In the face of global challenges the past two years, the San Antonio Produce Market is seeing business activity as a good sign that things are changing. At the same time, wholesalers face ongoing and new challenges.
Fresh Farms hired John Senn as a sales associate. Senn will be working in the Kingsburg, Calif. office, and represent the company’s grape, vegetable and melon categories.
The California ag industry has lost $2.1 billion in exports between May and September 2021, a letter to 13 major shipping carriers from two California Senators said. It urged these companies to ship stalled products.
The global ag robot market is set to explode over the next eight years. Many factors are contributing to the expected growth of the market, including government subsidies, labor pressure and other drivers.
For Ocean Mist Farms CEO Chris Drew, the key to the company’s success is telling the brand story every day. The story has to be told to retailers and internally.
Accelerating the adoption of regenerative agriculture through automation, Bolthouse Farms is beginning to adopt regenerative practices on its farms with autonomous tractors.
