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Farm Manager - Abu Dhabi

Farm Manager greenhouse vegetable production – Vietnam

COO Flower & Plant greenhouse production farm, Vietnam

Sales Representative - Leamington (Ontario) Canada

Assistant Production & Plant Health Manager

Commercial Manager | Huelva, Spain | Soft Fruits

Head of International Farming

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Maintenance Manager - Morehead (KY) USA

Too many mushrooms, but demand likely to pick up

Supplies of mushrooms are fairly heavy right now. “Before Thanksgiving, everybody was short on mushrooms because Thanksgiving is a really big holiday for mushrooms. But now…

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Farm Manager - Abu Dhabi

Romaine demand climbs back post-recall

Romaine demand is starting to pick up again following the mid-November recall and advisory warning on romaine lettuce grown in the Salinas, Ca. region. On Nov. 22, the Centers…

Nature Fresh Farms ceremony marks transition of phase 1 greenhouse

On December 4th, Nature Fresh Farms announced that they would be passing on the keys to their Phase 1 and 2 greenhouse to a new group of dedicated growers. The ribbon-cutting ceremony…

Webinar this Thursday, December 12

Measuring dry matter and brix non-destructively in kiwis

The all new Kiwi Quality Meter, designed and manufactured by US-based Felix Instruments, promises to be a game-changer for kiwi fruit producers worldwide. Slated for release…

Anti-microbial tech for extending shelf-life gets USDA grant

Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-supported agricultural technology company delivering new packaging solutions to extend shelf-life, increase sales, and combat food waste,…

Holiday demand for edible flowers increasing

Supplies of edible flowers from California are steady, although slowing down slightly. “Their availability is pretty decent at this time of year, although things slow down and…

Wonderful Pistachios launches new "Almost Everyone Loves No Shells" campaign

Sheldon the tortoise introduced into No Shells campaign

Wonderful® Pistachios launched its new “Almost Everyone Loves No Shells” marketing campaign featuring No Shells on television for the first time as part of a $15 million…

Apple and Pear Australia and Pink Lady America® announce agreement

Alliance formed to strengthen the global reach of Pink Lady® brand

Apple and Pear Australia Limited (APAL), Brandt's Fruit Trees (BFT) and Pink Lady America (PLA) are pleased to announce a Commercial Agreement between the parties to develop…

Third annual conference held December 4th and 5th

2019 Organic Grower Summit looks to the future

The Organic Grower Summit tackled a wide variety of issues and topics, attracting hundreds of organic growers, producers, and processors to its third annual conference held in…

Sumo Citrus will return to US stores in January

Sumo Citrus will make its highly-anticipated return to stores across the U.S. in January. Look for the Sumo Citrus' signature 'top knot' in fruit aisles nationwide but you…

Global Focus Exotic/Tropical Fruit

Exciting new ventures for Australian mango producer despite early season heatwave battles

One of Australia's leading mango producers admits they have had to work extremely hard this season to maintain quality, due to the heatwave conditions in the Northern…

Retail

Lidl has agreed to buy six Shoppers Food & Pharmacy stores

Metro is selling MissFresh to Cook it

US: Farmbox takes food as medicine to the next LevelSubscription grocery delivery company Farmbox Direct has launched a health care program called FarmboxRX to further its…

New strawberry cultivar "Keepsake" released by USDA

A new strawberry cultivar, Keepsake, was released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). 'Keepsake' is a midseason, spring-bearing, or short-day…

Cardiologist Geoffrey Barnes:

"Study shows how lack of Vitamin K can lead to decline in cognitive functions"

According to a new study in the journal Nutrients, adults with better levels of vitamin K performed better on cognitive tests. So it is not just kids that need…

Local distributor helping ATV Farms after a devastating fire

A devastating fire erupted in the early morning hours of December 8th, causing millions of dollars of damage to the offices, installations and specialized packaging equipment…

Social media and produce marketer’s calendars now available

DMA Solutions, a full-service marketing agency exclusively serving the fresh produce industry, announces the launch of the sixth annual Social Media and Produce Marketer’s…

Ricardo Crisantes, CCO of Wholesum:

"These aren’t your grandma’s heirloom tomatoes"

Wholesum, Fair Trade certified growers and shippers of organic farm-fresh vegetables, recently announced the launch of their new line of heirloom tomatoes. The assortment was…

Good Foods concludes charitable campaign with No Kid Hungry

Good Foods, announced a donation of $65,000 to the No Kid Hungry campaign. The check will go toward fighting to help end childhood hunger in America as part of the company’s overall…

Urban farming concept also well received abroad

Berlin Start-up Infarm conquers USA

Fresh herbs and lettuce, available to the customer without long delivery routes. This is Infarm's idea. With the Urban Farming concept, the German start-up is currently…

Scottville - Michigan

Indoor growing facility ‘tames the wild mushroom’

‘Still far from tame’; that's how the owners of Mycopia Mushrooms describe the unusual crop they're growing in an exquisitely quiet, sterile environment in…

Vietnamese Finance Ministry proposes cutting US agriculture import duties

Under pressure from the US, Vietnam's Ministry of Finance is proposing tariff cuts for some American agriculture products, such as apples. The Vietnamese…

New international E. coli outbreak hits 3 US states and 5 Canada provinces

State and federal officials are investigating a new multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections. The outbreak is associated with Fresh Express brand chopped salad kits. Some…

Mexico's avocado sector plans to increase its production yields

The president of the Association of Avocado Producers, Packers, and Exporters of Mexico (APEAM), Gabriel Alejandro Villaseñor Zurita, stated within the framework of the XII…

97 fruit and vegetable products already have access to the North American market

Colombian agricultural exports to the US increased by 35.5% in 6 years

According to data provided by the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE), Colombian agricultural exports to the US market have grown by 35.5% between 2012,…

Mexico remains world's largest avocado exporter

Mexico has maintained its leadership in the list of the largest exporters of avocados in 2018. Other leaders in the supply of avocados are also Spain, Chile,…

The United States opens its market to Ecuador's cape gooseberry

After 11 years of negotiations, on November 5th, the US authorized the entry of Ecuadorian cape gooseberry in its market. The Golden Sweet Spirit company will…

An innovative product will be available soon

Final hurdle removed for bananas in fresh-cut industry

The newest fresh-cut offerings include bananas. This fruit is very difficult to handle in the ready-to-eat segment, due to its rapid oxidation and degradation, but it was made…

Richard Strijbis, Tovano:

"Far fewer Californian walnuts available, but dates selling like hot cakes"

Dutch wholesaler, Tovano, has had Diamond walnuts in their assortment for a few weeks now. This year, however, their Californian supplier has had to deal with a disappointing…

World Markets and Trade - Apples, Grapes and Pears

World pear production 2019/20 forecast up to 23.1 mln tons

World production of fresh pears for 2019/20 is forecast up 13 percent to a record 23.1 million tons as gains in China more than offset weather-induced losses in the European…

North America remains main market

Mexico to increase blueberry exports by 5%

According to the National Association of Berries of Mexico (Aneberries), North America remains their main market, taking in 97% of the harvested berries.…

US and Chile are big winners as Kashmir walnuts succumb to unrest

All the uncertainty and unrest in Kashmir has made the cross-continental journey of walnuts and apples from the US or Chile a better deal for many traders…

Jos Looije, Looye Kwekers:

“Make sure you sell emotion; that's how you build a good brand”

There are many tomato farmers around. Dutch growers, Looye Kwekers, are also specialized in this. Owner, Jos Looije, is not so concerned about the numbers. He is too busy…

Christiaens Agro Systems sees customer demand for established process revived

"Renewed interest in our laser sorting system from international asparagus sector"

The laser asparagus sorting system from Christiaens Agro Systems was launched on the market in 1996: although the sorting principle of the process remains roughly the same…

James Mash on the launch of MarketBuy

"We're able to finance growers and buyers on our trade platform"

The online trading platform MarketBuy launched mid-November. Now, a couple of weeks after launch, the owner of the platform looks back on what went well and what still needs…

"Current export price 30% higher than last year"

"Start of new season for ginger export from China to Europe"

"The last week of November and the first week of December are the quiet weeks before the new season of ginger export from China to Europe officially opens. The first crop of…

Mike de Koster, WDK Onions:

"It would not surprise me if we break an export record"

"It is a madhouse." This is how Mike de Koster, from the packaging and sorting center WDL Onions, in Kwadendamme, summarises the current export of onions. "The demand is…

"Palestine has a lot to offer the Dutch market"

Video Photo report: PalTrade B2B meeting held in Amsterdam

On Monday December 9th, Palestinian producers and suppliers of dates, fresh herbs, and olive oil came together to meet with various Dutch buyers at a B2B and networking event…

Krzysztof Sak, Agronom Berries:

"Hydroponics help us guarantee constant soft fruit supply"

Only a couple of years ago the team with Agronom Berries, one of Poland’s biggest soft fruit growers, started growing strawberries hydroponically instead of in the open field.…

Tomra

Sorting machine for post-harvest potatoes introduced

TOMRA Food has just introduced the TOMRA 3A, a vision sorter for the separation of a range of Foreign Material from unwashed potatoes. The Tomra 3A delivers a new level of FM…

Nearly 90% is destined for the Chinese market

Chilean cherry export volume sets new record

The Cherry Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association opened the wholesale cherry season 2019/20 in the Guangzhou Jiangnonghui Wholesale Market on…

Stuck to the wall, tomato and bell pepper suddenly became very expensive

“We can do that too,” people must have thought when they saw a banana taped to a wall as an art piece by a creative comedian. That is what Jelte van Kammen of Harvest House,…

New compliance platform for companies in fruit and vegetables launched

Customer and certifier requirements on compliance for agricultural products are increasing constantly. In order to ensure compliance with all requirements,…

2019 Total EU avocado supply update 06-12-2019

Chilean Hass exports into the EU dominate Latin American shipments

According to the updated reports, Chilean Hass exports into the EU are at 1,338,000 4-kg cartons in week 50. For Mexico, this number is 242,000 cartons. Peruvian Hass exports…

Chinese demand makes for increased popularity of Korean Shine Muscat Grapes

Shine Muscat, a grape variety that is very popular in Korea these days, is making inroads in the Chinese market. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food…

Namibia will expropriate white-owned farms with ‘fair compensation’

Namibian president Hage Geingob has demanded constitutional amendments to allow for the forceful expropriation of white-owned commercial farms. White Namibians, who are…

"The map of crops in Europe will change as a result of climate change"

The Center for Studies and Research for the Management of Agricultural and Environmental Risks (Ceigram) has predicted that “the map of crops in Europe will…

What's the difference between a kaki and a Persimmon?

Kakis are one of the flagship products of the season, but fans have certainly wondered: what is the difference between a kaki and a Persimmon? The difference…

Luzon Strait with 9,000 pallets of Caribbean bananas

First Geest ship docks in Portsmouth since company returned operations

A Geest Line ship has docked in Portsmouth harbour for the first time since the company announced its return to the city. The Luzon Strait arrived last week carrying 9,000…

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