Produce Crops
The company plans to grow cherry tomatoes as well as a mix of conventional and organic produce at its 44-acre facility in Bonita, Ariz.
While still early in the season, Zespri said its latest supply estimate reflects the positive growing conditions seen across New Zealand in recent months.
Good fruit quality and an increase in demand helped the New Zealand-based kiwifruit marketer increase orchard gate returns for the 2023-24 season.
Retailers have several winning strategies to sell more mangoes, says Dan Spellman, director of marketing of the National Mango Board.
Following positive detections, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Texas Department of Agriculture established new quarantine areas and expanded existing quarantine areas.
A proposed rule from the USDA would implement a recommendation from the South Texas Onion Committee to increase the assessment rate by 3 cents.
Good-quality spring table grapes now are arriving from Mexico’s Jalisco growing area, and U.S. grape shipments from California’s Coachella Valley should get started in May.
The USDA plans to buy the fruit for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.
Blackberries, blueberries and raspberries will be offered throughout the summer by North Bay Produce, says Brian Klumpp, director of sales and marketing.
Even considering their growth in the last two decades, blueberries were identified in a poll of industry professionals as the berry with the biggest potential to grow consumption in the next five years.
Strawberry fields in California’s central coast region were challenged early in the season with winter rain and cold temperatures, but spring and summer availability is looking strong, says Cindy Jewell.
Blackberries are awesome already, but researchers in Florida are working on boosting their health benefits even more.
The world of table grapes has expanded exponentially from traditional red and green varieties to today’s plethora of cultivars with appearance, flavor and size characteristics.
Elizabeth Mitcham, director emeritus of the Postharvest Technology Center, talks about innovations in postharvest technology, challenges to delivering fresh fruits and vegetables and the future of postharvest research.
Retailers can capture significant California cherry sales by promoting “pedal to the metal” to the end of the season, says Brianna Shales, marketing director for Stemilt Growers.
As of the conclusion of the 2023 season, South African citrus exporters marked 25 years of shipping fruit to the U.S., and shipments of citrus fruit from South Africa have more than doubled since 2019, the group says.
With 21 planned stops — including New York, Boston and Washington, D.C. — the tour brings to life Driscoll’s “Sweetness Worth Sharing” campaign, featuring free berry treats as well as interactive elements.
Blackberries, watermelon, sweet corn and tomatoes are just few of the approximately two dozen fruits and vegetables Arkansas growers will be marketing this spring and summer, and they say quality should be excellent.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce Inc. has shared what it calls its most diverse summer sourcing strategy yet ahead of the West Coast Produce Expo, May 30 to June 1, in Palm Desert, Calif.
An increase in acreage, as well as tree maturity, helped fuel the country’s production this season.
For the 12 months from July 2023 to June 2024, U.S. organic apple exports were $171.9 million, according to USDA trade numbers.
The Parma, Idaho-based marketer’s onion harvest is underway and will continue through October.
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have developed a genetically engineered tomato plant that grows to only a few inches in height and is set to go aboard the International Space Station.
The California-based grower-packer-shipper says its Nature’s Bounty Organic navel oranges are poised for an “impressive harvest” thanks to abundant sunshine and improved growing conditions.
With five greenhouse locations in central Mexico, Globalmex International said it has been harvesting its roma tomato crop for over a month, yielding exceptional results.
The global licensing and breeding company featured its mid-to-late-season offerings and new robotic harvesting technology.
Yelloway One is a banana hybrid resistant to Tropical Race 4 and partially resistant to Black Sigatoka, two diseases that have cost the banana industry hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
From September 2023 to August 2024, U.S. fresh potato exports to Mexico climbed by 20% compared with the previous season.
The organic sweetpotato marketer has seen ideal growing conditions to wrap up the growing season, says Pat Bayor, vice president of sales and purchasing.
Forecast orchard gate returns have increased for all categories other than RubyRed kiwifruit at a per-tray level, according to the company’s November forecast for the 2024-25 season.