Vegetables
A new Department of Commerce proposal for a tomato suspension agreement with Mexican tomato growers is a “good starting point” to resume negotiations, according to the Florida Tomato Exchange.
The Packer’s Editor Tom Karst talked with Jason Klinowski, agricultural and food law attorney on July 17.
This restaurant has lettuce growing on the walls.
UPDATED: Florida agriculture and industry officials have asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to initiate traceback investigations of Mexican tomatoes with the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).
With the ink on the new tomato suspension agreement still wet, the Florida Tomato Exchange has filed a request for continuation of the antidumping investigation of fresh tomatoes from Mexico.
California Sun Dry is unveiling new branding for the first time since the company’s founding in 1991.
Castroville, Calif.-based Ocean Mist Farms is marketing its first Frost Kissed artichokes of the season.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking comments until Jan. 13 on a pest risk assessment that should open the door for U.S. imports of South Korean (Republic of Korea) carrots.
HoneySweet onions from Edinburg, Texas-based J&D Produce had a starring role at the Oct. 16-20 World Food Championships.
The Packer’s Tom Karst on Feb. 10 interviewed Chris Pawelski, owner of Pawelski Farms in Goshen, N.Y.
According to 2020 Fresh Trends data, 26% of customers purchased sweet potatoes within the past 12 months. Read more data and research on sweet potatoes here.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited April 6 with Scott Horsfall, CEO of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1 1/9-bushel cartons of jumbos in late August from western North Carolina sold for $8-10.35 for jumbos and extra large.
While all fresh produce is healthy and can boost the immune system to some extent, mushrooms have some unique qualities that can still be promoted during what is hopefully the tail end of the COVID-19 pandemic.
After five years of negotiations, Colombia celebrates the arrival of the first shipment of bell peppers to the U.S.
The Vidalia onion season officially kicks off on April 12, and Bland Farms, a Glennville, Ga.-based grower, packer and shipper of sweet onions, is optimistic despite the market’s current challenges.
John Shuman, president and CEO of Shuman Farms, shares Vidalia onion merchandising strategies.
The California-based avocado producer and value-added fresh purveyor has secured exclusive manufacturing rights for Old El Paso brand fresh guacamole and salsas in the U.S. market.
The company is growing green bell peppers, corn and colored bell peppers in the Mexican state of Sinaloa, with green bell peppers having the biggest increase, says sales representative Marco Serrano.
Mushrooms remain a Top 10 seller in fresh vegetables and are an important contributor to the success of the produce department, says Anne-Marie Roerink, principal and founder of 210 Analytics.
Village Farms has a new packaging plan for six of its snacking tomatoes.
Campbell Soup Co. is in talks to sell its fresh foods business to a group of investors led by former Bolthouse Farms CEO Jeff Dunn, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Calgary, Alberta-based Thomas Fresh is raising funds for breast cancer research with sales of its “Think Pink” labeled onions.
Touting a new mushroom-based meatless product, Avondale, Pa.-based To-Jo Mushrooms, Inc. has launched the Pulled Port product line.
Loudon, N.H.-based Lef Farms has introduced a new blend of baby red and green leaf lettuce called Fusion.
Fresh Solutions Network, the creators of Side Delights potatoes, is launching two new additions to its Flavorables line.
Now in their second season, Sunions onions are available at stores again.
Check out these images of celery shipments, f.o.b. prices and retail prices from November.
Gonzales, Calif.-based organic leafy greens grower Misionero is celebrating two years since the company was purchased by Harbinger.