Global Trade Symposium at 2024 New York Produce Show Will Uncover ‘Routes of Success’

December 9, 2024 Phoenix Media Network

Speakers will be dissecting the careful process of getting fresh produce into the hands of consumers from field to table. By land or by sea, how produce gets to the U.S. and then to wholesalers and retailers is a science made increasingly complex by weather events, political change and heightened inspections. Experts will discuss the latest trends, the challenges and the incredible logistics involved in moving produce from farms aboard or across the border to wholesalers or retailers.

Sergio Borquez Schwarzbeck Presentation at The Global Trade Symposium Elevating The Industry… With Purpose Beyond Produce

A return speaker at the New York Produce Show, Borquez recently spoke with Susan Crowell, contributing editor at Pundit sister publication, PRODUCE BUSINESS magazine, to explain how Campos Borquez initiated several projects to improve the communities that are home to the farm’s migrant workers — programs he thinks can be recreated in many forms across the globe.

The Global Trade Symposium And The Americas: Statistics, Consumer Trends And The Challenges Ahead

With the Global Trade Symposium at the New York Produce Show and Conference doing a deep dive this year into the Americas, Chile and the broader Latin American sector will be a prime topic of discussion.

A Canadian Perspective: On The Pandemic, On Produce and Progress

Ron Lemaire, president of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA), will be one of the expert presenters for this year’s Global Trade Symposium, which takes place Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, and leads into the Opening Reception of the New York Produce Show and Conference.

Global Trade Symposium Offers Master Class On Apple Breeding By Pre-eminent Expert Susan Brown Of Cornell

Few trends are more important to the future of the produce industry than the growth of proprietary produce. At the center of this is breeding, and at the center of breeding in the world of apples is Cornell’s Susan Brown. We were excited that she was willing to be a part of this year’s Global Trade Symposium, co-located with the New York Produce Show and Conference.