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Del Monte Philippines says US$884M IPO 'all set to go' pending regulator nod
The manufacturer and distributor of various products such as canned pineapples is seeking an IPO that could be the country's second-largest next to Monde Nissin.
July 07 , 2021
U.S.: Biden visits Michigan apple grower
Joining the President were Governor Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters. They talked about big issues facing specialty crops: a changing climate, trade issues and labor.
July 07 , 2021
Container ship prices skyrocket amid ongoing supply chain bottlenecks
Prices to ship containers from Asia to the U.S. and Europe are skyrocketing amid ongoing severe global supply chain bottlenecks, and industry executives expect the shipping capacity to remain tight for the rest of the year.
July 06 , 2021
U.S.: California water futures trading will increase price transparency - consultant
The trading of water futures that began late last year will increase price transparency in California, where farmers are seeing access restricted to state water allocations.
July 06 , 2021
More than half of Chilean fruit producers facing serious labor shortage
Of the companies surveyed, more than half said they had 50 to 70 percent fewer workers than they needed for their orchards and packhouses.
July 06 , 2021
QIMA: The impact of the human factor in cold chain assurance
Our expert, Sebastián Scheggia, tells how the fresh food import and export industry must comply with the processes in the cold chain and the impact of adequate quality control for the assurance of the product's life in today's logistics.
July 06 , 2021
Pacific Northwest heat wave scorches crops, threatens farmworkers - NFU
The blistering temperatures are deeply concerning for a number of reasons, with hundreds of food workers likely succumbing to heat stress, the National Farmers Union said on Friday.
July 05 , 2021
British strawberries to be produced nine months a year with vertical farming
Direct Produce Supplies (DPS) is stacking up 1,000 metric tons (MT) of strawberries and will be supplying leading supermarket Tesco using the method, which should guarantee supplies whatever the weather during the British summer.
July 05 , 2021
Britain's Morrisons agrees $8.7B takeover by Fortress-led group
U.K.'s fourth-largest supermarket group has agreed to a takeover led by SoftBank-owned Fortress Investment Group that tops a rival offer from a U.S. private equity firm.
July 05 , 2021
France: Pink Lady production hit hard by spring frosts
Though France suffered from successive waves of frosts this spring affecting apple and pear producers, Blue Whale is forecasting an increase in organic and new varieties this season.
July 05 , 2021
