the entry of citrus fruits that bring pests into the country. Currently, this sector, dedicated to…

Difficult Egyptian orange season, grape season could see similar difficulties

“Some exporters have stopped their operation completely after the war started”

It’s been a rough orange season for Egypt. Due to increasing costs and the war in Ukraine, demand was lower in some markets, while prices for the final product increased, The…

EU importer states it’s no longer possible to buy Moroccan round tomatoes

What is going on with the export of Moroccan tomatoes?

The Moroccan Government is trying to apply pressure on the local tomato prices, by stopping exports to European markets. With Ramadan coming up, the tomato is…

Export deals with China allow African nations to export lemons

An easing of trade rules for some African countries by China’s customs authorities is allowing more agricultural products from the continent into the Asian…

Hortgro

Week 10 (2022)

South African 2022 pome fruit export estimates up 6% compared to 2021

South African apple exports are estimated to be up 12% compared to the 2021 season. The Forelle volumes is anticipated to return to a normal crop of +/- 4mil equivalent…

A perfect storm in the citrus campaign

Shippers' strike and rains trigger a growing shortage of Spanish citrus fruits

Thousands of tons of mandarins and oranges could be left unharvested due to the delays in the market this season and the poor demand, as well as the impact of the shippers'…

Carrefour Group:

“Our sales of organic bananas have increased by 45% in three years”

Since 2014, Carrefour has decided to make a strong commitment to one of the flagship products of the fruit and vegetable department. “We have chosen to promote our offer of…

Eder Ríos

Top 20 importers of Peruvian blueberries in Europe

Peruvian Customs (SUNAT) shared the top-20 European importers of Peruvian blueberries in the image below. The image was shared by Eder Ríos. As can be seen, it also includes…

Karl Samsing, CEO of Valbifrut: "Chile has been making steady progress in the mechanical cracked walnut market"

"All the big buyers in Europe work with Chile during the buying campaign of the second half of the year"

The harvest of the new walnut season has already started in Chile, the largest player in this industry in the southern hemisphere, and the campaign is beginning with good…

Pinduoduo flags priorities on agricultural productivity with record R&D spending

Pinduoduo reiterated its priority to step up research and development and invest in boosting agricultural productivity in its latest results announcement. The online marketplace operator…

“Limited shipping capacity makes the extension of product shelf life even more important”

Limited shipping capacity is a global problem. Traders in many regions are facing problems with delayed containers. Extending the shelf life and preserving the freshness of…

UK: Seasonal farmworkers minimum hourly wage is confirmed

Britain’s Home Office has provided clarity on wage increases for seasonal workers recruited within this year’s Seasonal Worker Scheme for horticultural…

The collapse of citrus prices in this campaign has also affected the premium mandarin varieties

"The prices of the Nadorcott and Tango varieties are below 0.60 euro per kilo"

Citrus prices have continued to fall in this second part of the campaign, in clear contrast to the increase in production costs. Orange prices aren't the only…

Backing better tracing to combat plant biosecurity threats

The McGowan Government has launched a new grants program to test traceability systems for plant and plant products such as grains, fruit, vegetables and…

Sustainability, origin and brand name the key values

Organic apples in the Arab Emirates

Demand for organic produce in the United Arab Emirates continues to grow and is expected to increase by 13% between now and 2024, mainly driven by fresh fruit…

Saudi Ports Authority

Mawani signs 5G technology deals to automate port operations

The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) has signed three agreements to launch the "smart ports initiative" aiming to automate operations in Saudi Ports. Mawani has inked three…

Australian farmer starts Malaysian fruit farm in Queensland

Although the durian is extremely popular in Malaysia, outside the country, it has a less favorable reputation. Not every foreigner shares a distaste for the…

Global shipping container bottlenecks and bunching set to continue this year

Speaking at the Citrus Technical Forum 2022, Leatrice Treharne, head of business development at the Port of Melbourne, says there is global concern over vessel…

Plans in the works to sell all assets

Maersk winds down operations in Russia

Following a temporary suspension by Danish shipping giant Maersk of cargo transportation to Russia earlier this month, the company has decided to completely…

Egyptian pound drops almost 17% against dollar

On Monday, the Egyptian pound dropped nearly 17 percent in value against the US dollar, following a rise in inflation and amid mounting economic hardships. The…

Malaysia sees signing of MoU between international agro-tech companies

On 16 March 2022, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Malaysian company ABS Greentech Sdn Bhd and four international agro-technology companies,…

Swedish dockworkers will not handle Russian vessels and cargo

In a statement, the Swedish Dockworkers Union has given notice to Ports of Sweden about upcoming industrial action against ships going to and from Russia as…

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