Produce Crops
The Packer’s Aug. 9 issue highlights the fall avocado deal, and we want to hear from you, avocado suppliers, about how things are shaping up.
Belding-based BelleHarvest, Michigan’s oldest grower-owned distributor of fresh apples, has acquired Michigan Fresh Marketing.
Chambersburg peaches will be available from Keystone Fruit Marketing, a division of Progressive Produce, starting the last week of July through the end of August.
In the ongoing race to find a solution to the devastating citrus greening disease, University of Florida scientists may find the path to the future by looking to the past.
From July 2020 - June 2021, potato sales increased in dollars by 3% but declined slightly in volume by 0.3% compared to the previous July-June marketing year.
Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is adding sections to the citrus black spot (CBS) quarantine area in Florida.
Rave brand MN55 cultivar apples are back in season and with that not only comes high-quality, outrageously juicy apples, but another exciting consumer-facing digital campaign designed to help consumers win gold.
All-yellow flesh potatoes continue to rise above russets, reds and whites in the critical metric of retailer volume sales, an encouraging sign for grocers as growers ready for their upcoming fall harvests.
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association (CCCGA) leadership attended this week’s Cranberry Marketing Committee (CMC) meeting where the committee announced its 2021 cranberry crop forecast for the United States.
Apples are up and pears are down in the August crop production forecast report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Exports of Peruvian grapes totaled $521.8 million in the first six months of the year, up 29% from the same period a year ago.
The apple season is underway, and we want to hear from you, Washington apple growers and marketers, about your expectations for this year’s crop.
After a bountiful domestic season, California Giant Berry Farms is anticipating a high-quality, on-time start to the import season thanks to its Peruvian-grown blueberries.
Applewood Fresh, a premier produce brand and fourth-generation grower, packer/shipper and marketer of Michigan-grown apples is counting down the days to the start of their flavorful harvest.
More citrus-growing areas of Australia have been cleared to export to the U.S.
Effective Aug. 24, the USDA is implementing restrictions on all commercial consignments of fresh fig fruits imported into the U.S. from Mexico to prevent the introduction of black fig fly.
Effective July 14, USDA and the Texas Department of Agriculture expanded the Mexican fruit fly (Mexfly) quarantines in the cities of Brownsville and Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas.
Peruvian Asparagus Importer’s Association (PAIA) members expect a high volume, successful asparagus season.
The government of Spain has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L) for consumption into the United States.
What do Envy™ apples have in common with other favorite grocery brands like Heinz Ketchup, Cheerios, Cholula, and Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey?
Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella, the nation’s second-largest pistachio grower and processor, is set to expand their award-winning selection of premium pistachio kernels.
Mushrooms are everywhere: in restaurants, in the press, in your kitchen…even in furniture design.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the volume of sales of the 2020-21 U.S. mushroom crop totaled 758 million pounds, down 7% from last season.
The transition from old crop to new crop potatoes is taking place right now, and two potato industry observers report that expected reduced fresh shipments during the 2021-22 marketing year should provide a firm market.
The Packer is looking for input and insight from grower-shippers of Colorado potatoes to provide their insight on the 2021 Colorado’s San Luis Valley potato crop.
The Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee is bringing buyers to onion country.
Grapes are great for health, and August kicked off a big round of health messages for California grapes in print, on social media, online and over the airwaves.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $6.35 million of fresh grapes.
U.S. onion exports in the 12 months from July 2020 to June 2021 rose 10%, according to new trade numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The National Council of Agricultural Employers filed an inquiry with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.