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Head of Agronomy: Research & Development - Berlin, Germany

Africa Fruit Export Sales Manager - South Africa

Grower - Philippines

Assistant technical manager

Food Safety and Quality Director - South Bend (IN) USA

Commercial Manager - United Kingdom or The Netherlands

Tomato Grower, Chapais - Canada

Director of UbiGro Sales - California, Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, and Nevada USA

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Greenhouse Crop Specialist - Southwestern Ontario, Canada

Analysis and assessment of the effects and damages in Uvanova's Chilean table grapes

"Only 18-22 million of the 60 million boxes that come from the affected regions could be exported"

This communiqué expresses the deep concern that the Research and Development Commission for Table Grapes in Chile, UVANOVA, has about the damages and the consequences to the…

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Head of Agronomy: Research & Development - Berlin, Germany

World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) presents annual Southern Hemisphere production forecast

The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has released the Southern Hemisphere apple and pear crop production forecast for the upcoming season. According to the forecast,…

Betina Ernst: “The blueberry never ceases to amaze. Each campaign brings new surprises "

The agronomist Betina Ernst, president of Top Info Marketing SA, makes an analysis in two reports of the state of the blueberry industry in the main exporting…

Chile-ASOEX Blueberry Committee's Crop Report for week 7

Chilean organic blueberry exports increase by 25%

According to the Chile-ASOEX Blueberry Committee's Crop Report 2021, corresponding to week 7, the harvests in the south-central zone are coming to an end, and…

Ecuador

Walmart Florida sells the MP1 banana variety from the Santa Elena Peninsula

Musatec, which was established in the Santa Elena Peninsula in October 2019, has already made the first export of the MP1 banana variety to the east coast of…

The value of Peruvian ginger exports increased by 156% in 2020

Peruvian ginger exports registered remarkable growth in 2020. According to the Association of Agricultural Producers Guilds of Peru (AGAP), last year the…

César Padovani of Mavanni:

“2020 was a challenging year full of ups and downs for bananas”

Bananas are among Ecuador’s top five exports, and despite the challenges that the pandemic brought, the worldwide per capita consumption has continued to grow throughout last…

Arie van Helden (Global Fresh International) on start of India grape season:

"'Finger shape' grapes are doing particularly well on the Asian market"

The Indian grape season has started once more at Global Fresh International (GFI). Together with their Indian partner Freshtrop, the company serves a wide mix of retail and…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

In produce shipment from Mexico - Pharr International Bridge

CBP Field Operations seizes $11.5 millions worth of methamphetamine

Officers with US Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations at the Pharr International Bridge cargo facility discovered $11,500,000 worth of alleged…

No substantial crop losses

Cold weather will likely cause a delayed peak for Louisiana strawberry season

Texas wasn’t the only state hit hard by the winter weather this month. Louisiana, while it didn’t see the snowstorms Texas did, saw temperatures well below freezing. For the…

Special Asia

Malaysia and Argentina emerge as new markets for the Indian mango

After a difficult season last year, mango growers in India are looking at higher exports this year. Malaysia and Argentina have emerged as the new markets for…

Global Focus Organics

Logistics challenges weigh on North American organic vegetable availability

Supplies of organic vegetables continue to remain steady as they meet pressures on demand. Ray Wowryk, director of business development with Leamington, ON-based Nature Fresh…

Australian berry volumes grow amid labour shortage concerns

Despite the challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the horticulture labour shortage, Australia's peak berry industry body says there were no decreases in…

Issues on GMO certificates for apples have been solved by Turkish and Indian government

The Turkish and Indian governments have come to an agreement on the GMO certificates required to ship GMO apples to India. Indian importers were putting pressure on the…

Well-known marketer takes the reins at South African avo organisation

Last week the Board of the South African Avocado Growers’ Association elected Clive Garrett, who previously held the position as vice-chair, to chairperson of the organisation…

Francisco Sánchez, manager of Onubafruit:

"The continuity of Spanish strawberry cultivation is in danger because nobody respects it"

As the campaign starts, strawberries become a big product at greengrocers and the fresh produce departments of supermarkets. There's high demand for the fruit, but…

Infarm ushers in new era of cloud-based vertical farming

Scalable, sustainable, stable and global farming network

Infarm, the world's fastest growing urban farming company, that is already present in 10 countries, 30 cities and thousands of stores, continues to realize its vision of a…

Arrigoni offers its ranges of Libeccio and Scirocco meshes

Windbreaker and shading meshes that increase citrus yields by up to 30%

According to the latest data from the World Citrus Organization, citrus production is on the rise worldwide. However, adverse weather conditions, such as strong hot and cold…

More than 100 million Marlene® apples make their debut with new image

In the International Year of Fruit and Vegetables, more than 100 million apples will bring a splash of colour to greengrocery departments the world over with Marlene®’s new…

Consus Fresh launch AI-based label verification solution

Consus Fresh Solutions, part of The Affinitus Group; providing business management software solutions for the food and horticulture industries, has announced the launch of an…

Now load passports are simple, speedy and digital

Paperless load passports now available

KisanHub has launched an innovative, game-changing new feature, Paperless Load Passports. Designed to transform how products move through the fresh produce supply chain and…

USA Pears on a mission to fill fruit bowls and drive produce consumption with industry partnership

"USA Pears is excited to launch its #WhatsInYourFruitBowl initiative at a time when consumers are more focused than ever on developing healthy eating habits at…

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. announces fourth quarter and full year 2020 financial results

COVID-19 pandemic impacted net sales during 2020 by an estimated $303.6 million

Fresh Del Monte Produce today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020. For the full year 2020, the Company reported earnings per…

Viva Fresh Open returns next month

Like many annual events over the past twelve months, the Viva Fresh Open paused in 2020 while the world coped with the pandemic. But now, the tournament resurfaces in Dallas…

South Korea has most expensive fruit imports in the world

According to a consumer advocacy group, the prices of imported fruits in South Korea are higher than in any other country. The group compared the prices of 25…

Turkey's banana production increased by 32.8% in 2020

Turkey's banana production increased 32.8% to reach 728,133 tons in 2020, thanks to the efforts by the Turkish Agriculture and Forestry Ministry, according to…

Retail

Dreamstime

Village Grocer stops use of plastic bags

CBI: UK retailers see sharp fall in sales and mounting job losses

Retail and wholesale vital to Europe's recovery: EuroCommerceEuroCommerce director-general Christian Verschueren has emphasised that retail and wholesale play a pivotal role…

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