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Head of Agronomy: Research & Development - Berlin, Germany

Africa Fruit Export Sales Manager - South Africa

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

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Tomato Grower, Chapais - Canada

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OVERVIEW GLOBAL BANANA MARKET

The banana market is stable in many countries, without unexpected peaks or dips in the demand. The supply is also stable. There have been some delays in sea freight in recent…

Dutch companies building high-tech greenhouses in South China and Hong Kong

"Self sufficiency is at the top of the Chinese agenda"

Self sufficiency is at the top of the Chinese agenda. Not only on a national level but also on a provincial level, China strives for greater efficiency in production in order…

14,000 tons of Vietnamese dragon fruit exported to China during during holiday

According to Lao Cai Port Customs, from the holiday period of February 10 to 17, over 14,000 tons of dragon fruit were exported to China via this port. During…

Garlic Prices in Jinxiang, China falling slightly

On the afternoon of February 24, the market for storage garlic in Jinxiang remained low. Supply increased slightly and traders had different attitudes towards…

Vietnamese fruit & vegetable exporters to tap into Northern European niche markets

According to Industry & Trade newspaper Cong Thuong, Vietnamese businesses have many opportunities, especially in niche markets, when exporting fruit and…

Hong Kong customs seize US$16.2 million of cocaine hidden in Peruvian grape shipment

Hong Kong customs officers have seized HK$126 million (US$16.2 million) of cocaine. The drugs were hidden in a shipment of South American grapes bound for…

Keralan project: ‘Nendran bananas to Europe’

Nendran bananas will soon come to markets in Europe. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate a project named ‘Nendran bananas to Europe’ on February…

Hi-tech farming gaining ground in Kerala

Nearly 25 hi-tech farms have been set up in different parts of Kerala by startup QORE3 Innovations. Kerala growers, young and old, have either adapted to or…

Clover

Starting with Bengaluru and Hyderabad

Agritech start-up Clover launches D2C app

Agritech start-up Clover has launched its direct-to-consumer app Deep Rooted, moving away from its business-to-business (B2B) model to focus on a D2C business strategy. The company…

'Precise fruit QC at your fingertips'

Intersection of fresh produce and Artificial Intelligence

You take out your phone, open an app, and inspect a fruit's quality - sounds futuristic, right? Clarifruit has developed a next-gen, computer vision technology that can do…

Special Asia

"Chinese market supply of bananas exceeds demand, but there are not enough top-quality bananas"

Last year many imported bananas were reasonably priced but found no market. After a long period of chaos, the Chinese banana market finally began to stabilize in February. The…

Global Focus Organics

First exports of organic kumquat from Almeria

Bio Campojoyma's founder and manager, Francisco Jesús Montoya Sánchez, had the idea of growing organic kumquats in the Spanish province of Almeria after tasting delicious…

Vinh Long aims for sustainable export growth

The Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long is aiming to boost sustainable export growth during 2021-2025. The province has set the target to reel in $870 million…

Dogaroon Border Customs Office

Iran: 200 trucks cross border into Afghanistan daily again

Director general of the Dogaroon Border Customs Office has revealed that more than 200 trucks -loaded with Iranian commodities- are crossing the border into…

Demand for Egyptian seed potatoes hasn’t dropped

“Volumes of seed potatoes are much better than last year”

The Egyptian seed potato season has been rather good. One exporter has its hopes to start exporting the produce abroad for the first time this year. Volumes have increased in…

Knocksense

Lucknow's new AC Fruit Market has upgraded technology

Lucknow's new AC Fruit Market is an advanced facility, equipped with centralised air conditioning. Before, the Uttar Pradesh market did not have any specific facilities for…

Aztec Fruits sets foot on the European market

Season for sea-freighted avocado from Mexico will be mostly over in couple of weeks

As the Mexican avocado season started in September, it’s been going on for quite a while now. According to one exporter, the exports via sea will soon come to an end. However,…

Karma Verde Fresh

Introducing vertical farming to Mexico and beyond

Karma Verde Fresh (KVF) is a vertical farm based in Monterrey, Nuevo León (northeastern Mexico), producing a variety of seedlings, leafy greens, strawberries and beans, and…

Chayenne Wiskerke, Wiskerke Onions, the Netherlands:

"Corona crisis didn't severely affect onion trade"

"The corona crisis didn't generally have a major effect on onion traders. Export figures have never been as high as in this season. And the Dutch retail sector sold 30% more…

The Peruvian garlic season ends early, but saw high demand and pricing

While the Peruvian garlic season usually runs to March – and sometimes even into April – the current season has already mostly wrapped up. “The season is highly dependent on…

Legal proceedings underway against the company

Trail of rancour left by CapeCrops

For Richaard Lingenfelder it is still upsetting to talk about his single season of doing business with CapeCrops. “I’m a farmer between Villiersdorp and Grabouw, growing…

Enrique Cat, of Nostoc Biotech:

"Lower chemical use and higher productivity and Brix with vermicompost"

Soil is essential for soil-bound horticulture. It's not only the place where the plant roots develop and which contains the nutrients; it also hosts many microorganisms on…

ProEx Food Automates Post-Harvest Leafy Green Processing & Packaging

"Controlled environment facilities automate growing, yet still rely on manual post-harvest processing"

“Over the last year or so, more growers have been looking to further remove labor and reduce human touches to help efficiently scale operations and mitigate contamination and…

"What varieties of blueberries should we plant in Europe?"

"This is an issue that many growers are currently facing. It concerns new adepts who are establishing blueberry plantations and experienced ones who start restructuring their…

Aggressive Canadian expansion announced

McCain Foods invests millions in vertical farming operation GoodLeaf

McCain Foods Limited has made a substantial investment in TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture and its wholly owned subsidiary GoodLeaf Farms, Canada's largest commercial vertical…

Dolly/crate loader is used successfully at large German onion and potato processor

More efficient repackaging of small packaging with one machine

For processors of onions, carrots or potatoes in small packages from 250 grams to 3 kilos in bags or nets, automation can make the difference. These producers often deliver…

Seeka announces 2020 financial results

"Revenues from our New Zealand retail service operations increased 77%"

Listed New Zealand produce handler Seeka Limited, with operations in New Zealand and Australia, has reported its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2020. "Seeka…

Statement by San Miguel:

"The latter grape season successfully ended"

"In our Peruvian farms in Chepén we had a growth of 1,000 tons in the premium varieties harvest. The dedication, expertise and commitment of our collaborators were key to its…

February pome season update

“Last year’s sales of fruit and vegetables increased significantly”

The current pome fruit season is well underway after a later start, says Jacques du Preez, Hortgro General Manager: Trade & Markets. “The season so far is 7 – 10 days later…

DMA Solutions Webinar

How to leverage new shopping trends to create effective marketing strategies

Marketing agency DMA Solutions held a webinar to discuss how consumer shopping behaviors have changed in 2020 and how brands can leverage those changes to help…

SBK Group AB new majority owner in AB Malte Gustavsson

SBK Group AB, an importer and wholesaler of fruit and vegetables in Sweden with a background as specialist in berries and mushrooms, with Waisi Abdo as main…

DS Smith introduces Greentote, an alternative to plastic bags for grocery pickup or delivery

As more states, counties and cities ban plastic bags, DS Smith, a supplier of sustainable packaging solutions, is offering grocery stores and consumers…

New webinar series focused on import/export regulations

United Fresh Produce Association has developed a six-part webinar series to inform companies of the regulatory issues affecting international trade of produce…

Next generation of loT supply chain monitoring devices released

Supply chain visibility provider Sensitech has expanded its suite of IoT devices to include air-carrier approved and non-lithium battery models for real-time tracking of…

Video Flying fruit picking robot uses AI to distinguish between varieties

It's becoming increasingly difficult to find good workers. Fruit and vegetable growers, too, are facing these problems. This has been exacerbated by the global pandemic. But…

If more Norwegians are to work in agriculture, the store price must go up

Price is key

The Corona situation has created great uncertainty among the country's fruit and vegetable centres ahead of this year's season. The danger of importing infections and strict infection…

Total exports could increase by 30%

Peruvian Kent mango looks towards China

China represents an interesting market for the Peruvian Kent mango, one of the country's main export fruits, which is well recognized in international markets…

South Africa is ready to export kiwifruit to Northern Hemisphere

Enthusiasm within the Mzansi kiwifruit industry is running high as producers get ready to take advantage of the market gap in exports to Asia and Europe. South…

Egyptian agri-imports cause controversy in Tunisia

Tunisian farmers are calling on the government to stop what they call the indiscriminate import of agricultural products from Egypt, as they think these harm…

Ukraine: Avocado imports up 28% over past year

According to Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB) analyst Svitlana Lytvyn, the main reason for the growth in demand for avocado is an uptake in healthy eating.…

Preventing food waste and profit loss

The ‘ugly’ label can help sell misshapen fruit and vegetables

Misshapen and mis-colored fruit and vegetables can sometimes turn many consumers off, leading to enormous food waste as well as lost profits for growers and…

Interesting Engineering / Youtube

Video Video shows cultivation areas needed for different foods

A detailed video will illustrate how much land is needed to produce each type of food, laying the areas over a globe of the world. It also provides interesting information on…

Retail

Dreamstime

Store hat trick in London for Lidl

Mercadona is in talks to sell about 30 stores to MDSR

UK: Supermarket group Asda says 5,000 jobs at risk in restructuringBritish supermarket group Asda said it has started a consultation with 5,000 workers potentially impacted by…