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Back-office assistant - Barendrecht, The Netherlands

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Plant Science R&D Technician - Brooklyn (New York) USA

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Argentina

The harvest of the Packham's Triumph pear in Rio Negro started earlier than expected

The National Agrifood Health and Quality Service (Senasa) authorized advancing the start of the harvest of the Packham's Triumph pear in the province of Río…

Argentine cherry exports grow as China witnesses economic recovery

China's economic recovery from the Covid pandemic has benefited the production and export of cherries in Argentina. According to the Argentine Chamber of…

New trade fair to be held March 24, 25 and 26

Registration is open for Global Fruit Latam Mexico

The United Nations has dedicated 2021 the year of fruits and vegetables, so agriculture will become a central axis of economic development, especially in Latin…

Colombia and Chile agree on a Work Plan for the export of Hass avocados

After seven years of work, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA), and Chile's Agriculture and Livestock…

IQonsulting

Crop and Export Report 2021, Week 4

14,814 tons of blueberries exported from Chile in week 3

During week 03, 14,814 tons were exported. In part this volume is influenced by the delay of a ship that should have departed the previous week, but most of it corresponds to…

Proprietary varieties help keep grape prices high in Asia

Carlos Bonet, General Manager of AM FRESH Asia, has commented on the season-to-date for table grape sales in Asia. “The southern hemisphere season now in full swing and there…

Mexican wrestler Psycho Clown partners to promote pears

Pear Bureau Northwest (PBNW) is partnering with Mexican wrestler (Luchadors), Psycho Clown, who will tout pears to his fanbase. Psycho Clown comes from a…

Retired Chairman and CEO Lecil E. Cole steps down from Calavo’s Board of Directors

Calavo Growers, Inc. announced that Lecil E. Cole has notified the Company of his decision to step down from Calavo’s Board of Directors effective March 1,…

Blueberry grower-marketer celebrates first peak organic season of 2021

Blueberry producer and marketer Naturipe has launched its celebration of FeBLUEary for the fifth consecutive year. The campaign begins today and highlights the first organic…

Andre van der Horst, Exotimex Europe, the Netherlands:

“Container prices from Asia are easily five times as expensive”

The Dutch importer, Exotimex Europe’s main products are plantains, cassava, garlic, ginger, coconuts, and sweet potato. They’ve been targeting the ethnic markets within Europe…

Special Asia

FreshPlaza February Special - Asia

FreshPlaza will be will be highlighting Asia in our February special. Are you an importer of fruit, vegetables or services from Asia or do you export from there to…

Nicolas Stevens, directeur Better3Fruit, Belgium

“The Giga responds to the demand for a resistant, future-proof apple”

On Wednesday, 27 January, the Italian trading company, Vog, introduced three new apple varieties - Cosmic Crisp, RedPop, and Giga. The Giga was developed by the Belgian…

SuperSolex by Agriplast

How to grow bananas in temperate climates

Protected cultivation is becoming increasingly popular not only for vegetables, but also when it comes to tree crops. Supply diversification often goes hand in hand with the…

Organic greenhouse tomatoes see increased demand across varieties

Supplies of greenhouse tomatoes are good but volumes will soon build to meet the increased demand tomatoes have seen in 2020. “Supply and quality are both good, although the…

California growers more than welcome the rain

“It’s half a year’s rain in three days.” So says James Shanley of Shanley Farms in Morro Bay, CA of the rain and storms that California saw in the latter half of last week.…

George Lobisser, CEO of RipeLocker, discusses upcoming launch

Post-harvest life extending technology to be released for commercial use this summer

After years of extensive trialing, RipeLocker containers, which work to extend the post-harvest life of perishables, will be released for commercial use this summer. George…

Group’s British operations target 20% reduction in Co2 emissions

Total Produce UK completes transition of 24 sites to ‘Deep Green’ renewable energy

Total Produce is pleased to confirm that, as of February 1st, 2021, the group’s UK operations have completed the transition to 100% ‘Deep Green’ renewable electric energy…

Robin Desoete, DSR Logistics, Belgium

“We added fruit and vegetable transport last year, and our turnover doubled”

It started with baked goods and expanded to frozen products, meat, and fish. And since mid-2020, DSR Logistics has been transporting fruit and vegetables. That was thanks to…

By the farm Orto Veneto

Early, organic green asparagus from Italy

For 2021, Primo Asparago, part of Orto Veneto ,will increase its acreage of greenhouse asparagus in order to meet more customers' needs. "The new plants in the heated…

Kees van den Bosch, Freeland, the Netherlands

"We offer leeks year-round, so will fly them in if we must”

The holidays are over, and the new year is well underway. People have made their resolutions, which often include exercising and healthy eating. So, lots of…

March 3 and 4, 2021

The International Highbush Blueberry Conference 2021 online

The International Highbush Blueberry Conference for the last few years has been a platform where the whole blueberry Poland and Europe met. Of course, the most…

JAZZ™ apples and wings team up for Super Bowl

T&G’s JAZZ™ apple campaigns are helping the brand reach a top-10 category position in North America. The apple’s latest Nielsen update highlights YOY dollars at +15 percent…

Justin Chawick - CGA

South African citrus celebrates record breaking export season with 146 million cartons of fruit

"Ten months ago, in March 2020, we predicted a bumper export season, estimating that export volumes would reach 143 million cartons of fruit. Now that the…

Azerbaijan: Food Safety Agency declares onions from Kazakhstan unfit for consumption

Azerbaijan’s Food Safety Agency employees inspected 650 tons of onions produced by the TIMUR private enterprise of Kazakhstan and imported to Azerbaijan by the…

Andy De Clercq, Groenten Declercq, Belgium

“Polish leek consumption depends a lot on the region”

Belgium is well-known for its leek cultivation. This product is mainly grown in the west of the country. Much of it’s intended for export, and Belgian leeks are sold in many…

Cooperating with FAO and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

More direct routes to Eastern Europe for Moroccan fruits and vegetables

Late last week, 28 Moroccan fruit and vegetable producers and operators met with representatives of Poland’s three main logistics companies. The goal of the…

Namibia expects N$1 billion of revenues from grape exports

Due to a great grape season -that has far exceeded expectations- Namibian grapes are expected to fetch about N$1 billion (€55 mln) in export revenue. The…

Retail

Dreamstime

Amazon is reportedly set to open a new distribution base in Ireland

Eurotorg: 4Q 2020 and FY 2020 operating results

Auchan to focus on modernisation in RussiaAccording to reports in Finmarket, Auchan is not planning to open any stores in Russia in 2021. Instead, the retailer will focus on…

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