Produce Crops
With a new season for the GEM avocado, Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., plans to double the volume of the variety.
Sunripe Certified Brands and Pete Pappas & Sons, which have a 70-year buying-selling relationship, are building on that with a partnership in tomato grower Smoky Mountain Family Farms.
Before the Oceanside Pole tomato crop, the Oceanside Calif., grower is marketing Brussels sprouts through The Oppenheimer Group.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting a survey about grants awarded through its Agricultural Marketing Service.
California sweet corn harvest is right around the corner.
The International Blueberry Organization’s 2020 Summit joins the list of events rescheduled for 2021 because of the global pandemic.
Baloian Farms, Fresno, Calif., is beginning its Coachella, Calif., bell pepper harvest, alleviating a tight supply situation in March.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking comments on a proposal to allow South African citrus imports at all U.S. ports, without the current cold treatment requirement now in place.
CMI Orchards, Wenatchee, Wash., has formed a partnership with Yakima Fruit and Storage Co., adding more than three million boxes of apples to CMI’s annual offerings.
El Grupo Crespo, which markets mangoes under the Crespo Organic and RCF brands in the U.S., has opened its packinghouse in El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico for the season.
Fresh markets apples in storage on May 1 totaled 46.8 million 42-pound bushels, which is 21% more than a year ago, and 18% more than the five-year average, according to the U.S. Apple Association.
The University of Florida is asking for growers to participate in a study on the pandemic’s effects on the state’s agriculture industry.
Twin River Berries, Portland, Ore., has launched new branding across its berry line.
Northwest Cherry Growers, Yakima, Wash., estimates production for this season will be 20.5 million 15-pounds boxes.
Harvest of the California cherry crop, estimated at 7 million 18-pound boxes, is underway in southern growing regions near Bakersfield and Fresno.
Peruvian avocado exporters plan to ship up to 190 million pounds of fruit to the U.S. this season, and the industry is taking steps to protect workers to ensure a steady supply.
The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association expects summer volume to remain consistent as the crop approaches peak shipments in August and September.
Credit and financial services company Farm Credit is offering a web seminar featuring produce growers who will talk about the pandemic’s effects on their companies.
Judging by early returns from on-farm markets, there is a high demand for Jersey Fresh produce this year — lagging foodservice business not withstanding.
Blueberry grower Critchley Family Farms, Kingsburg, Calif., is celebrating the Year of the Blueberry with a consumer contest.
Peruvian growers are expected to export 200 million pounds of avocados to the U.S. this year, according to the Peruvian Avocado Commission.
Senior director Chris Cockle said Dinuba, Calif.-based Wonderful Citrus will have an extensive offshore citrus deal this summer that will include mandarins, navel oranges and lemons.
The Agricultural Water Summit, postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been rescheduled in September.
Victor Verlage, the senior director of agriculture strategy development for Walmart, is the latest panelist confirmed for a virtual panel on produce trends on indoor agriculture.
California farms, ranches and agricultural business will lose between $5.9 billion and $8.6 billion in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study commissioned by ag groups.
Working with farmers in Tennessee, Genera is contracting switchgrass and biomass sorghum as inputs to create compostable, sustainable packaging when its manufacturing facility comes online later this year.
Morgan Hill, Calif.-based Sakata Seed America has acquired the blocky bell pepper breeding program from Danziger Seeds Ltd. of Israel.
The National Pecan Federation has petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish a research and promotion program to expand markets for pecans.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is revising standards for grades of carrots to include more colors of carrots covered by the standards.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., has released a new video in its Avo Effect campaign.