Markets
Distributors of produce from West Mexico were hoping for a fruitful spring after a fall/winter season affected by rainstorms and cold weather.
Hess Bros. Fruit Co., Lancaster, Pa., hosted a roundtable discussion with Pennsylvania agriculture officials, charities and food companies to discuss how to get crops that farmers can’t use to families in the area.
March 1 U.S. fresh apple holdings are up 14% from a year ago and 7% greater than the five-year average.
Duda Farm Fresh Foods Inc. should have a wealth of good-quality vegetables available this spring, said Nichole Towell, senior director of marketing.
Champagne brand mangoes from Chiapas, Mexico, the signature item for Rio Rico, Ariz.-based Ciruli Bros., should peak during the second week of March, said partner Chris Ciruli.
Weather is testing some mango varieties in Mexico, but suppliers say they anticipate plenty of fruit for spring and summer promotions.
The disconnect between long lines at food banks during the COVID-19 crisis and images of wasted produce has struck a nerve with the American public.
Texas is taking a big share of Mexican import growth in recent years.
Texas onion grower-shippers opened their season with unprecedented market conditions that included a near-shutdown of foodservice outlets and booming demand from retailers.
The decision to cancel the 2020 Viva Fresh Expo was a tough decision to make, but was the right thing to do, said Dante Galeazzi, president and CEO of the Texas International Produce Association.
Cantaloupes and honeydews may not rank as high on the popularity list as watermelons, but they are consumer favorites, and grower-shippers say there should be plenty of them available this spring and summer.
A Northern California slaughterhouse involved in a massive beef recall processed cows with cancer while U.S. livestock inspectors took lunch breaks and later distributed the diseased cattle.
A Northern California meat processing plant that was shuttered by federal inspectors Monday because of unsanitary conditions has reopened.
Pushed by his past and guided by what he feels is a divine call -- a life of service through agriculture -- former NFL star Jason Brown’s road to farmland is a most unlikely tale.
At Johnson and Wales University in Charlotte, N.C., three culinary instructors won a 2019 Idaho Potato Commission Leadership Innovation Award for Excellence in Foodservice Education.
Members of the Wenatchee, Wash.-based Next Big Thing Growers’ Cooperative estimate that the 2019 crop of SweeTango Apples will be high-quality with a range of sizes and abundant conventional and organic availability.
As the high-stakes Department of Commerce dumping investigation continues on U.S. imports of Mexican tomatoes, advocates for both U.S. and Mexican tomato growers are making their cases in the court of public opinion.
More growth opportunities are dead ahead for Latin American fruit and vegetable growers, according to a new 326-page report.
Watsonville, Calif.-based A & A Organic Farms has expanded its heirloom tomato program, and has an array of additions, from Persian cucumbers to broccoli, to its product lineup.
Mill Valley, Calif.-based TerraFresh Organics, a new organic fruit company in partnership with Harbinger Group, will focus on supplying organic citrus, mangos, stone fruit and grapes in North America.
Gonzales, Calif.-based Misionero Vegetables will relaunch the Salade du Soleil salad brand, with three new salad blends: Originale, Verte and Rouge spring mixes.
MONTREAL — The Packer’s Northeast editor, Amy Sowder, stopped by the Quebec Produce Marketing Association’s offices to meet CEO Sophie Perreault and her staff — and learn about the coming conference in Quebec City.
Rachel Johnson of Austin, Texas, created a $25,000 burger — using a patty of minced mushrooms and pork.
The Cal Poly Strawberry Center is inviting strawberry industry participation at its annual industry field day on July 18.
Two recent purchases of Washington state growers and packers of apples and other tree fruit signal a trend that will continue, according to industry and financial experts.
AUSTIN, Texas — John Keeling is The Packer’s 2018 Potato Man for All Seasons.
Bowery Farming, headquartered in New York with farms in Kearny, N.J., hired two new executives to oversee the company’s marketing and sales operations.
At the fourth annual NYC AgTech Week Conference, attendees can tour farms and attend panel discussions, workshops and networking events hosted by the NYC Agriculture Collective.
The CDC has just issued an updated warning about romaine lettuce, following an e.coli outbreak.
The new normal for U.S. imports of Mexican tomatoes is signed, sealed and delivered.