The beginning of the Florida strawberry season has started off lighter than usual but should find strong volume in January.

A partial government shutdown that began Dec. 22 could stretch deep into January and could mean delays and trouble for the H-2A agricultural guest worker program used by produce growers.

Employees of Market Fresh Produce LLC, Springfield, Mo., were in a giving spirit this Christmas.

The Food Institute forecasts that sales at restaurants will grow faster than grocery store sales in 2019,

Looking at the evolution of consumer demand and growing organic supply, industry veteran Steve Lutz will deliver a keynote address Feb. 1 at the Global Organic Produce Expo in Hollywood, Fla.

Irving Karp, who founded Carnival Fruit Co. in the early 1960s in Miami, died Dec. 24. He was 95.

With the Safe Food for Canadians Act and the Safe Food for Canadian Regulations going into effect in January, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has published an overview of requirements for fresh fruit and vegetables.

A digital printing process from Georgia-Pacific allows shippers to use full-color graphics on corrugated packaging, such as bins for watermelons and other large containers.

Tropical fruit grower, packer and shipper WP Produce, Miami, is kicking off its 2019 season with green-skinned avocado varieties that will be available year-round.