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Managing Director - Staff Position & Operational Business

Senior Grower Manager | Soft Fruit | California

Product Manager - Hann. Münden, Germany

Full Time Sales Representative - New York, Pennsylvania, Maine & Connecticut, USA

Stone Fruit Sales Category Manager - Europe Division

Grower, Vine Crops - Richmond (KY) USA

Cultivation/Propagation Manager Young Plants - Australia

Assistant Head Grower - Mason City (Iowa) USA

Global Category Director for Cherries - Chile, North America, Australia or New Zealand

Head of Sales - LA (California) USA

Dragon fruit arrivals from Ecuador to start increasing this week

The dragon fruit season from Ecuador is underway and production volumes are starting to ramp up. “We’re now starting to see higher volumes come into the US, although the…

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United Fresh BrandStorm

Global marketing trends: perspectives from South Africa, Mexico, and the Netherlands

This week’s BrandStorm event, organized by United Fresh, featured various webinars about marketing trends and strategies. One of the discussions on Wednesday looked at the…

Ideas Contest 2020/2021 organized by the Del Campo al Plato Program, with the support of GFA Consulting Group and GIZ

Integration of biodiversity in Costa Rican and Dominican Republic banana and pineapple value chains

The 2020-2021 Ideas Contest for biodiversity, which was organized by the Del Campo al Plato (CAP) Program, aims to position and integrate the issue of biodiversity and…

Origine Group ships the last containers of Italian kiwi to the overseas market

By March the last containers of Italian kiwis will have been shipped by Origine Group to overseas markets. This season was definitely challenging due to the reduction in…

IICA will cooperate with Brazilian and Peruvian regions in organic production projects

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) stated on Tuesday that it would cooperate with the Brazilian municipality of Santa Clara do…

Lamb Weston announces arrival of French Fries in Mercosur

Lamb Weston has announced the arrival of Lamb Weston branded french fries in Mercosur. This was made possible through a joint venture with Sociedad Comercial…

Chilean cherries leaving Chinese market as price of other fruits soars

By early March, Chilean cherries this season finally left the market. According to data from ASOEX, an association of Chilean fruit exporters, during the…

How COVID-19 affected Jamaica’s horticultural sector

In early April last year, Ryan Forrest of Great Bay, southern St Elizabeth, painted a sad picture as he witnessed the “total loss” of half an acre of honeydew…

Paraguayan bananas produced in Cordillera reach the Argentine market

Banana producers from the town of San José Obrero, in the department of Cordillera, have already shipped the first loads of the 30,000 boxes of Paraguayan…

ProHass

Peru is expected to produce 10 to 15% more Hass avocado

The Association of Hass Avocado Producers and Exporters of Peru (ProHass), which accounts for 70% of Peruvian Hass avocado exports, has estimated that Peru…

Special Australia / New Zealand

"In a normal year, we spend up to three months of the year travelling the globe to different producers"

Bringing the flavours of 'natural' fresh produce home for Australian consumers

An Australian food supply company says it is continuing to bring new produce from around the world back home to help the foodservice industry and manufacturers expand its…

Global Focus Bananas

Hugo Castro of GinaFruit:

“It’s a rollercoaster year for bananas”

The banana industry has been seeing many ups and downs so far this year, and Hugo Castro of GinaFruit does not expect this pattern to change anytime soon. He says: “The…

Westfalia Fruit will start constructing a new packing plant in Peru

The multinational Westfalia Fruit, with headquarters in South Africa and a presence in Peru for 14 years, will start constructing a new packing plant in Peru…

First two months of 2021:

Peruvian agri exports have reached US $ 1.471 million, up 21% y-o-y

FreshFruit estimates indicate that Peruvian agri-exports in the first two months of 2021 reached US $ 1.471 million, which is 21% than in the same period in…

Egyptian orange season in full swing

“We expect a growth in volumes of 40% compared to last season”

Demand for Egyptian oranges has been reaching high levels as the competition either finish their seasons or have been dealing with weather issues. It’s opened up quite a few…

“Mango season in India underway, market response is positive”

The mango season in India has started this month for two of the varieties, with a third variety starting in early April. Demand has been rather solid for this stage of the…

Sicilian yellow and purceddu melon varieties

"The yellow melon is widely cultivated in various areas of the world and therefore most Italian consumers are used to seeing this fruit on the shelf all year round. The…

Q1 financial results

Mission Produce reports 12% revenue decrease due to pricing pressure

Mission Produce, Inc., known for sourcing, producing, and distributing fresh avocados, reported its financial results for the fiscal first quarter ended…

Fusarium fujikuroi may be an emerging problem for plum cultivation in China

Plums are commercially cultivated worldwide for the rich nutrient value of their fruit. In May 2019, plums with symptoms of fruit rot were collected from…

Climate science can aid planning for Cape Town’s windbound periods

When not wind-bound, the port of Cape Town can move 16,000 containers per week, but unfortunately the southeaster wind has been “exceptionally bad” at times this season, notes…

Paul Rogan, IPL

Packaging change saves 27 tonnes of plastic for ASDA

Earlier this year IPL changed the packaging format of their Garden Gang Pears from a punnet to a fully recyclable, low density polyethylene (LDPE) bag, saving 27 tonnes…

New Dekopon mandarin meets good consumer demand

The California citrus season has been going strong these past months with good volumes and strong demand. California-based Trinity Fruit launched a new variety of mandarin…

"We hope to make a positive impact"

It is no secret that the Covid-19 has heavily affected the world’s economy. While many businesses struggle to survive, Transfer Fresh has entered into the produce trading…

Rijk Zwaan introduces squash with ‘New Delhi’ resistance

The New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV) has been causing serious problems for squash growers in the Mediterranean region for close to a decade. The plant virus can attack the foliage…

March 2021 market report

US fresh apple holdings 11.5% less than this time last year

The US Apple Association has released the March 2021 edition of Market News. It reports on the 2020 apple crop, capturing 97% of the national storage capacity. The report…

Avocado grower adds Apeel to extend shelf life

As part of their strategy to help reduce food waste, West Pak Avocado has partnered with Apeel, developer of a plant-based, end-to-end solution allowing a more extended shelf…

Air-cleaning technology helps with storage challenges

To prevent the fast softening of papayas along with citrus mold issues, Papayas & More invested in Bio Turbo air-cleaning technology and has since managed to overcome other…

New mango board officers for 2021

The National Mango Board (NMB) elected new officers during its March board meeting. As dedicated members, the NMB officers will fulfill their duties and…

United Fresh launches exhibitor education webinar series

United Fresh Produce Association gathered its exhibiting community for the first time since announcing its return to live events this June 24-26 in Los…

Tasting guide helps consumers navigate apple flavors

CMI Orchards has released a new program, Flavogram®, to help consumers compare apples to apples. Flavogram® is a tasting guide describing the flavor of each apple from first…

March 25-31

Celebrate National Farmworker Awareness week

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer advocacy groups, is…

EU weighted average ACP banana prices at €103 per 100 kgs in late February

In late February 2021, the average wholesale prices of ACP bananas stood at €103 per 100 kgs in France. The price for both Spain and the Netherlands was €82 per 100 kgs.The EU weighted…

The largest garden strawberry weighs 290g

In Kadima-Tsoraev, Israel, the managers of the Be-Sadku farm have found a strawberry weighing 289g on their property. It is the largest garden strawberry in the world,…

Production may exceed 70 million boxes

First South African grapes this season have left for China

A pilot promotion campaign of South African grapes is scheduled to take place in China in mid-March. SATI, an industry association in South Africa, announced…

Portoflosangeles.org

Terminal building gets a facelift

Port of Los Angeles completes nearly $1 million in enhancements to fruit terminal

The breakbulk terminal building at Berths 54-55 at the Port of Los Angeles has a new fabric membrane roof among other improvements, thanks to nearly $1 million…

AgroFresh Solutions launches edible plant-based coatings for fresh products

AgroFresh has announced that edible plant-based coatings for products will soon be available under the brand VitaFresh Botanicals. The company specializes in…

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Dreamstime

Halving of annual profit for Morrisons

Edeka is selling its delivery service Bringmeister

X5, Sber and VISA roll out pay-with-a-glance technology at Perekrestok and Pyaterochka storesX5 Retail Group ("X5" or the "Company"), a leading Russian food retailer, Sber and…

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