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Retail
Fresh Trends 2023: A look at bulk lettuce buyers
Measuring bulk lettuce purchases (not packaged), Fresh Trends 2023 found that 41% of all consumers said they purchased bulk lettuce in the past year.
June 16, 2023 07:49 AM
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Citrus. Photo: Image360, Adobe Stock
Industry
Congress funds breeding and HLB programs to bolster citrus industry
Congress is funding an additional $1 million to a breeding program in California to identify new citrus varieties best suited for changing climatic pressures, such as drought, and resistant to pests and diseases.
June 15, 2023 02:56 PM
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kaitlyn
People
Peirone Produce features fourth-generation grower in its Taste Local campaign
As a part of its Taste Local campaign, Spokane, Wash.-based Peirone Produce has unveiled a new truck trailer featuring fourth-generation Washington orchardist Kaitlyn Thornton.
June 15, 2023 01:23 PM
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Rogue River EFI certified. Photo courtesy EFI
Social Responsibility
Rouge River Farms adds Ontario sweet corn farms to EFI certifications
The North American sweet corn grower recently achieved EFI certification across its entire supply chain with the addition of its farms in Ontario.
June 15, 2023 09:41 AM
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Products
Monterey Mushrooms launches Sizzling Sautés mushroom kits
Watsonville, Calif.-based Monterey Mushrooms is launching its Sizzling Sautés new product line this summer.
June 15, 2023 09:32 AM
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The Packer Staff
A close-up photo of a cluster of eight brown kiwifruit and two kiwifruit halves on a brown wooden cutting board, which is on a grayish-blue wooden tabletop.
Retail
Fresh Trends 2023: A look at the kiwifruit consumer
Kiwifruit isn’t for everyone, but 18% of consumers polled by The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2023 survey said they purchased kiwifruit in the past year.
June 15, 2023 07:20 AM
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Cherries hanging from a tree
Produce Crops
Northwest cherry harvest underway for CMI Orchards
Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards reports excellent quality at the start of the Washington cherry harvest.
June 15, 2023 07:19 AM
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A group of program participants listens to a speaker during a produce retail tour.
People
IFPA Leadership Path offers numerous options
The International Fresh Produce Association offers produce industry professional development programs through The Leadership Path.
June 14, 2023 04:00 PM
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The Packer Staff
Ocean Spray black, red and green grapes in clamshell containers
Produce Crops
Oppy adds acreage to expand its grape program domestically
Together, five regions are expected to produce 20% more than Oppy harvested in 2022 as more acreage comes online, the company said.
June 14, 2023 03:22 PM
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The Packer Staff
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Produce Crops
T&G launches premium apple variety
Joli apples, which global consumers will be able to enjoy from 2028 onwards, are the result of over 10 years of innovation, the company said.
June 14, 2023 02:23 PM
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