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Grower - Philippines

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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

UbiGro Sales Representative - California, USA

Greenhouse Crop Specialist - Southwestern Ontario, Canada

Greenhouse Product Development Specialist - Leamington (Ontario) Canada

Sales Assistant - Europe Division

Steve Tsakoumakis - Kapiris Bro

“As environmental changes and pressures evolve, we look toward the future and continue to research and invest"

The growing season for tomatoes in South Australia has not been without its challenges with very high temperatures which made it necessary to increase irrigation, but…

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QUT

Queensland University of Technology

QUT Panama disease breakthrough sparks US funding

QUT researcher Distinguished Professor James Dale and his team have successfully developed a line of Cavendish bananas resistant to Panama disease tropical race 4 (TR4).The…

Australia's fresh produce markets join Hort Connections 2021 as exclusive Trade Show sponsor

Australia’s Fresh Produce Markets, the collaboration between Fresh Markets Australia (FMA) and Central Markets Association of Australia (CMAA), has been…

Australian Mango Industry Association

'Welcome Brett Kelly'

Australian Mango Industry Association appoints new CEO

Australian Mango Industry Association welcomes Brett Kelly to the role of CEO. Brett will start with the organisation on the 1st March and will be bringing a wealth of…

South Australia

Fruit fly hotspots targeted in emergency response

Around 1,500 properties in fruit fly hotspot areas of Prospect and Stepney will be targeted in the coming days as part of an emergency response to remove ripe…

Queensland, Australia:

Wide Bay growers uncertain about the future due to water scarcity

Australia’s Wide Bay region has a diverse agricultural sector, representing 12 per cent of agricultural production in Queensland, worth more than $1.5 billion.…

Air New Zealand flights air freight problems

Air freight delays frustrate Rarotonga businesses

Air New Zealand now flies to Rarotonga twice a week on its smaller A320 or A321 instead of the larger single 787-9 Dreamliner flight. This is because all of…

Total Produce to combine with Dole Food Company and become publicly listed in the US

Total Produce is one of the world’s largest fresh produce producers and providers. Operating out of 26 countries (30 inclusive of Dole) while serving many more, Total…

Shanghai Pudong Airport handling 40% more international cargo during Chinese New Year rush

Driven by the strong demand for air transportation during the Spring Festival rush, since January 28, Pudong Airport has been operating at a high level of cargo flights and…

Crop update from Vanguard

Market overview southern hemisphere grapes

Overall growing and demandPeru and Chilean grape demand is particularly strong in Mexico, and increasing in Canada, the USA, and Asia as California completes their ‘storage…

Special Asia

A challenging season for Chilean grapes and plums

In the past few days, the movements in Guangzhou Jiangnan wholesale market import fruit section gradually recovered from the "cherry crisis" but still moves very slow. The…

Global Focus Organics

Alba Bio continues to innovate and grow

From pioneering in organic farming to innovation and modernization

"At times where it could be easier and more convenient to complain or to become discouraged, our reaction is to refrain from slowing down," said Vittorio Gona of growers'…

Ripe and ready-to-eat mangos help increase sales

The National Mango Board has partnered with Catalytic Generators to explain how a ripening mango program may work. Why ripen?Similar to how ripening has impacted the world of…

Demand for Egyptian Valencia expected to pick up as Indian citrus season concludes

Demand for the Egyptian Valencia has been low since the start of the season. Although there is some demand in the Russian and Eastern European markets, the lack of demand has…

Anton Alibekov with Zofto Solutions

“We are able to digitalize any process that currently requires paper”

Although digitalization made great strides in the past year, there are still many benefits to be gained. For the fresh produce sector specifically, Zofto Solutions has been…

Prices for high quality apples from Poland expected to increase

“We might start our very own brand of apples”

After a successful trial shipment of Polish apples to Taiwan, there is hope future shipments will be sent as well. However, according to one Polish exporter the main focus…

Stronger Rand and electricity & fuel increases put South African farmers under pressure

"Will the litany of bad economic news ever bad?" the Daily Maverick news site asks upon the announcement that South Africa's electricity provider Eskom has been allowed to…

Soil: The ancient yet overlooked ally to crop yield

Optimising agricultural processes is paramount to achieving crop profitability. With shallow profit margins, we have an equally tight scope for error and mitigation, and…

Maersk

Seven years ahead of schedule

A.P. Moller - Maersk will operate the world’s first carbon neutral liner vessel by 2023

Fast-tracked by advances in technology and increasing customer demand for sustainable supply chains, A.P. Moller - Maersk accelerates the efforts to decarbonise marine…

'Simplifying agricultural irrigation management'

Founded in 2018, Telaqua is an expert in continuous pressure monitoring through 24/7 connected sensors. Installed on key locations of the irrigation system, these sensors…

NORMA replaces plastic packaging of organic herbs with paper

Over 4 tonnes of plastic to be saved annually

Chives, parsley, basil and other fresh herbs of Norma's proprietary BIO SONNE label have gotten a makeover, saving resources. The food retailer is now wrapping the pots in…

ROXBOX Containers

Meet HELIOS, the solar powered shipping container line by ROXBOX

ROXBOX Containers have announced a new line of solar infrastructure containers with our Australian partners, BlackStump Technologies.The initial focus is on solar cold storage…

Canadian supermarket sells fruit and vegetables grown on its own roof

The Canadian firm IGA extra Famille Duchemin has taken another step towards sustainability and innovation with the launch of a pioneering project in the…

Chilean blueberry export peak weeks end

According to the latest Crop Report of the Chilean Blueberry Committee-ASOEX, export volumes decreased during week 5 of 2021, reaching 5,996 tons, marking the…

Sodium isoascorbate works against fresh-cut mushrooms browning

Scientists at Dalian Minzu University (China) have found that sodium isoascorbate inhibits the browning of fresh-cut mushrooms. From investigation on the…

Butternut squash from Ukraine sells well in Europe and Middle East

For several years, Ukraine has been actively developing exports of its fresh butternut squash, mainly supplying this product to the most demanding of the possible markets: the…

Malaysian market price of Chinese lotus root doubles

Malaysia imports lotus roots from China. The Malaysian market price for lotus roots recently went up, but is still as popular as ever with Malaysian consumers.…

Lüneburg, Germany

Europlant presents low carb potato varieties 'Coronada' and 'Montana'

Many consumers of potatoes bemoan the fact that the tuber contains too many carbohydrates. In a press release issued today, German-based potato variety company…

Grapes, blueberries, and avocados accounted for 37.4% of the total value of Peruvian agricultural exports in 2020

Peruvian agro-exports in 2020 increased by 6.1% over 2019, totaling 7.52 billion dollars, according to the Peruvian Foreign Trade Society (ComexPeru).…

Huge increase in Qatari vegetables’ sales during 2020

Compared to previous years, the Premium Qatari Vegetables and Qatar Farms programmes have achieved significant sales during the year 2020. The sales of Premium…

Slight slowdown in the trans-Pacific route because of the Chinese New Year

Despite forecasts made by analysts that container shipping would return to normal after the Chinese New Year, there still hasn't been a slowdown in the massive…

USDA/FAS - Rabobank

Rabobank Five-Year Walnut Market Outlook

Will demand for walnuts grow to match supply and competition?

Global walnut production and exports will set records during 2020/21, impacting the US market as it relies heavily on exports. US production is at record levels but will…

Retail

Dreamstime

Tesco Malaysia has officially changed its name

Profit rises on higher revenue for Ahold Delhaize

UK: Completion of acquisition of Asda by the Issa Brothers and TDR Capital LtdWalmart Inc. (“Walmart”), Asda Group Limited (“Asda”), the Issa brothers and TDR Capital have…

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