Produce Crops
The grapefruit’s fall from the hallowed pedestal it enjoyed in the 1970s can’t be pinned on one single factor.
The USDA has announced that additional commodities and features are now available on the free USDA Market News App, according to a news release.
The USDA has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of avocado (Persea americana) fruit for consumption from Panama.
The Oxnard, Calif.-based avocado grower, handler and distributer has announced the start of its Colombian Hass avocado season with supply available now through late spring of 2023.
The USDA has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of fresh asparagus under a systems approach from Peru.
Following a failed vote in 2020, a producer vote on the future of the South Texas onion marketing order will occur from Sept. 1 to Oct. 3, the USDA reports.
The USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is inviting comments on plans to change the list of bioengineered foods.
The National Mango Board has debuted a collection of micro-documentaries that it says reveals new layers of the mango’s “epic journey” from farm to table.
Growing conditions in the Pacific Northwest were less than ideal this season. Nonetheless, onion producers in Washington and Oregon expect a good crop as harvest gets underway and onions head to storage.
Oxnard, Calif.-based Westfalia Fruit anticipates a plentiful avocado supply to the U.S. market throughout the summer months, starting with National Avocado Day on July 31.
Imported asparagus is a year-round commodity that helps to feed America’s great appetite for this versatile vegetable.
Revol Greens is preparing for the opening of their largest facility to date, built in Temple, Texas.
In response to current market demand for its proprietary grape varieties, the Bakersfield, Calif.-based company has expanded its licensed grower-marketers in Australia.
Besides maximizing domestic sales, Wisconsin potato marketers are looking to expand markets in Mexico and Canada, says Dana Rady.
The Wisconsin potato outlook is relatively strong, but industry leaders say the crop is running a bit behind schedule.
With increased focus on food security, inflation and health, potatoes continue to gain popularity and grow in demand, said the Newport Beach, Calif.-based company.
Summer is about more than strawberries, say grower-shippers, who are seeing strong supplies of raspberries, blackberries and blueberries this season.
Summer’s almost half over, but there still are plenty of tasty California strawberries available for retail and foodservice promotions.
Soli Organic’s new 130,000-square-foot farm will supply 5 million pounds of organic herbs and leafy greens.
N.C. Bioenergy Research Initiative and the New and Emerging Crops Program recently awarded $1 million in grants for 15 projects aimed at boosting bioenergy opportunities and crop production in the state.
It may be a small victory for Prince Edward Island exporters, but the USDA has opened Puerto Rico for PEI fresh potato shipments.
U.S. imports of fruits jumped 15% in 2021, while trade numbers show U.S. exports of both fresh fruits and vegetables scored modest gains of 4%
Watsonville, Calif.-based Well-Pict Berries grows its Southern California proprietary strawberry varieties on approximately 1,200 acres in Oxnard, Calif., said Jim Grabowski, director of marketing.
Naturipe Farms has increased strawberry acreage in Oxnard and additional acreage throughout the company’s main growing regions in California, said Jerry Moran, vice president of sales for Naturipe Farms.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Richter and Co. and Vidalia, Ga.-based Stanley Farms have partnered in a new Vidalia onion program.
Getting the right quantity of bananas to consumers in a perfectly ripened condition is hard enough.
Bananas sourced in Mexico will feed consumer demand in both North America and Asia for Coliman, said Audee Rios Canobbio, director of corporate sales for the Jalisco, Mexico-based company.
Dole Food Co. is playing in the Marvel universe.
U.S. fresh blueberry and raspberry per-capita availability at the retail level has more than doubled in the past decade, according to USDA data.
Import volume of U.S. conventional bananas declined 1% in 2021, while the volume of fresh organic banana imports rose 5%, according to the USDA.