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The estimated pear crop would be 7% up on the five-year average and 26% up on 2017.

PRESS RELEASE Chicago  — Hazel Technologies, a USDA-funded company developing new shelf-life extension technologies for fresh produce, announces a new partnership with AMR Agro, one of the largest packers and exporters of green-skin avocados in the Dominican Republic. The partnership will initially focus on one of Hazel’s most recent innovations in post-harvest quality technology, Hazel® Avocado. […]

PRESS RELEASE Philadelphia – AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:AGFS), a global leader in produce freshness solutions, today announced the official launch of its FreshCloud™ platform, a data-backed, insights-driven solution for monitoring produce quality through the supply chain. With a decades-long history of innovation and scientific know-how in fruit and vegetable freshness, AgroFresh’s insights and expertise now […]

PRESS RELEASE DAVIS, CA – BioConsortia, Inc., innovator of microbial solutions for natural plant trait enhancement and yield improvement, announced the promotion of Dr. Hong Zhu to Senior Vice President of Research and Development. Dr. Hong Zhu will lead the next phase of expansion of BioConsortia’s Advanced Microbial Selection (AMS) technology platform, including discovery pipelines, product […]

Walmart is tightening its alliance with China's JD.com - one of the country's two biggest B2C online retailers and in which Google recently said it would invest US$550 million.

The promotion is touted as the biggest of its kind of China, and comes amid plans for the two companies to increase their collaboration in the future.

Gonzalo Matamala of Chile's largest nectarine exporter, GESEX, said the fruit had not performed as well as expected last season amid heavy competition with Australia and Chilean cherries.

The facility, which is slated to open in November 2019 near Dubai airport, will provide farm fresh produce to air cabin tables.

PRESS RELEASE On Saturday, The Wonderful Company Co-Owners Lynda and Stewart Resnick led a celebration of the 90-strong inaugural graduating class of the Wonderful Agriculture Career Prep program (Ag Prep) at a special event held at Wonderful College Prep Academy in Delano, CA. More than 300 family, friends, and community members gathered to honor students […]

PRESS RELEASE Cesena, Italy – Preparations are currently underway for the International Asparagus Days, a fully-fledged supply chain event to be held in the renovated pavilions of Cesena Fiera from 16 to 18 October 2018. It will be attended by professionals from the entire asparagus supply chain: not only seed companies and plant nurseries, but also […]