Packer Stories

05/10/2012

Tanimura & Antle has launched a new design for its wrapped leaf lettuce bags, with large lettering and color-coded varieties plus features promoting the company’s field packing process.

05/09/2012

CEDARVILLE, N.J. — Garden State grower-shippers started this season’s harvest a couple of weeks earlier than normal.

05/08/2012

Referring to 2012 as challenging, tough and transitionary, executives from Chiquita Brands International Inc. reported a net income loss of $11 million for the first quarter of 2012.

05/04/2012

Ryan Talley of Talley Farms is the new chairman of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement.

05/03/2012

DALLAS — It was more than just Disney for Ready Pac Foods Inc. at United Fresh 2012.

The Irwindale, Calif., company introduced several other new products at the expo May 1-3.

In addition to the announcement of its new Disney kids’ line, Ready Pac showed several other new products.

Market Scope - Lettuce, other — F.o.b.s as of May 14

ALL CALIFORNIA DISTRICTS — Shipments (59-58-58) —

SALINAS-WATSONVILLE, CALIF. — Movement expected about the same as the 47 units shipped the week of May 7. Trading green leaf moderate, others fairly slow. Prices green leaf lower, red leaf slightly lower, boston generally unchanged. Cartons green leaf and red leaf mostly $7.95-9.45, boston mostly $9.25-10.55. Quality generally good.

SANTA MARIA, CALIF. — Movement expected about the same as the 8 units shipped the week of May 7. Trading moderate. Prices green leaf lower, red leaf generally unchanged. Cartons 24s green leaf mostly $6.25-7.25, red leaf mostly $5.75-7.25. Quality generally good.

OXNARD DISTRICT, CALIF. — Movement expected about the same as the 3 units shipped the week of May 7. Trading early fairly slow, late moderate. Prices generally unchanged. Cartons 24s green leaf $7.75, red leaf $6.75. Quality generally good.