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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added a weekly report to keep tabs on seasonal fruit and vegetable imports from Mexico and Canada.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is purchasing 2.18 million pounds of apples from three suppliers for child nutrition and other food assistance programs this year.
Fruit World, a family-owned, flavor-focused grower-shipper of organic and conventional fruit, is reporting an exceptional citrus growing season, including a variety of specialty citrus.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of 31 individuals to serve on the National Potato Promotion Board.
Today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried offered formal comment to the U.S. International Trade Commission on two investigations into imports of strawberries and bell peppers into the American market.
A unique program at the University of Florida is asking home gardeners to grow and evaluate new tomato varieties.
As President-elect Joseph Biden is sworn in today as the 46th President of the United States, the U.S. Apple Association looks forward to working with the Biden Administration on our top advocacy priorities.
Okanagan Specialty Fruits, developer and grower behind the innovative Arctic apple, has released a video capturing the 2020 harvest.
Research links some of the losses that fruit and vegetable growers suffered because of COVID-19 pandemic to labor shortages caused by the number of infections among farmworkers.
As the 2020-21 Florida tropical avocado season winds down, Brooks Tropicals has been supplementing supplies of their original tropical avocado branded SlimCado™ with fresh fruit from the Dominican Republic.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking for nominations for three grower seats on the Mushroom Council.
The Packer is seeking input for its Ontario Greenhouse Marketing Section, which will publish Feb. 22.
About 50% of mid-season grape varieties soon to be harvested in Chile could be split because of rains in central Chile.
Before there was Levi Strauss, Bell Telephone Co., or Procter & Gamble, there was Germain’s Fruit and Produce Company—a business that has adapted and persevered to celebrate its milestone 150th anniversary in 2021.
Bakersfield, Calif.,-based International Fruit Genetics has finally come to the end of infringement proceedings in which it sought to protect its proprietary grape varietals in the Western Cape, South Africa.
D’Anjou pears are in line for good promotion opportunities as the bartlett season ends in the Northwest.
Vitalis Organic Seeds announces its newly developed series of tomatoes in its Mixologist Collection, now available to growers in the United States.
The California avocado crop will be smaller this year, but promotable volume will arrive by late April, according to California Avocado Commission projections.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the common narrative among produce marketers is that consumers have been drawn toward bagged fruit, whether that be for convenience, economy or perceptions of safety.
All humility aside, it’s good to be first. Florida is the first state in the U.S. to have ripe, marketable peaches each year, a point of pride for the state’s growers and marketers.
Chelsea, Mass.-based Morning Kiss Organic is looking forward to bringing a healthy crop of organic Vidalia onions to market this spring.
Hailey, Idaho-based ProSource Produce L.L.C., is releasing the first images of the company’s new, Sweet Onion carton, available to ship later this week.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing to revise the U.S. Standards for Watermelon to provide a common language for trade.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, Inc., has partnered with China avocado brand Mr. Avocado for the first-ever shipment of avocados to China from California.
The California Avocado Commission is extending its consumer advertising campaign, “The best avocados have California in them,” with new creative designs that playfully illustrate the California lifestyle.
As immunity-boosting foods remain at the top of mind for many families, the Bee Sweet Citrus sales team reports a strong supply of specialty citrus varieties to meet ongoing demand for fresh produce.
Expectations are high for the first-ever Ocean Spray® specialty berry pack which debuts this fall, backed by a trio of partners intent on elevating the category with a unique tabletop strawberry proposition.
As April starts this week, we enter the Florida blueberry season and the sweet taste that comes with the fruit.
The Packer is seeking insight and input from suppliers of California cherries for upcoming editorial coverage in the April 12 California cherry section.