Broccoli isn't the only cruciferous vegetables worth merchandising, broccoli's cousins — broccolini, romanesco, broccoli rabe and cauliflower — can enliven wet racks and provides shoppers an array of options.
Salinas, Calif.-based Pacific International Marketing Inc. expects to have 500 to 600 more organic acres ready to farm this year, said Kim Fellom, sales executive and marketing manager.
Because of increased growing costs at its Oxnard, Calif., headquarters, Boskovich Farms Inc. now is producing its fall-winter organic vegetable crop in Baja California, Mexico.
Even though 2020 was a great year for selling crops to retailers, many of New York’s growers are playing it safe by not planting too much more for the 2021 season.
Pummelo, oranges and strawberries carried the top three spots on PMG for the third week in a row, while lettuce rose three places to No. 4, and apples gained four spots to complete the top 5.
If we could manage obesity, type 2 diabetes, lower our risks of heart disease, stroke, some types of cancer, cataracts, cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s by consuming more fruits and vegetables — why aren’t we?
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Pharr, Texas, found $11.6 million in suspected methamphetamine hidden inside a trailer load of fresh broccoli from Mexico.
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Guadalupe, Calif.-based Beachside Produce LLC is bringing full production of Brussels sprouts, celery and broccoli to the market for the holiday season.
Produce industry operations in Salinas had mostly returned to normal Aug. 27, one week after two wildfires threatened the region, prompting evacuations, dumping ash onto crops, and significantly worsening air quality.
Soledad, Calif.-based Braga Fresh Family Farms plans to extend its Josie’s Organics Cut Veg product line by late October with an organic riced cauliflower option, said Heather Fuller, senior sales manager.
Salinas, Calif.-based Church Brothers Farms has “worked tirelessly” to expand its retail line of Green Giant Fresh products, said Rick Russo, senior vice president of sales and marketing.
Retail sales of fresh vegetables continue to significantly exceed 2019 as many consumers continue to eat more meals at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Monterey County’s top four most valuable crops remained unchanged from 2018 to 2019, led by leaf lettuce, which saw an increase of almost 15%, boosted by better pricing for romaine.
Soledad, Calif.-based Braga Fresh plans to introduce several new items, including for its Josie’s Organics line, at the United Fresh Live virtual trade show June 15-19.
A warm winter and rainy spring with a few hail storms and tornadoes have put a damper on some of Georgia’s crops, which peak in marketable volume mid-May to mid-June.
Mann Packing Co. is recalling products in the U.S. and Canada after federal health agencies in the two countries notified the company of a potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mini sweet peppers and sweet baby broccoli were two new items featured at the Southern Specialties booth at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
Eight years into the 10-year Eastern Broccoli Project, the broccoli industry in the eastern U.S. is valued at $90 million and the project is expected to meet a $100-million goal.
A semi-trailer carrying broccoli was recently seized at the Pharr (Texas) International Bridge when officers found 600 pounds of marijuana in the shipment.
Vegetable “pasta” maker Cece’s Veggie Co., Austin, Texas, made Inc. Magazine’s annual list of fastest-growing private companies, with a three-year revenue growth of 23,880% to put it at No. 3.
StePac, Tefen, Israel, is changing the traditional shipping method of packing broccoli and other vegetables in ice, with its modified atmosphere/modified humidity packaging.