Produce Crops
While contending with weather and the threat of tariffs, growers say the crop is shaping up well.
The California Avocado Commission is expanding its marketing program for this year’s harvest, expected to be the state’s largest since 2020.
Favorable weather conditions had led to an earlier start for the Miami-based grower and exporter’s miniature mango season, which typically runs through June.
Thanks to maturing orchards and expanded production, the country seeks to increase its market share by exporting more than 130 million pounds to the U.S. during its spring and summer season.
A short-day producer and a day-neutral strawberry both offer strong yields and sweet flavors, the company says.
Fruit breeder said it plans to expand acreage in Oregon to extend the season of the blackberry.
A 13-square-mile area in the Mission Viejo area of Orange County has been added due to positive tissue samples taken from residential properties.
The company is upgrading the packing facility at its flagship warehouse in Idaho Falls with new artificial intelligence sorting equipment for red and yellow potatoes.
Rising costs for farm inputs, labor, transportation and more are creating pressure to balance profitability and retail prices.
Total grocery store fresh potato sales were up 3% last year to about 4.8 billion pounds, according to Potatoes USA.
While much of the country’s fields lie dormant, growers in the state are in a prime growing season aided by ideal temperatures, innovative farming and savvy marketing.
In 2023, shipments to the U.S. accounted for nearly 48% of Chilean shipments of fresh grapes.
Per hectare returns are projected to be up from last season for all categories, the company said.
Sukhpaul Bal, a cherry grower and president of the B.C. Cherry Association, details the devastating freeze earlier this year and what it means for the province’s sweet cherry crop.
USDA trade statistics show that Mexico was the largest supplier of mangoes in 2023, accounting for 63% of the value of U.S. mango imports in 2023.
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The U.S. imports virtually all its fresh mango supply. Mexico was by far the leading mango supplier to the U.S. in 2023, followed by Peru, Brazil and Ecuador.
The reduction is due to orchards facing drought conditions and extreme weather, according to a recent report.
Almond crop production has kicked off this August with improved expectations that a heftier almond will offset the lowest almonds-per-acre-yield since 2009, according to a recent USDA report.
Rain is always welcome by farmers except when it isn’t, and there was a lot of that sentiment at times during 2023.
After tight supplies of elevated pricing for 2022 apple and potato crops, the 2023 season is bringing price relief and promotion opportunities to consumers.
A 10-page economic study from Arizona State University says ending the U.S.-Mexico suspension minimum price agreement for tomatoes would raise consumer prices by as much as 50%.
A preliminary University of Florida report assessing agricultural damages and losses from Hurricane Idalia estimates that 3.3 million acres of ag land were affected, along with a $392 million loss in production value.
A diversified sourcing strategy has helped brokers like Mission Produce sail through a soft Peruvian season for commodities such as avocados, onions and asparagus.
Colorado’s San Luis Valley, a heavy hitter in fresh potato production, is poised for another strong season.
While the Golden State is producing almost two-thirds of peaches grown in the U.S., it’s harvest yields have been steadily declining for two decades, according to a USDA report.
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