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Peaches are a well-known crop in the Carolinas and Georgia, but Florida has been getting into the game the past several years with this kind of careful marketing of its more modest crop of snacking-sized peaches.
Dominated by Mexican fruit, total U.S. imports of avocados rose 6.4% in 2019 to more than 1.1 million metric tons.
Retailers can find promotional material for Cinco de Mayo from both Avocados From Mexico and the California Avocado Commission.
California summer fruit grower-shippers traditionally credit weather with having a say in what kind of season they’ll have.
An updated nutrition book for citrus growers is available from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
The COVID-19 pandemic played a role in reduced first-quarter earnings for Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce.
Milwaukie, Ore.-based Pear Bureau Northwest has been using its communications to direct consumers to shoppable recipes along with ripening and storage tips.
Checking in on top-of-mind issues for Idaho potato growers, The Packer’s Tom Karst visited April 30 with Shawn Boyle, president and general counsel for the Idaho Grower Shippers Association.
California vegetable growers will plant reduced acreage in the next few months because of big declines in foodservice demand related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Jones Potato Chip Co. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Fortunately, half of the sweet potato crop was harvested before the storm. However, some losses may not be known until the crop is in storage.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved commercial planting of two types of potatoes that are genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine.
The peak of Louisiana citrus season will soon arrive, and many retail outlets are stocking up on tree-ripened satsumas, lemons and navel oranges.
Officials in Idaho can now issue search warrants to find a pest in potato fields.
New York City’s last milk processing plant is shutting down after nearly a century in operation, putting more than 270 people out of work.
For the first time ever, blended burgers are available on restaurant menus in all 50 U.S. states.
SnapDragon apples experienced a huge 2018-19 season and may have an even better 2019-20 season.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue recently toured berry and lettuce farms in Watsonville, Calif.
Tasteful Selections selected “adventure in a small bite” as the next theme of its Small-Bite campaign for the Arvin, Calif.-based company’s bite-sized potatoes.
More than 200 million Chiquita bananas will sport a collection of 10 fitness stickers with simple and quick exercise challenges to help promote a healthy diet and lifestyle.
NEW YORK — You’ve seen mushrooms transform into chewy jerky and blend with ground beef into burgers, but you might not have seen this yet.
The newly formed joint sales alliance of Grand Rapids-based Michigan Fresh Marketing and BelleHarvest has added Sparta, Mich.-based Elite Apple as another supplier.
Chicago-based JBT Corp. and Pleasanton, Calif.-based SafeTraces have formed an alliance to integrate SafeTraces’ DNA-based technologies into JBT’s solutions portfolio for the food industry.
California pear season will begin by mid-July, bringing the first domestic pear supplies of the year.
The Packer is calling for nominations for the 2019 Apple Man or Woman of the Year.
Avocados are taking to the water through the World Avocado Cup Regatta in San Diego Bay.
Bartlett, Ill.-based distributor Get Fresh Produce has joined IF&P Foods, a private equity-backed family of produce and specialty food companies.
Spun off from DowDupont on June 1, Corteva Agriscience now aims to play a bigger role in the fresh produce industry by putting a greater focus on the consumer and looking for opportunities in the vegetable seed business.
Unhappy with the progress of trade talks with China, President Trump will slap a 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of goods from China starting Sept. 1.
With a hint of possible trade retaliation against U.S. agricultural imports, Mexican industry leaders have warned that the current proposal from the U.S. create a new tomato suspension agreement is unacceptable.