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IQF fruits for a sustainable future

As a result of Covid-19, the demand for frozen food has soared and shows no signs of slowing down, according to food processing equipment company OctoFrost.
September 30 , 2020

Don Limón launches global recruitment drive for innovative business model

PRESS RELEASE Don Limón – the international fresh fruit producer-packer-importer – is thrilled to announce the launch of a recruitment campaign to find creative and ambitious professionals who wish to become the next ‘Don’ traders working within the company’s innovative, global platform. Don Limón is calling on dynamic individuals with the ambition to develop small, commercial […]
September 29 , 2020

Hazel Tech to host first annual Grape Quality Summit

PRESS RELEASE Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-funded technology company delivering new solutions for fresh produce to extend shelf-life, increase sales, and fight food waste, announces the launch of the first ever virtual Grape Quality Summit. A 2 hour event held on Friday October 9th, the summit will feature keynote speakers from across the grape industry ahead […]
September 29 , 2020

Wonderful Company offers $1M for pomegranate waste solution

The Wonderful Innovation Challenge seeks solutions to the 50,000 tons of pomegranate husks generated each year by juicing POM Wonderful pomegranates.
September 29 , 2020

Agronometrics in Charts: Blueberries from Chile and Peru come into season

The charts show how over the last ten years much of the growth of the category has come from southern producers, strategically chasing higher prices that have traditionally been available during the commercial window left outside of North America's harvest.
September 29 , 2020

Scottish fresh food processor partially closed after Covid-19 outbreak

All confirmed cases at Kettle Produce’s facility in Fife are understood to have mild symptoms and are currently self-isolating at home. 
September 29 , 2020

Mexico forecasts slight rise in avocado exports in 2020-21

The predicted increase for the crop year running from July through June is due to continued expansion in planted area and optimal weather conditions without hail or frost during the growing season.
September 29 , 2020

Easy peelers drive more than quarter jump in SH citrus exports over last decade

Shipments from the region grew by 27% from 2.6m metric tons (MT) in 2010 to 3.3m MT in 2019, with the majority of the growth coming after 2014.
September 28 , 2020

Chile and EU launch paperless phytosanitary certificates

Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) already operates electronically with Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Sri Lanka and the U.S.
September 28 , 2020

Vanguard lists five things to know about the Peruvian grape season

Vanguard International gives insights into five key areas about its Peruvian grape season, including information about the climate, its fields and its team.
September 28 , 2020