Produce Crops
Oppy has expanded cherry imports from the Southern Hemisphere, building a nearly year-round program.
The North American Raspberry & Blackberry Conference will be a virtual event in 2021.
The supply base for the winter imported cherry program has broadened for Lyndonville, N.Y.-based United Apple Sales.
California Giant Berry Farms strawberry growers are looking forward to the start of the year with volumes ramping up in California, Mexico, and Florida.
Orlando, Fla.-based vertical farming company Kalera said it will begin construction on a facility in the Columbus, Ohio area, set to open in 2021. The facility will generate about 65 jobs, according to a news release.
The first apple to be commercially released from the Hot Climate Program is receiving rave reviews from growers in Italy, France and the UK, after a series of evaluations in 2020.
There could be a new way to treat tomatoes after harvest that increases their nutritional value and makes them redder than ever for retailers and consumers.
The ITC heard hours of testimony on whether imported blueberries harm the livelihoods of domestic growers, with dozens of stakeholders on either side sparring over what affects prices in the U.S. blueberry market.
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.