Industry
The USDA announced that D’Amore Produce Solutions LLC satisfied a $40,405 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
Produce giant Dole Plc (DOLE stock symbol) shares fell in their New York Stock Exchange debut on July 30 after the fruit and vegetable distributor priced its downsized initial public offering at $16 per share.
After outstanding sales in the pandemic year of 2020, organic produce continues to outperform conventional produce in sales growth in 2021.
Episode 57 of Tip of the Iceberg Podcast features a conversation with David Magaña, a senior analyst for Rabobank who specializes in fresh produce.
The Québec Produce Marketing Association, based in Montreal, will receive a $750,000 grant from André Lamontagne, minister of agriculture, fisheries and food.
Hazel Technologies, Inc. announces the launch of its first virtual Avocado Quality Summit.
The USDA announced plans to purchase approximately $400 million in produce, beef, pork, poultry, fish, and dairy products for distribution to outlets within The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).
Partnership for a Healthier America on Aug. 19 announced that Kwik Trip has raised $150,000 during its 2021 coin canister campaign to support PHA’s national food equity initiatives.
Morgan Falcon, marketing for Plant City, Fla.-based Wish Farms, showcased the company’s Pink-a-Boo Pineberries at The Packer’s GOPEX Golf event in August.
CHICAGO — Washington apple grower Sean Gilbert is The Packer’s 2021 Apple Man of the Year.
Industry leaders responding to a survey from The Packer mentioned education, consumer insights and more data on life cycle analysis.
Revealing wage trends during the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Fresh Produce Association has published the sixth edition of its Produce Industry Compensation & Benefits Report.
The USDA is updating the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 for contract producers of eligible livestock and poultry and producers of specialty crops and other sales-based commodities.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced several Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act actions on Aug. 24.
Salinas, Calif.-based Taylor Farms has announced it has entered the greenhouse growing market with an investment in Pure Green Farms.
Bagged avocados are finding their way into the grocery baskets of U.S. avocado shoppers as bags now make up more than a quarter of all avocado purchases.
More than 100 organizations have signed a letter to Congressional leaders urging an extension of the short-term increase to WIC benefits for fruits and vegetables that expires on Sept. 30.
The USDA has announced it has allocated $650 million for the new Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant program to support growers and others.
It’s been a few months since the Boston Market Terminal closed for good, scattering companies to nearby warehouses, the neighboring New England Produce Center or to retirement.
To equip the industry for success, the Hass Avocado Board (HAB) is launching a Love One Today page on their website.
The GAO’s new report on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s pandemic-era Food Box Program said the agency lacks data to accurately measure how well the program succeeded in meeting all of its goals.
Numerator, a data and tech company serving the market research space, reports a reversal in consumer comfort with reopening activities as concern over the Delta variant leaps.
The more innovative your company is, the more your sales will improve, according to a study revealed at the Southeast Produce Council’s Sept. 9-11 Southern Innovations show in Savannah, Ga.
In response to California State Senator Melissa Hurtado being forced to pull SB 559 after the California State Assembly Appropriations Committee removed all funding provisions, California fresh produce said this:
SUN VALLEY, IDAHO — The fight to get U.S. fresh potatoes into all of Mexico continues amid signs that the Mexican potato industry is shifting tactics to deflect imports.
Inflationary pressures eroded returns for Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers Inc. for the quarter ended July 31, company officials said.
Okanagan Specialty Fruits® (OSF), developer and grower behind the Arctic® apple varieties, recently launched a sampling event in the San Francisco Bay area with huge success.
Ontario, Calif.-based GS Foods Group Inc., a food distributor owned by affiliates of Highview Capital LLC and A&M Capital Partners, has acquired C&C Produce, a produce distributor based in Kansas City, Mo.
Santiago, Chile-based Hortifrut reported earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization for the year ending June 2021 totaled $205.05 million.
Many U.S. apple businesses won’t qualify for critical COVID-relief assistance that was announced today by the Agriculture Department, said the U.S. Apple Association.