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More than 6,300 professionals signed up for GreenTech Live & Online
PRESS RELEASE Over 6,300 horticulture professionals signed up for the virtual show GreenTech Live & Online on 20, 21 and 22 October. Attendees from 107 countries watched 53 knowledge sessions with 121 speakers. Visitors, exhibitors and speakers made in total 3,431 matches. Research showed that the quality of the show was rated very good. What did […]
October 27 , 2020
Agronometrics in Charts: Potential impact of trucker strike on Peruvian exports to the U.S.
This week, Agronometrics wanted to shed some light on what Peru’s season looks like and what could be at stake because of the possible trucker strike.
October 27 , 2020
China has substantially increased purchases of U.S. farm goods under Phase 1 deal
In a joint statement, the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) office and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said China had bought 71% of the target of U.S. agricultural goods under the so-called Phase 1 deal.
October 25 , 2020
Guatemalan ag export group urges shipping lines to help improve competitiveness
The Guatemalan Exporters of Agricultural Products (AGEXPORT) says it wants to negotiate with shipping lines and airlines to achieve better rates for the Central American country's exporters.
October 23 , 2020
CoolRail routes to be extended throughout Europe
A new partnership makes it possible to make a wider network available to the market, with destinations including the U.K., Nordic countries, Germany and Poland, among others.
October 23 , 2020
Florida launches platform to report violations of Tomato Suspension Agreement
The Florida Tomato Exchange says TomatoMonitor.com is an important tool for the industry to self-monitor the agreement between Mexican fresh tomato producers and the U.S. Government.
October 20 , 2020
California assures promotable table grape supplies through December
An industry representative says that this time of year there are often suggestions from grape growers in other countries that California production will fall short of what is needed to supply the U.S. market through December.
October 20 , 2020
GreenTech Live: The earth in a greenhouse, labor scarcity and geothermal energy
PRESS RELEASE GreenTech Live & Online on 20, 21 and 22 October inspires the global food and flower production industry with topics such as ‘What if we place the earth inside a greenhouse’, ‘Labour scarcity and a happier workforce’ and ‘Greenhouses facilities powered by renewable energy’. At GreenTech’s first virtual edition, this and more is presented on […]
October 19 , 2020
Don Ricardo reaffirms its commitment with the sustainable water usage and gets the Blue Certificate
PRESS RELEASE Don Ricardo is the first grower – packer – exporter of table grapes in Perú to get the BLUE CERTIFICATE (in Spanish CERTIFICADO AZUL), granted by the ANA (Peruvian National Water Resources Authority, part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation) with the support of the Swiss Government, as a result of demonstrating […]
October 19 , 2020
Salmonella outbreak linked to Wawona peaches is over, but FDA continues to investigate
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Public Health Agency of Canada declared the outbreak over, with 101 and 57 confirmed cases people in each country respectively.
October 19 , 2020



