U.S. fresh apples in storage on June 1 were up 15.9% compared with the same time last year, according to the latest USAppleTracker survey from the U.S. Apple Association.
Santa Paula, Calif.-based Limoneira Co. reported an improving financial picture when announcing its financial results for the quarter ending April 30 and announced a shift to an “asset lighter” approach to growth.
The value of U.S. imports of fruit lurched ahead by 17% in the year ending April compared with the same period a year ago, according to new trade data.
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits to low-income households will increase by 18% this year, according to new projections from the Congressional Budget Office.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control spends twice as much money trying to convince consumers to stay away from tobacco products as they do spending money to support fruit and vegetable consumption.
