Produce Crops
Beating both Pharr, Texas, and Nogales, Ariz., the port of Laredo, Texas, was the top entry point for Mexican tomatoes from October 2019 to September.
Hydroponic vertical farming company Kalera, Orlando, Fla., is planning to begin construction on a production facility in Seattle in 2021, which joins a growing list of expansions the company plans next year.
Total Chilean avocado exports in 2020 are expected to approach year-ago levels, but a new report from the USDA reveals volumes shipped to the U.S. have been declining as other markets gain share.
The U.S. fresh market apple holdings on Dec. 1 were 13.1% less than a year ago, at 102.8 million 42-pound bushels, according to the U.S. Apple Association’s Market News report.
Berry grower and marketer Wish Farms, Plant City, Fla., is adding strawberry acreage in Florida.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative have appointed members to the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Fruits and Vegetables.
Mastronardi Produce Ltd., Kingsville, Ontario, in a partnership with John Paul DeJoria, is planning a greenhouse project in the Middle East to distribute fruits and vegetables to the region.
Pennsylvania Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding visited Buffalo Valley Produce Auction in Mifflinburg, Pa., to present the governor’s Pennsylvania Produce Month proclamation to auction manager Neil Courtney.
Peaches and apples dominate Colorado’s summer fruit deal, and the harvests appeared to be on time this year, grower-shippers said.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has expanded quarantined areas for citrus greening in California, Texas and Louisiana after the disease was detected in plant tissue samples in multiple locations in the states.
Sun Belle Inc., Shiller Park, Ill., is expanding relationships with growers following a decision by the Giddings Group, which supplies berries from Mexico and Chile, to market its own berries.
Fresno County’s agriculture production in 2018 hit a record $7.89 billion, a 12% increase over 2017 numbers.
Marcy Martin is the new president of the Citrus Research Board, Visalia Calif., which administers the industry-funded California Citrus Research Program.
Guatemala’s exports of specialty vegetables and fruits to the U.S. have been steadily rising over the past two decades.
IMG Citrus, Vero Beach, Fla., has added an electronic fruit grader to its packing line.
Seald Sweet International is branching out into avocados with a partnership with Mexican grower Valvilla Produce.
Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., has big plans in Colombia.
Farm Pak Products Inc., Spring Hope, N.C., is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declared the U.S. is free of the plum pox virus, which harms stone fruit trees like peaches, and almonds.
Fresh Del Monte Produce has released its 2019 Sustainability Report, documenting the company’s efforts to reduce emissions and achieve carbon neutrality
Keeping in place a tomato suspension agreement between Mexican growers and the Commerce Department, the International Trade Commission ruled that Mexican tomatoes sold at less than “fair value” threaten the U.S.
AeroFarms, the Newark, N.J.-based indoor aeroponic grower of greens and microgreens, has been named as one of Time magazine’s 100 Best Inventions.
U.S. potato growers shipped 34% more fresh potatoes to Canada from July through September, but they were not destined to be sold as fresh, according to a quarterly report from Potatoes USA.
A state audit of the Florida Department of Citrus gives the group’s contract procurement and management process a clean bill of health.
The spring summit highlighting the Mexican grape season will be in Tubac, Ariz., again.
Even in the dead of winter, Washington apple growers are busy preparing for the next apple season.
Naturipe Farms has big plans for blueberries this year, with expectations of the U.S. fresh blueberry market growing an estimated 15% to 20%.
Technology and methods to manage water use in growing produce is the focus of the Agricultural Water Summit.
Avocado marketer Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., is preparing for an extended California avocado season.
Vidalia onion grower G&R Farms, Glennville, Ga., is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Growing America’s Farmers, the non-profit started by G&R’s co-owner, Walt Dasher.