Produce Crops
Oxnard, Calif.-based Mission Produce, Inc., today announced the launch of its second annual “Summer Fridays” multi-month marketing campaign.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 23 with Desmond O’Rourke, economist and long-time apple industry observer.
New Jersey’s locally grown peaches are now available in supermarkets, community farmers’ markets and on farms, and New Jersey peach producers are celebrating a near-perfect growing season.
Episode 52 features a conversation with Stonehill Produce CEO Keith Slattery on the company’s Market Pulse report; how getting strong information leads to better buying; and Mexican avocado supply and demand now.
For the quarter ending Oct. 31, lower avocado prices hurt overall sales and profits for Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers Inc.
Bobalu, LLC is seeing better days ahead as the year of 2020 ends with all the uncertainty it has created.
China’s appetite for imported oranges in 2021 will improve slightly with economic growth, but a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts demand will remain well below pre-COVID levels.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to expand the production areas in Australia that will be allowed to export to citrus to the U.S.
As table grape variety innovations continue, so will consumption and the production needed to satisfy consumers’ demand for diverse and flavorful fruit.
A near-double digit gain in potato retail sales wasn’t enough to offset a decline in foodservice sales during the 2019-20 marketing year.
Mexican orange production will rebound in 2021 after drought cut the 2020 crop by 40%, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Grown under the close watch of the company’s citrus growers, Bee Sweet’s Heirloom Navels are now in season and will be available through the end of California’s citrus domestic season.
Pacific Trellis Fruit announced the first arrival of Argentine cherries, arriving via vessel to its west coast warehouse this week.
Families throughout the Great Lakes region have ample access to fresh, local produce at their favorite grocers like Heinen’s, Buehler’s and Wal-Mart, thanks, in large part, to Ohio Apples.
Sollum Technologies is pleased to announce that Allegro Acres, located in Kingsville Ontario, harvested the first greenhouse crop of winter-produced peppers using LED lighting technology in Canada.
Prepared to be the star of the show, the apple with the extraordinary culinary attributes is ready to shine during two upcoming holidays: National Pinata Day and Cinco de Mayo.
Crespo Organic Mangoes’ Oaxacan packhouse opened ahead of schedule and is currently packing and shipping organic Ataulfo mangoes to both McAllen and Nogales.
Mushroom growers are experiencing trends similar to those with fresh produce in general, powered by what consumers buy at retail.
The Oppenheimer Group is expanding its Ocean Spray branded grape program, adding Southern Hemisphere fruit to expand to year-round availability with the label.
The California Walnut Board and University of California, Davis, announced the release of a new walnut variety named the “UC Wolfskill” that was designed with growers in mind.
CMI Orchards has announced that Ambrosia apples are dominating sales in the Southern Region, with strong sales reported throughout the rest of the United States.
In what some are calling the St. Valentine’s Day massacre, an extended period of cold weather destroyed some crops in Texas and damaged others in mid-February.
Updated resources from Purdue Extension will help fruit and vegetable growers stay up to date with the latest crop management strategies and research, according to a news release.
Freezing temperatures covered much of the nation, including deep into Texas, over the weekend of Feb. 13-14.
The COVID-19 pandemic created higher costs and higher stress for Ontario greenhouse growers.
Heavy rains in late January continue to take a toll on Chilean grapes, growers report.
Projections through 2030 for U.S. fruit and vegetable production and trade call for slight increases in domestic output but stronger increases in fresh produce imports.
The value of U.S. imports of fresh fruit showed mixed trends in 2020, with citrus, mangoes, kiwifruit and berries up big but avocados, apples and melons off by double digits.
COVID-19 didn’t slow U.S. imports of fresh vegetables in 2020. In fact, the pandemic may have fueled demand.
A display of large and vibrant Desbry® Tropical Avocados creates excitement and stops shoppers in their tracks.