Packer Stories

05/03/2013

The spring crop of vegetables and melons out of California’s Coachella and Imperial valleys may be a brief one, but growers expect to ship a wide range of good-quality products before temperatures approach the triple-digit range.

02/25/2013

Al Harrison Co. taps procurement director Jose Gomez has been named procurement director at Nogales, Ariz.-based Al Harrison Co.

01/31/2013

Produce distributor Richter and Co. has hired Jerrod Snider as director of vegetable commodity development.

01/09/2013

Frieda’s Inc. has begun a marketing campaign, “The Year of Purple,” to tout its purple vegetables and fruits through 2013, marking the company’s five decades in business.

01/08/2013

Under new U.S. Department of Agriculture standards, shippers can pack different types and colors of eggplant in the same pack and have them certified to a USDA grade.

Market Scope - Eggplant — F.o.b.s as of May 13

MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZ. — Crossings (34-32-28) — Movement expected to decrease. Supplies insufficient and in too few hands to establish a market. Light and sporadic crossings expected to continue through the week of May 27. Quality and condition variable. LAST REPORT.

COACHELLA VALLEY, CALIF. — Shipments (2-8-11) — Movement expected about the same. Trading moderate. Prices organic generally unchanged, others lower. Cartons wrapped 18s (supplies heavy) mostly $12.95, 24s mostly $14.95, organic 18s and 24s $32.95. Quality generally good.