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- Tissue Culture Laboratory Scientist
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- Horticultural Commercial Director
- Senior Operations Manager Nursery
- EU Sales and Region manager
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Top 5 - yesterday
- Chinese shiitake grower opens production in Poland and Spain
- Supply gaps imminent for California spring vegetables following record rains
- "This next step opens the door for the apple variety to be grown in other countries and sold under the Soluna™ brand"
- South African onions increasingly important to the UK & Europe
- "Australia's grape exports start strong in Asia"
Top 5 - last week
- “We hoped to harvest more than 400 tons of early potatoes, but I'll be surprised if we get to harvest 150 tons”
- "We produce 70 tons of mushrooms per day"
- Eastern buyers prefer the taste of South African Grannies
- Israeli farmer grows world's heaviest lemon
- Berg River grape farm forgoes a packhouse for field packing
Top 5 - last month
- Tropical cyclone Freddy brings heavy rains in parts of South Africa
- "Consumers will happily pay two euros for a Mars bar or can of Coke but not for their veg”
- "I spent 10 years as a worker, now I manage 120 hectares of citrus fruit, stone fruit and strawberries"
- PM Hipkins learns that most Hawke’s Bay crops were uninsured
- Supermarkets limiting sales of veg per customer
Canada: Photo report CPMA Montreal
On April 16 and 17, the CPMA tradeshow was held in Montreal, QC. It was the largest event in the organization’s 90-year history. Close to 300 exhibitors from primarily Canada, the US and Mexico showcased their (new) products, ranging from the Tombar to apple cider and fresh-cut pomelos.


Freshplaza was present and made a photo report that will provide a quick impression of the show. Freshplaza also attended the CPMA welcome reception on the evening of April 15.
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