Fruit
A major factor in the popularity of berries — besides their easy-to-love taste — is their much-touted health benefits.
Shoppers want what they can’t have.
In early February, farmworkers started trickling into the parking lot from the strawberry field to take their lunch break at Parkesdale Farms, Dover, Fla.
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Once the North American blueberry season wanes, Peru’s long growing season, steady climate and greenhouse-like growing conditions will provide retailers a constant volume of blueberries.
Chilean avocado growers are expected to produce more fruit this season, but volume exported to the U.S. should be about the same as last year, said Karen Brux, managing director of the San Carlos, Calif.-based Chilean Av
The California Walnut Commission has unveiled a new logo.
Yakima, Wash.-based Domex Superfresh Growers has kicked off its “All About Apples” photo contest. To enter the sweepstakes, consumers can post original photos of themselves with apples in the context of
Consumer demand for blueberries continues to increase.
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
Valencia, Calif.-based Sunkist Growers plans to kick off its California mandarin season in early November with increased volume, according to a news release.
Lyndonville, N.Y.-based United Apple Sales is experiencing extremes: A great Northeast U.S. growing season so far, and a severely hot Northwest U.S. growing season.
Lockport, N.Y.-based Crunch Time Apple Growers has granted Rice Fruit Co., an apple packaging and marketing facility, license to market both SnapDragon and RubyFrost apples for the 2021 harvest.
California’s 1,600 native bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects — needed to pollinate crops — are facing more challenges of scarce water, urbanization and climate change.
It’s been a stressful 2021 so far for many nut and dried fruit growers and marketers, and it doesn’t look like the challenges will ease up before the year’s end.
A revised USDA crop production report in January added to orange crop expectations in California, but supply is still down and prices are up compared with a year ago.
California rains are delaying harvest of some strawberries and citrus, and is making vegetable planting problematic.
After a couple of bad crop years in Georgia, this year is looking better for blueberries, said Joe Cornelius, president of J&B Blueberry Farms Inc., Manor, Ga., and chairman of the Georgia Blueberry Commission, also in M
USApple, in partnership with Honey Bee Health Coalition, has released its Pollinator Best Management Practices for Apples report.
Despite rising production costs, a shortage of truck drivers and other challenges, melon suppliers are expecting a successful domestic season.
Traditional table grape varieties such as flame seedless, sugraone and perlette still have a place in grape-growing regions of Mexico and the California desert.
Berries, apples, bananas and citrus were the top organic fruits ranked by sales during 2021, according to the State of Organic Produce 2021 report from the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners
California’s Coachella Valley table grape growers should produce a typical crop this season, provided the weather holds.
Production in Mexico will be up 15% this season for Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grapeman Farms, said Jared Lane, vice president of marketing.
Sustainability, a subject that long has been top of mind in the produce industry, seems to have become a buzzword recently among nearly all businesses and a trending topic on social media.
Delano, Calif.-based Fruit Royale Inc. expects to start importing table grapes from Mexico by May 9, assuming favorable temperatures hold, said Louie Galvan, managing partner.
The mango category continues to expand at retail, especially during the spring and summer.
Volume out of Mexico will increase by 25% to 30% this season for Fresno, Calif.-based Crown Jewels Produce Co., said Jesus Gonzalez, general manager.
After several years of growth, Divine Flavor LLC, Nogales, Ariz., is in a great position to offer outstanding customer service, said Carlos Bon, vice president of sales.
Cherry grower-shippers are, more and more, putting the focus on sustainability.