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- Cultivation Manager - MI, USA
- Export Sales Manager (Europe Division)
- Africa Fruit Export Sales Manager
- Grower (TX)
- Young Plant Program Manager (WA)
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Top 5 -yesterday
Top 5 -last week
- The man connecting Zimbabwe's resurgent horticulturalists with the export market
- "For fruit to be on the water for 51 days and still be sold as a premium product is unheard of"
- After 12 years, first shipment of South African citrus to the Philippines
- GLOBAL OVERVIEW LIMES
- European Commission clears Total Produce-Dole deal
Top 5 -last month
- The man connecting Zimbabwe's resurgent horticulturalists with the export market
- South African blueberries: “We've seen firsthand we do much better when we do it ourselves”
- Broccoli declared America's favorite vegetable in 2021
- "For fruit to be on the water for 51 days and still be sold as a premium product is unheard of"
- “Chikoo is an ideal fruit for export to European countries”
Friday, June 18, 2021
GLOBAL OVERVIEW MANDARINS
Globally, smaller sizes of mandarins are under pressure on both import and export markets, as good growing conditions early in the season have lead to an abundance of these sizes in production countries such as South Africa. The outside influence of transport issues and labour shortages continue to hamper the production of…
Better blueberries ahead for Michigan
Looking ahead at Michigan’s upcoming blueberry season, reports are that the crop looks good for the 2021 season. Photo: North Bay Produce “We expect a better crop of blueberries than what we saw last year,” says Ryan Lockman, VP of sales and procurement at North Bay Produce based in Traverse City, MI.…
National Potato Council on efforts to jumpstart Senate talks on Agriculture Labor Reform
The National Potato Council (NPC) today participated in an agriculture industry roundtable discussion with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) in an effort to find bipartisan support for legislation that would improve…
Mission's Steven Barnard finalist in EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021
Mission Produce, Inc., which sources, produces and distributes fresh Hass avocados, announced yesterday that its founder, president and CEO Steve Barnard was named an Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021 Greater Los Angeles Award finalist. Now in its 35th year, the Entrepreneur Of The…
Port of Oakland volume up while vessel congestion continues
The Port of Oakland continues to move its cargo volume numbers toward record territory. At the same time, more cargo presents enormous operating challenges for marine…
Drought in US could affect production in several states
A spring that was dryer than normal could mean trouble for for East Idaho area farmers, especially potato farmers. Tony Olenichak, the water master for Water District 1 in…
New Jersey peach growers focus on thinning to produce large fruit
Fruit thinning is a labor intensive practice for peach growers in New Jersey. It is an expensive practice done mostly by hand, but a necessary cost because it is important to produce large fruit to meet the needs of a competitive fruit market. Big peaches are what most fruit buyers and consumers demand.…
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Statement on Defending Domestic Produce Production Act
On Wednesday, The Defending Domestic Produce Production Act was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate as S. 2080 by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL). The bill was…
Per capita consumption increase
Asparagus association eager for more promotions
The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association (PAIA) has released its 2020/2021 Fresh Asparagus Statistics, Category Trends and Demographics Report. “This year’s report is…
Florida lawmakers push for seasonal crop protections
In the past decades, trade deals with Mexico have left Florida farmers frustrated. That continued after the negotiation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which…
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Special Mediterranean
Citrus Semi-annual
Morocco: 2020/21 citrus production benefits from improved weather and consistent rain
Moroccan MY 2020/21 citrus production has benefitted from improved weather and consistent rain. However, production estimates remain unchanged, based on no new official…
An interview with Sebastiano Fortunato, president of the Consorzio di Tutela del Pomodoro di Pachino Igp
The characteristics of a brand need to be certified
"I am even more determined to succeed as President of the Consorzio di Tutela del Pomodoro di Pachino Igp than in my previous years of service. I owe it to the members of the consortium and to the people of the Board who wanted me to be at the helm of one of Italy's most prestigious associations. On this…
Jimmy Esteban, from El Pinar: "Their consumption is increasing year after year"
Strawberries from Segovia take over from Huelva's production
Up until November, Spanish consumers will have access to a wide range of summer berries from Segovia in Spanish greengrocers and supermarkets. El Pinar, the pioneering company in the cultivation of summer strawberries in the province and the largest producer of summer strawberries in Spain, is already…
Global Focus
Global Focus Cooling and Logistics
Maersk advises logistics planners on hurricane season preparation
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 – November 30 and marks one of the seasonal supply chain disruptor events that require a logistics gameplan in advance and ad hoc decision-making once storms appear in the early stages before they develop into hurricanes. Last year, the Atlantic hurricane…
Customers’ requirements for frozen berries keep evolving
Immunity-boosting fruits have received way more attention from consumers, as the pandemic has drawn the focus towards foods that help strengthen immune system. According to Kerry Hultin, marketing specialist for OctoFrost, berries appear to be one of the fruits of choice: “Berries have proven to be an…
Yantian port: Congestion and delays to continue until July
The chaotic situation at the Port of Yantian has not shown any signs of improvement yet. The Covid-19 related inspection and preventive measures have been tightening by local…
Vegetables more »
Per capita consumption increase
Asparagus association eager for more promotions
The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association (PAIA) has released its 2020/2021 Fresh Asparagus Statistics, Category Trends and Demographics Report. “This year’s report is…
Bananas more »
Reports claim bunch of bananas now costs $45
Kim Jong Un warns that North Korea is running out of food
Sources say that North Korea is struggling to maintain food supplies, with reports claiming prices of everyday goods are skyrocketing. Speaking at a party meeting this week,…
Potatoes and Onions more »
"Chinese garlic and onion exports face great difficulties"
Many Chinese agricultural products are facing a difficult export market because of the appreciation of the Chinese yuan and the rising shipping cost. Mr. Wang Junjie, the retail manager at Jining Shangzhuo Food Co., Ltd., recently talked about current conditions in the export market for Chinese garlic…
Exotic/Tropical fruit & vegetables more »
Chinese ginger export weakens as Chinese yuan appreciates, and ginger from other production areas enters the market in large volumes
The Chinese yuan appreciated from 6.57 per USD in April to 6.42 now. The Chinese yuan has been growing stronger in 2021. This has an impact on the export of Chinese fruit and…
Company news more »
Mission's Steven Barnard finalist in EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021
Mission Produce, Inc., which sources, produces and distributes fresh Hass avocados, announced yesterday that its founder, president and CEO Steve Barnard was named an Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021 Greater Los Angeles Award finalist. Now in its 35th year, the Entrepreneur Of The…
Greenhouse more »
Nature Fresh Farms scores a big win in greenhouse vegetable awards
Greenhouse Competitions in Leamington, ON made a return this year with the annual Greenhouse Vegetable Awards this past weekend. Showcasing the best greenhouse-grown produce from leading North American growers, family-owned Nature Fresh Farms came back to the competition winning accolades, including…
Logistics more »
Port of Oakland volume up while vessel congestion continues
The Port of Oakland continues to move its cargo volume numbers toward record territory. At the same time, more cargo presents enormous operating challenges for marine…
Machinery more »
William Mol about MCR vegetable slicing belt:
"Now it's a breeze to trim and slice carrots and other oblong vegetables"
Slicing vegetables is a labor-intensive task. Also, it mostly has to be done within a short amount of time. It's time-consuming, boring work. And staff who are willing to do it are becoming increasingly scarce. There must be a different, better way, thought the folks at the Dutch company, MCR Machinery.…
In Belgium, Aucxis RFID Solutions solves Luik Natie's problem
“The ATLAS RFID system lets us monitor our cold store's logistics flow”
In January, Luik Natie took a new cold store into use. It has space for 22,000 EUR-pallets. To optimally use the available space, this Belgian company went up, installing 16m-high racks. To automate the warehouse, Luik Natie called on the know-how of Aucxis RFID Solutions. "The company has expertise in…
Linde launches new electric forklifts
Linde Material Handling (Linde MH) has launched its new forklift models. That was during a virtual press conference. The new Linde X20- X35 forklifts have a load capacity of 2.0 to 3.5 tons. That makes them the first electric forklifts to match Linde's hydrostatic forklifts' performance. These are…
General fresh produce more »
Florida lawmakers push for seasonal crop protections
In the past decades, trade deals with Mexico have left Florida farmers frustrated. That continued after the negotiation of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which…
Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association
Statement on Defending Domestic Produce Production Act
On Wednesday, The Defending Domestic Produce Production Act was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate as S. 2080 by Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Rick Scott (R-FL). The bill was…
Management more »
Company Commences Search for Successor
Calavo Growers announces departure of CFO and appointment of Interim CFO
Calavo Growers, Inc., a global player in the avocado and value-added fresh food industries, today announced that Kevin Manion, Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will be departing…
Miscellaneous more »
US and EU agree truce over Airbus-Boeing subsidy tariff dispute
The United States and the European Union have agreed a truce in their decades long conflict over aircraft subsidies, agreeing to a suspension for five years with regard to a…
National Potato Council on efforts to jumpstart Senate talks on Agriculture Labor Reform
The National Potato Council (NPC) today participated in an agriculture industry roundtable discussion with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) in an effort to find bipartisan support for legislation that would improve…
Fruit more »
Filip Devlieghere, Frambozenkwekerij Devlieghere
"People are begging for raspberries"
At Frambozenkwekerij Devlieghere raspberry nursery, they are currently hard at work picking raspberries. "We started a bit later this year. Normally we start harvesting in mid-May, but this year we didn't start until the end of May", says Filip Devlieghere. "It is mainly the cold and dark weather that…
Ica expects to export more blueberries than in the previous season
The 2021 blueberry export campaign has already started in Ica. According to official figures from the National Agrarian Health Service (Senasa), 21.65 tons of this product…
Better blueberries ahead for Michigan
Looking ahead at Michigan’s upcoming blueberry season, reports are that the crop looks good for the 2021 season. Photo: North Bay Produce “We expect a better crop of blueberries than what we saw last year,” says Ryan Lockman, VP of sales and procurement at North Bay Produce based in Traverse City, MI.…
New Jersey peach growers focus on thinning to produce large fruit
Fruit thinning is a labor intensive practice for peach growers in New Jersey. It is an expensive practice done mostly by hand, but a necessary cost because it is important to produce large fruit to meet the needs of a competitive fruit market. Big peaches are what most fruit buyers and consumers demand.…
Herbs more »
Frédéric Marie, Alpilles Primeurs
New Kraft paper packaging for fresh herbs
“The organic herb campaign is going well,” according to Frédéric Marie. “The offer and the demand are present. In terms of quality, there are no particular concerns either.” The farm is specializes in the production of organic aromatic herbs in pots. “The most popular herbs in the summer are basil and…
Agenda more »
PMA Virtual Town Hall
Supporting the role of women in 2021 and beyond
In February 2021 it was reported that almost 3 million women in the U.S. have left the workforce. That was the backdrop for yesterday’s PMA Virtual Town Hall examining issues facing professional women in fresh produce. The town hall featured a sneak peek at sessions that will be featured at this…
Citrus more »
Manvert silikon is one of the products with the highest concentration of assimilable silicon in solution on the market
Treatment with silicon increases the hardness and caliber of citrus fruits and reduces skin problems
Citrus skin disorders are a problem that raises great concern in the citrus sector. It is estimated that nowadays they account for 35% of the losses in citrus handling…
Organic more »
Organic Washington blueberries: Yearly volumes continue to grow
Michael McMillan of Bridges Organic Produce, based in Portland, Oregon, said on his company’s blueberry production: “The growing conditions so far have been excellent. We have…
Health more »
Research from the School of Medical and Health Sciences, Perth
Greater fruit intake seems to lower risk of diabetes
It is generally accepted that eating more fruit reduces the risk of developing diabetes, but little is known about how fruits confer this advantage. Type 2 diabetes affects a…
IT more »
PMA Global Retail Week
Technology’s role in retail is multi-faceted
As part of PMA’s Global Retail Week, yesterday's session focusing on North America examined the evolving role of technology in retail and produce. Anne-Marie Roerink of 210…
Innovations more »
Electronic data logger achievesa significant reduction in losses
Electronic Avocado reveals areas of potential damage
Netherlands-based Center for the Promotion of Imports has stated that avocado consumption in Europe increased by 25% in 2018 alone, with import volumes exceeding 600 million…
Processed fruit and vegetables more »
Snijpunt supplies fresh prepared cut vegetables to meat processors
At Snijpunt B.V. in De Lier in South Holland, the barbecue season is already in full swing. The company processes 100,000 kilos of peppers and 35,000 kilos of other fresh vegetables into semi-finished products every week. A growing part of this is supplied to meat processing companies. This includes…
Cooling more »
Texas
Laredo Council signs incentive agreement for $18 mln cold storage facility
The Laredo City Council has entered into an economic development incentive agreement with a California-based international fresh produce grower, packer, shipper and marketer,…
Food safety more »
FDA to resume Produce Safety Rule inspections in 2021
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will resume Produce Safety Rule inspections under the Food Safety Modernization Act in Oregon. This means that Oregon operations may…
Nuts and dried fruits more »
Zimbabwe: Ariston Holdings revenues increase by 64 percent
Ariston Holdings has been able to defy the disruptive impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on business operations worldwide, seeing the groups revenue jump by 64 percent to $425,5…
California Walnuts launches Snacking Campaign in July
The California Walnut Board launches its first ever Snacking Retail Campaign this July, to bring more attention to the benefits of walnuts as a nutritious snack. The new…
Packaging and Labelling more »
Bas Groeneweg, PerfoTec: "Reduced costs, CO2 emissions, and food waste"
All types of fruit and vegetables can now be seafreighted thanks to a new packaging technology
Shipping Dutch bell peppers to the United States, Mexican asparagus to Europe, or broccoli from Australia to Taiwan was, until recently, considered impossible for those in the fresh produce sector. However, thanks to a new technological innovation, it's now the order of the day. The Dutch company,…
Climate more »
Drought in US could affect production in several states
A spring that was dryer than normal could mean trouble for for East Idaho area farmers, especially potato farmers. Tony Olenichak, the water master for Water District 1 in…
Retail more »
Dreamstime
Kroger: Strong first quarter resultsWalmart: Investment in DroneUp
US: Squadle introduces food safety platform for grocerySquadle, a workflow automation company that enables multi-unit operators to simplify complex operations and streamline food safety, announced Squadle for Grocery, an industry-specific offering that helps stores expand their prepared meals and takeout business. Squadle for…
