Markets
North Bay Produce Inc. was established as Wilderness Fresh Produce in 1984, its primary focus was Michigan apples, said Brian Klumpp, director of marketing and strategic development.
North American berry grower-shippers are responding to consumer and retailer pressure to reduce or eliminate single-use plastic.
From healthy recipes to supply chain solutions, the fresh produce industry is adjusting to cater to consumers and the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Coosemans-Denver is offering Gourmet Premium Food Boxes that Garrick Macek, vice president of operations, expects will become more and more popular as consumers cope with COVID-19.
One way toward a more sustainable fruit farm is by using less of an undesirable substance until a better solution proves itself.
Cannabidiol oil applied to strawberries can extend the berry’s shelf life, according to research published in ScienceDirect from University of South Florida scientists.
The West Mexico winter produce deal hasn’t gotten off to a stellar start, but distributors are hopeful that the picture will brighten as the season progresses.
The Oppenheimer Group expects a great season this year for its Mexican winter pepper program, which already has begun out of Jalisco, said Aaron Quon, executive category director of greenhouse.
“When we have cooler years, the berry quality is a lot sweeter and firmer...this year’s quality of fruit is going to be next-level. Hopefully, the market will prevail, and everyone is happy, COVID notwithstanding.”
It’s not out of the question to assert that Toronto is the New York City of Canada. That makes the Ontario Food Terminal the Hunts Point Produce Market of Canada.
One of the biggest challenges of COVID-19 has been ensuring the health and safety of everyone, said Hutch Morton, senior vice president of J.E. Russell Produce Ltd. at the Ontario Food Terminal in Toronto.
Find out who was promoted, what products are trending and what’s new at the facilities of these Toronto companies and organizations.
This should be a good year for Florida citrus with grower-shippers reporting good growing conditions for oranges and grapefruit, and some suppliers adding increasingly popular easy peelers.
Shipments of oranges and grapefruit from Texas should be up slightly this season, according to the November citrus forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Regional, club varieties of apples have done well for Lyndonville, N.Y.-based United Apple Sales, with Washington state’s apple production down about 15% from the prior year.
Mangoes are one of the fast-growing categories in the retail produce section, and many of them are from Mexico.
Pandemic or not, sweet potato marketers expect a boost from spring holidays such as Easter.
Sweet potatoes were already doing well lately, and after a crazy 2020, consumers want them even more, according to The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2021 consumer survey.
It can take two to three days for mangoes to ship from Mexico to U.S. ports, but there’s been a backlog of trucks because of the freezing weather in Texas.
After more than half a century filled with fresh fruit and vegetables, the Boston Market Terminal’s docks, platforms, bays and aisles are now hollowed out.
It’s time to go back to basics, y’all.
Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries do well on social media, with their natural good looks and sweet nature.
Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries do well on social media, with their natural good looks and sweet nature.
Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries do well on social media, with their natural good looks and sweet nature.
Blueberries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries do well on social media, with their natural good looks and sweet nature.
Exports play a role in the marketing plans of many citrus grower-shippers, but that role can vary from company to company and season to season.
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged produce grower-shippers throughout the U.S., but a silver lining for the citrus industry is consumers’ perception of citrus as immunity boosters.
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. relaunched its Honeyglow pineapple.
Berries are doing fairly well nationwide, despite some typical weather challenges in dry California, a rainy or chilly spring in the Southeast, and atypical hailstorms in North Carolina that reduced the blueberry crop.