With local deals in full swing, here’s a look at some of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s f.o.b. prices for crops around the country the week of July 31. Hover your cursor over the map to see the data.
LENEXA, Kan. - Tim Arrington recently joined The Packer as a staff writer. He is reporting on a wide range of fresh produce industry news for the Lenexa company Farm Journal Media acquired from Vance Publishing in
A year ago, California avocado growers were anticipating an El Niño condition that would bring heavy rainfall that could last several months and, they hoped, put a dent in the drought that had plagued the state for at
No matter where avocados are grown, more and more of them are ending up in consumer bags at the supermarket, grower-shippers say, and reusable plastic containers are becoming more popular too.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1 1/9-bushel cartons of jumbos in late August from western North Carolina sold for $8-10.35 for jumbos and extra large.
