Produce Crops
Chilean grape production should see a big rebound in the 2021-22 marketing year, according to a new estimate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service.
Chilean cherry shipments to the U.S. began the last week of October and will ramp up and continue into February, said Karen Brux, managing director of the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association.
Here are business updates from importers of Peruvian asparagus.
U.S. potato production for 2021 is down slightly compared with the 2020 crop, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s November crop production report.
Rooting thousands of strawberry plants on elevated tables the first week of October, Oppy, under the Ocean Spray license, will launch the first-ever specialty berry pack in the Happy Berry™ label mid-December.
Arizona’s Santa Cruz County, which encompasses the city of Nogales and its assortment of produce houses, was one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
California state water officials are bracing for another dry year in 2022.
New year’s resolutions are on everyone’s mind this time of year making it the perfect time to promote one of Stemilt’s most successful brands, Lil Snappers.
A mild fall has led to some ideal growing conditions as Fresno, Calif.-based Baloian Farms prepares to launch its winter vegetables program, said salesman Jay Angulo.
Over the past 20 years, the volume of fresh vegetables imported by the U.S., primarily from Mexico and Canada, rose nearly 200%, according to a new analysis from the USDA’s Economic Research Service.
Fresh potato prices in late November were well above late 2020 levels while shipments of potatoes were lagging below year ago-levels, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics.
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. has created a new pack that includes assorted sizes of avocados all in one pack.
It has been a challenging year for mushroom suppliers, but there have been rewards too.
CCM announced Dec. 20 that the 2021/22 navel and mandarin estimates will be down. The initial navel estimate was 70 million boxes, which was already down 14%.
The USDA is looking for suppliers offering to sell big volumes of fresh oranges and grapefruit for use in school lunches and other nutrition programs.
Florida strawberry business updates from companies such as Florida Strawberry Growers Association, Gem-Pack and Wish Farms.
The Government of Peru has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to authorize the importation of sweet granadilla fruit into the United States.
John Vena Inc., a specialty produce wholesaler based in Philadelphia, PA, has stepped up volumes of Israeli pomegranates through their import partnership with EDOM Fruits.
Southern Specialties, grower, importer, processor and shipper of asparagus from Peru, expands its Caborca, Mexico asparagus deal.
U.S. fresh apple holdings on Jan. 1 totaled 87.7 million bushels, 2.9% less than the inventories reported a year ago, according to a new report from the Falls Church, Va.-based U.S. Apple Association.
Officials with Valencia, Calif.-based Sunkist Growers Inc. report that the company saw a bump in revenue last year. They also announced New Lunar Year packaging for The Year of the Tiger.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking nominations for the National Mango Board to fill seats for seven members whose terms expire Dec. 31, 2022.
Potato growers facing post-harvest diseases now have a new option for protection during storage.
Stemilt’s Fast Facts: The Cast is kicking off the new year with a brand-new episode featuring new faces.
Heirloom Navels are available at Bee Sweet Citrus, further expanding the company’s winter citrus line and providing customers with an additional option for fresh produce.
Led by Washington’s Columbia Basin output, onion production in Washington and Oregon accounts for more than four in 10 onions consumed in the U.S.
With a steady supply of both domestic and off-shore product, Bee Sweet Citrus is prepared to meet summer demand for fresh citrus varieties.
Once the North American blueberry season wanes, Peru’s long growing season, steady climate and greenhouse-like growing conditions will provide retailers and consumers with constant volume of high-quality blueberries.
Mission Produce, Inc. has released consumer insights on the foodservice sector, showing that 77 percent of people who like avocados wish there were more avocado options available on menus.
A run of hot weather that has stressed the Northwest onion crop is expected to reduce yields and set up an active market for storage onions.