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The American Grown campaign, established in the wake of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, is encouraging U.S. growers to tell their stories.
The drought affecting Chile since 2010 has led the government to take emergency measures in order to help farmers and ranchers.
Fresh apple inventories on Jan. 1 were down 13% compared with the same time a year ago, according to the latest U.S. Apple Association Market News report.
Today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission on the urgent issue of unfair foreign trade devastating Florida’s and America’s domestic produce industry.
BDA/Dorot Farm, the number-one grower group of fresh and sweet carrots from Israel, is starting the new export season to the North American region.
Members of the American Blueberry Growers Alliance provided information to the U.S. International Trade Commission during a hearing on the impact of rising imports during the U.S. growing and harvest seasons.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that fresh citrus producers voted to continue the marketing order regulating the handling of oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and pummelos grown in Florida.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Cal-Organic Farms, a division of Grimmway Farms, is offering its exclusive red bunch carrots for a limited time.
Those who consume high levels of vitamin C and E in their diet may have a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease than people who get only small amounts of these nutrients, a new study reports.
A recent human study published in the Journal of the Academy of Dermatology found that consuming grapes protected against ultraviolet (UV) skin damage.
Apple sales were up nearly five percent year over year from November 7, 2020 to January 23, 2021 while volume stayed relatively flat according to the latest 12 weeks of Nielsen retail scan data.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is inviting bids from domestic marketers of fresh apples and pears to supply federal nutrition programs.
Pompano Beach, Fla.-based Southern Specialties is ramping up its expanded Mexican asparagus deal, according to a news release.
Yuma, Ariz.-based Bard Valley Date Growers reports that the retail date category grew $6 million to $114.7 million in 2020.
With harvest kicking off last week, New Zealand growers Enzed Exotics are looking ahead to a strong 2021 season for its premium Kiwano.
With 2021 well underway, mushrooms are continuing their annual trend of placing high among annual food and health trend lists.
Applewood Fresh®, a premier produce brand and fourth-generation grower, packer/shipper and marketer of Michigan-grown apples is shipping EverCrisp® apples.
U.S. imported spot grape prices were rising in early February after heavy rains in central Chile destroyed a good part of the mid-season grape crop.
Peru’s exports of fresh asparagus in 2020 were down 10% due to COVID-19 and internal transportation issues, but an increase is expected in 2021.
California Avocado Commission has updated the forecast for its fiscal year 2020-21 to 292 million pounds, which is an eight percent reduction from its pre-season crop estimate and in the range of an average size crop.
Mid-February freezing temperatures in South Texas reduced yields for the onion crop, and that is expected to translate to higher prices this season.
California’s smaller avocado crop should see strong demand and good market conditions in 2021, especially up and down the West Coast.
South Bend, Ind.-based Pure Green Farms is now producing and distributing four new leafy green varieties to select Kroger stores, according to a news release.
Prissy Fletcher is overjoyed. The cabbage crop is thriving this year in St. Johns County, just south of Jacksonville in northeastern Florida.
The world’s second-largest producer of pineapples wants access to the U.S. fresh market.
COVID-19 did nothing to subtract from banana demand, industry leaders say. In fact, the pandemic may have helped boost demand.
Mexican tomatoes count nearly $5 billion in economic impact in the U.S., according to new research from the University of Arizona.
Barnes Farms, Hastings, Fla., is one of the largest cabbage growers along the Eastern Seaboard, Fletcher said, but several growers work with cabbage, including green, red, bok choy and Napa.
In Central Florida closer to the west coast, the first week of March was peak season for the 1,700 acres of strawberries at Astin Farms and the Astin Strawberry Exchange in Plant City and Wimauma, Fla.
Based near the east coast with other locations throughout south and central Florida, Alderman Farms, Boynton Beach, Fla., grows tomatoes, kale, collards, chard, sweet corn, bell peppers and more.