Produce Crops
Florida citrus growers may have a new tool to help them slow the presence of citrus greening in already diseased trees.
It’s that time of year, Foxy Organic Vegetables are in production in Yerington, Nevada.
Lower global output for apples and pears and about steady volume for grapes was noted in an update published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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As California’s citrus domestic season nears an end, the Bee Sweet Citrus team is transitioning its focus to the company’s annual summer citrus program.
Riverbend Fresh LLC will see peak melon volume out of California in July, said Dennis Peterson, owner of the Kerman, Calif.-based company.
Stable acreage for conventionally grown cantaloupe and honeydew is planned for Fresno, Calif.-based Classic Fruit Co. Inc., said Tom Conrado, vice president of sales and business development for the company.
Sweet cherry harvest is well underway in the Northwest, and soon the shelves will be filled with the sweet 2021 crop.
Michigan produce shipments increased during the pandemic year of 2020.
Crops are right on schedule for Willard, Ohio-based Buurma Farms, said Loren Buurma, partner.
Michigan Fresh Marketing expects good crops of apples and vegetables this year.
Titan Farms, premier grower of South Carolina peaches, is now shipping their ever-popular patriotic-themed, volume fill box named “America’s Peach.”
Record temperatures in late June brought triple-digit heat to much of Washington and Oregon, but industry observers said the potato crop enjoyed near-perfect growing conditions until then.
U.S. consumers will pay just a few cents less for their favorite Independence Day cookout foods compared to last year.
U.S. exports of fresh fruits and vegetables showed moderate growth through May this year compared with the same period in 2020.
With temperatures topping 105 degrees for several days from June 27-30 in Wenatchee, Wash., the heat was on the Northwest cherry harvest.
Naturipe is excited to announce the start of harvest season for what is expected to bring bountiful amounts of its proprietary Seedless Muscadine Vine Drops.
Drought conditions and tightening regulations on groundwater are putting California’s San Joaquin Valley growers in a vise and forcing them to fallow many acres now, and likely thousands more in the years ahead.
2021 is a new year for potato growers, and that’s a good thing.
Burlington, Wash.-based Double-N Potatoes, a grower of premium, fresh-market colored potatoes in Washington’s Skagit Valley, expects similar acreage compared with last year, said Ryan Schols, chief financial officer.
Klamath Ore.-based Wong Potatoes Inc. will see a slight acreage decline based on water availability concerns, said Ron Settlemire, sales manager.
Richmond, Va.-based Globalmex International’s Magic Sun, the brand for conventional and organic tomatoes, has broadened its greenhouse product line by adding bell peppers.
The Packer is seeking input from Washington/Oregon onion suppliers for the July 19 Washington/Oregon Onion Section.
The Packer is seeking input from Peruvian asparagus suppliers for the July 19 Peruvian Asparagus Section.
The Packer is seeking input from California lettuce suppliers for the July 19 California lettuce and leaf special section.
The Citrus Research Board (CRB) has been awarded $3,438,059 in funding from the Huanglongbing Multi-Agency Coordination Group (HLB MAC) to support its California Focused Citrus Research and Field Trials (CRaFT).
A new survey by the Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile (Fedefruta) indicates more than half of fruit producers have workers shortages of between 50% and 70%.
Lone Star Citrus, Mission, Texas, is promoting Winter Sweetz grapefruit with Sweeter in Texas, a sweepstakes celebrating the state’s red grapefruit season into the new year.
T&G Global’s premium Envy apple brand has had a record season, selling its entire New Zealand crop well before the end of the year, as it moves quickly towards generating a billion dollars of sales revenue.
2020 has been a breakout year for indoor and greenhouse farming, and Abby Prior believes the momentum will continue to build.