Philippines restated call for Australia to allow bananas exports

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News| Search| Job offers| Photos| Subscribe| Advertise| About us | View this newsletter in your browser Wednesday, April 28, 2021 OCEANIA Our team Sander Bruins Slot Email Nichola McGregor Email Nick Peters Email  Job Offers Teamleider Veredeling - Rijsenhout Head Grower - Telangana, India Grafting production manager - Italy Experienced Cultivation Manager - Italy Assistant Manager Operations - Burnaby (BC) Canada Technical Sales Manager - China Construction Project Manager - Tri-State (CT, NY, NJ) USA Private Equity Associate - San Francisco (CA) USA Quality Manager Sales Manager Europe "We will see a network effect emerge as more buyers and sellers use the platform" Australian company set to launch digital marketplace to help modernise fruit and vegetable sales Australian Agtech company, Optomni has today announced the upcoming launch of a new innovative digital marketplace for fresh produce, allowing buyers and sellers to trade in… Job Offers: Teamleider Veredeling - Rijsenhout Monash University Monash University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Robotic harvester plucks an apple every 7 seconds In order to relieve some of the stressors caused by the labor shortage in the Australian fruit picking industry, researchers have cooked up a creative partial solution to this… Exporters are restless as Australian grapes find their way into the Chinese market obstructed The Daily Telegraph reported on the 23rd of April that Australian vineyard owners were uneasy because customs clearances of Australian grapes in Hong Kong have… New Zealand export industries fear extended Chinese audits New Zealand export industries are nervous as new safety audits by Chinese authorities seem to stretch from the seafood industry to the apple industry. Pipfruit… Second Trade, Investment and Industry Dialogue Philippines restated call for Australia to allow banana exports The Philippines has restated its request for Australia to grant market access for fresh Cavendish bananas and to lift the anti-dumping measure imposed on the… Australia: Farmers commit to halving food waste by 2030 The National Farmers Federation is reiterating its goal to halve food waste by 2030 on this year's Stop Food Waste Day. Stop Food Waste Day aims to bring… New Zealand couple work to save rare apple varieties Robyn Guyton and her husband Robert are committed to save New Zealand's heritage apples before they are lost forever. They've already saved around 400… For the fresh food sector Manufacturing experts and IloT technology leaders join forces to deliver end-to-end traceability Persequor, iTrazo and Facteon have brought together a global track and trace software product, an Australasian fresh produce expert, and a New Zealand-based… Grants to protect Victorian apples and pears Victorian apple and pear growers can now apply for grants of up to $150,000 for netting to protect their fruit from hail and sun damage, providing a major… Fruit industry tycoons team up Joy Wing Mau and Dole establish strategic cooperation Dole, one of the largest fruit and processed fruit product companies in the world, and the Joy Wing Mau Corporation Limited (Joy Wing Mau), one of China's leading fruit… Special South Africa Stefan du Plessis – Elandsrivier Boerdery, Lohan Marais – Icon Fruit Cape Fire™ pears maintain their unique selling point in a difficult colour year Notwithstanding a difficult colour year, the late blush pear Cape Fire™, harvested after Forelle, has maintained its steadfast solid colour and demonstrating its reliability,… Global Focus Machinery/Packaging Matthias Kinzel, Strauss Verpackungsmaschinen Ltd: "New banding machine increases capacity for rhubarb" Even with tried-and-tested processes, there sometimes are still opportunities for innovation. And just because something works, doesn't mean you have to rest on your laurels.… Gold Nugget mandarins see inconsistent demand Supplies of California Gold Nugget mandarins are still plentiful. "The fruit is great quality this year. It's eating really well and there's nice sizing, too. It's a good… Rolf Weber (Global Producers) on the approaching conclusion of the Costa Rican campaign "Melon season economic and financial success despite higher costs" This year's melon season in Costa Rica will end on schedule with seedless watermelons and several varieties of mini watermelons in week 19. This will be followed by the last… Awaiting for the Italian Ministry's approval for the launch of the parasitoid Drosophila suzukii, it's time to be alert As early cherry varieties from North to South Italy start to ripen, it is time to watch out for the Drosophila suzukii fly. In the past years, the damages have been varied,… FDA Indian and Chinese shipments refused entry as well Taiwan: US avocados and grapefruits seized at border due to contaminants Several large shipments of avocados, grapefruit and apples from the US were recently seized at Taiwan's border after being found to contain excessive levels of pesticides and… New GGN Label - A Cross-Category Consumer Label to Make Responsible Farming Visible GLOBALG.A.P. c/o FoodPLUS GmbH launched its consumer-facing initiative, the GGN label, during an online event on 27 April. International stakeholders from the… COSCO SHIPPING Ports announces 2021 First Quarter Results Cosco Shipping Ports Limited, the world's leading ports operator, today announced the first quarter results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the 3… World's best food photographs served up A tender and subtly powerful image for our times, Taste, by Chinese photographer Li Huaifeng, has won the overall prize of Pink Lady® Food Photographer of the Year 2021, the… Vegetable compound might reduce diabetes-related kidney damage New research conducted suggests a compound that gives some cruciferous vegetables their pungent taste could help to reverse diabetes-associated kidney… At least 1,000 lost this year already Thousands of containers are falling off ships every year In recent months, cargo worth tens of millions of dollars has fallen off ships as the industry suffers the sharpest surge in lost containers for seven years.… EastFruit Some fear the fruit will disappear Bananas becoming more expensive everywhere The global market for bananas has experienced a number of shocks: some media outlets are even musing on an imminent complete disappearance of the fruit. Also, banana prices… Retail Dreamstime Delhaize is becoming "Belhaize" Waitrose will expand its Deliveroo service Russia: Lenta sees sales and gross margin up in Q1 2021Russian retailer Lenta has reported a 2.4% year-on-year growth in gross profit to RUB23.4bln (€260mln) in the first… FreshPlaza Funny Playing ping pong without table? Unsubscribe Copyright (C) 2021 Freshplaza.