Produce Crops
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.
Onion House, LLC is a grower-shipper, shipping mostly Mexican and Texas onions. The company has about 500 acres of onions in the Rio Grande Valley. The Texas onion season will begin a few weeks later than usual.
The future of the onion marketing order is our biggest concern right now. The season is upon us. The South Texas onion marketing order is supposed to start March 1.
COVID disrupted the world supply chain. Add in labor and truck shortages, inflation and a freeze last year for Texas onion growers, and it’s hard to pin down which challenge was greater.
As a new entrant in the North American market, Favorita has been focused on reaching out to customers in the U.S. and Canada, said Dionysios (Dennis) Christou, director of the U.S. Division for Favorita USA Corp.
Organics Unlimited is a family-owned, woman-led banana wholesaler of organic, fairly traded bananas with growing operations in Mexico and Ecuador, said Daniella Velazquez de Leon, general manager of the company.
It is crucial for retailers to offer fair trade bananas to consumers, said Kim Chackal, director of sales and marketing at Quebec-based Equifruit, Inc.
Bananas, the well-loved yellow tropical fruit that tops per-capita consumption charts, again receives top billing in 2022.
Higher per-unit banana selling prices in 2021 helped Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., increase annual profits compared with 2020.
West Bridgewater, Mass.-based Oke USA Fruit Co. is running a campaign called “Not All Bananas Are Created Equal.”