Tom Burfield

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For years, avocado suppliers have been implementing ripening programs and encouraging retailers to offer fruit that shoppers can enjoy right away or within a couple of days.
Sales of bagged avocados seem to have taken off since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and suppliers of Peruvian fruit say there are a couple of reasons why.
As the volume of fresh produce transported between North America and South America increases, Sealand is working to “streamline and effectively deliver an unbreakable end-to-end avocado cold chain journey.”
The Peruvian avocado deal plays an increasingly important role in the U.S. avocado industry, grower-shippers say.
Moving fresh asparagus from Peru to the U.S. is increasingly costly and challenging, and shipping the vegetable from importers’ warehouses to customers’ distribution centers in the U.S. isn’t a piece of cake.
Seattle-based FC Bloxom Co. has welcomed three new members to its sales team, said William Bloxom, an owner of the company.
The early season volume out of the Northwest should help cherry-focused retailers transition from this year’s California crop.
Grower-shippers who market organic cherries agree that the category plays an important role in their cherry programs.
Season after season, Peru has proven to be a reliable source of good-quality sweet onions for U.S. consumers, and this year should be no exception.
Vandervoet & Associates Inc., will have a slightly larger valencia orange deal out of Sonora, Mexico.