Produce Crops
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.
Working with two cooperatives of small banana producers in Peru and Ecuador, Montreal-based Equifruit Inc. expects steady supply in the months ahead, said Jennie Coleman, president of the firm.
Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocado will have good late-season volume of California avocados from its Morro Bay program, which has been part of Del Rey’s program for about eight years, said Bob Lucy, president.
Banana marketers find plenty of reasons to believe in the future of organic bananas.
Despite the lack of in-person events and other pandemic-related factors that limited marketing efforts, California avocado demand fared well during 2020.
For the first time, Marcio Resende, a University of Florida Institute for Food and Agriculture Sciences sweet corn breeder, led a team of researchers to sequence the genome of a type of supersweet corn.
The Packer is seeking industry input for both suppliers and buyers in a survey about greenhouse vegetables.
Florida’s tropical and subtropical climates mean pests, disease and fungus are a constant concern for growers.
Researchers at the University of Florida say they discovered another key resource in their ongoing pursuit to find solutions to fight Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening disease.
The long-awaited Vidalia onion season will arrive in mid-April.
With about 2,000 acres of commercial peaches, Florida isn’t a major player in domestic peach production.
Mangoes will be available to promote leading up to Cinco de Mayo, grower-shippers say.
The International Trade Administration is hosting two web seminars on the 2019 suspension agreement on fresh tomatoes from Mexico.
The New York apple industry voted to continue the Apple Research and Development program, administered by the state Department of Agriculture and Markets.
California organic avocados have a strong presence at retail that runs above the category trend.
The banana is still the top ... well, banana.
Shippers say California cherry crop prospects are bright for 2021 and no gap is expected between California and Northwest crops at the end of the deal.
Importers and marketers of Chilean citrus can expect a 6% increase in volume for the 2021 season, according to an initial forecast by the Chilean Citrus Committee.
Retailers can plan for another successful season with the leader in kiwifruit as Zespri begins shipping its fruit in mid-May.
Some Texas melon growers may have reduced volume due to the record-breaking cold weather, but many are expected to catch up.
Spring has sprung and with it has arrived a diverse set of apples and pears to transition the domestic to the imported crop.
April signals the start of strawberry season in North Carolina, and local growers are optimistic about the 2021 season and anticipate a crop that should last through Memorial Day.
The Packer is seeking supplier input for the Kern County Produce Section.