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Italian apple consortium VOG appoints new CEO
PRESS RELEASE Walter Pardatscher will take over from Gerhard Dichgans at the helm of VOG. On Wednesday 28 November, the Consortium’s board of directors settled on the figure entrusted with leading the Terlano-based House of Apples in the coming years, once Dichgans steps down from the role. The company has known for a year that […]
November 30 , 2018
SunFed starts onion season
PRESS RELEASE Rio Rico, AZ – SunFed, known for providing the highest quality fruit and vegetables, is starting its Mexican onion season in December. Fresh white onions will be available early December with volumes picking up by mid-December. The crop will focus on fresh onions and will be available in Jumbo 50 lb and 25 […]
November 30 , 2018
Bayer to cut tenth of global workforce, increase ag focus
Bayer's plans to cut around 12,000 jobs follow its recent takeover of Monsanto and an August U.S. ruling linking glyphosate to cancer.
November 30 , 2018
Spain: Blueberries drive Huelva's berry planted area growth
There were also increases for strawberries but declines for raspberries and blackberries.
November 30 , 2018
Chilean table grape season kicks off, first U.S.-bound exports due next week
"The markets have spoken, and we have listened. Our important export markets, like North America, are not interested in older varieties like Flames and Red Globes."
November 29 , 2018
Spain granted Chinese table grape market access
The agreement was signed during a recent visit to Spain by Chinese President Xi Jinping, following two years of negotations between the two countries.
November 29 , 2018
Total Produce reaffirms growth target
Ireland-based Total Produce has confirmed that it continues to target adjusted EBITDA growth in the mid-single-digit range, excluding the 45% Dole contribution for the five months ending December 2018.
November 29 , 2018
“Important new tool” to control Psa launched in New Zealand
AureoGold, which has been developed by Plant & Food Research in collaboration with Arysta LifeScience, is a natural yeast strain that is said to be able to reduce growth and spread of the disease.
November 29 , 2018
Ecuador launches B2B platform to connect suppliers with importers
ProEcuador has launched a new online service through which importers can connect with more than a thousand supplies of fresh produce from the Andean country.
November 29 , 2018
State of the Market - Week 47, 2018
Chilean cherries fetched higher opening prices in the U.S. market than last year thanks to low supply and strong demand.
November 29 , 2018



