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News| Search| Job offers| Photos| Subscribe| Advertise| About us | View this newsletter in your browser Monday, May 3, 2021 ASIA Our team Sander Bruins Slot Email Nichola McGregor Email Nick Peters Email  Job Offers Commercial Specialist Product Development Specialist Tomato Customer Service & Supply Chain Seeds Business Development Manager - Vietnam Senior Grower - Harrisonburg (VA) USA Teamleider Veredeling - Rijsenhout Head Grower - Telangana, India Grafting production manager - Italy Experienced Cultivation Manager - Italy Assistant Manager Operations - Burnaby (BC) Canada Indian government asks 5 states to increase onion acreage by 9,900 hectares Last week, India's federal government asked five non-traditional onion growing states including Rajasthan to increase the area under the crop by 9,900 hectares… Cambodian durian industry worries over market lockdowns With the domestic durian harvest under way in Cambodia, local durian farmers and traders are sharing their concerns over how their products will get to market,… Job Offers: Commercial Specialist Rajshahi division, Bangladesh Growers hope to export 300 tons of mangoes this year Mango growers of the Rajshahi division have set the target to export 300 tons of mango to different countries -apart from meeting local demand- during the… From February to March 2021 Demand for Taiwanese pineapples in Hong Kong grows 135 times Following the ban on Taiwanese pineapples in mainland China, exports of the fruit to Hong Kong in March surged 135 times compared to February. Just 13 tons of… WAPA releases overview of the Northern Hemisphere apple and pear stocks Poland has significantly more apples in stocks than it did in 2020 WAPA has released the latest update on the apple and pear stocks in the Northern Hemisphere. Looking at the volumes of stocks, Poland has a significantly larger amount in… Frank Costa has passed "Costa Group is saddened to learn of the passing of Frank Costa AO. Frank was a great Australian who through his leadership and vision helped build the Costa Group into the… Taking over pollination amid honeybee shortage 'Worker flies' all the rage in Japan A growing number of Japanese farms are using flies instead of honeybees to pollinate vegetables and fruits, as the supply of bees is in decline and flies have… Major expansion planned for Mindanao avocado & jackfruit production The Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) is planning a large-scale expansion in the production of avocado and jackfruit. For this, it is eyeing 200,000… Airasia farm & Agriculture Ministry intent on helping Malaysian farmers Both AirAsia Group Bhd's business-to-business e-commerce platform 'airasia farm', and Malaysia's Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industries (MAFI) are intent… Japanese shipowner hopes Ever Given cargo owners will share Suez damage cost The Japanese owner of the Ever Given, the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week in March, halting billions of dollars in maritime… Special Melons / Kiwifruit FreshPlaza May Special - Melons and Kiwifruit This month FreshPlaza will be will be highlighting Melons and Kiwifruit in our special. Are you an importer of either kiwis or melons or do you export any of these products?… Global Focus Machinery/Packaging Packaging company offers tailored solutions for greenhouse grown leafy greens In recent years, supplies of greenhouse grown leafy greens have gone up in rapid pace. Although this is a global trend, the growth rate is highest in the United States.… Award-winning bar Teens of Thailand sells durian to survive govt restrictions Teens of Thailand is one of Bangkok's favorite cocktail bars. On April 29, it announced on its Facebook page that the bar will turn to selling the king of… Saudi Arabia: Lebanese fruit imports only represent 1% of market share The percentage of fruit and vegetables that are imported from Lebanon is very small compared to what is imported from other countries or produced within Saudi… Moroccan grape season will soon be in full swing "We have an ambition to be the reference of grapes from Morocco" Morocco produces grapes for both the fresh produce sector as well as for wines. According to Fatiha Charrat, commercial and marketing director for Delassus, plantations for… Piet van Vugt runs herb business with his four kids and son-in-law "Diversified client base proved vital last year" Van Vugt Kruiden has many clients in the hospitality industry. This Dutch company was, therefore, greatly affected by the corona crisis last year. "But fortunately we have a… Rowan Vickery - FruitOne "Citrus markets now starting to feel a bit of pressure" The first new season lemons from FruitOne arrived on the Canadian market in the first week of April. The company has been shipping lemons to this market for more than fifteen… First Apple Summit touches on apple quality and consumer trends Summer promotional opportunities. Sustainability and consumers. Increasing consistent quality. These were a few topics discussed at the first Apple Quality Summit 2021, hosted… Seasonal Worker Pilot operators appointed The NFU has been pushing for the urgent announcement of the two new Seasonal Worker Pilot operators for 2021, so the news that AG Recruitment has joined with another agency… Small Robot Company launches first commercial robot Small Robot Company (SRC), a British agritech start-up for sustainable farming, today announced its first commercial robot, 'Tom'. The Tom monitoring robot is now delivered to… IBO Summit 2021 takes place from August 23rd to 25th The International Blueberry Organization (IBO) and the Association of Blueberry Producers & Exporters from Peru (PROARÁNDANOS) are responsible for organizing… Air New Zealand and Air China alliance extended for another five years At the China Business Summit in Auckland, Air New Zealand Chief Executive Officer Greg Foran announced that Air New Zealand and Air China have extended their… San Miguel Corporation 'We started a new avocado campaign' From Peru, it is expected to export more than 9,000 tons of Hass avocados, the most demanded in the market. In addition, this year other varieties have been added to… South Florida Container Terminal ready for gateway growth South Florida Container Terminal (SFCT) is nearing completion of its three-year modernization project to prepare for future growth. The project focused on… Avocado farming on the rise in Africa East African and Nigerian avocado farmers are eager to enter the growing avocado export market. However, environmental concerns cast a shadow over the crop in… Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes could be gamechanger for Zimbabwe's farmers Recently, Zimbabwe's Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Resettlement added the orange-fleshed sweet potato to the nation's food basket.… Australian avocados marketing update 2021 Key Highlights May marks the launch of the new brand positioning and messaging for Australian Avocados This strategy has been developed from the overarching Avocado… The CMA CGM Group announces the order of 22 new vessels The CMA CGM Group signed with CSSC Group an order for 6 LNG-powered containerships with a capacity of 13,000 TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent unit), 6 LNG-powered containerships… Bok choy at the International Space Station NASA Astronaut Michael Hopkins has had a successful harvest of Amara mustard and "extra dwarf" bok choy in space. The plants were grown for 64 days. Michael Hopkins "I was not… Egypt: January to April agricultural exports at 2.72 million tons Late last week, the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation that the volume of agricultural exports has increased to more than 2.7 million tons… Retail Dreamstime Nationwide store rollout continues for Spar Ukraine Strong growth for Edeka in pandemic year China: JD opens first Seven Fresh in ShenzhenJD opened the first Shenzhen branch of its omni-channel fresh produce supermarket SEVEN FRESH. The supermarket is located in… FreshPlaza Funny I can't hear you! Unsubscribe Copyright (C) 2021 Freshplaza.