Produce Crops
Big California volume was contributing to low shipping point prices and strong promotion opportunities for California strawberries in mid-May.
Georgia is not known as a citrus state. Not yet, anyway.
Southern Valley Fruit & Vegetable Inc. may see about a 25% increase in spring vegetable volume this year, including some trial organic production.
Catch a few quick updates from Georgia produce grower-shippers on their spring/summer vegetable crops.
Watsonville, Calif.-based California Giant Berry Farms has been talking with consumers, and conversations from the first quarter of 2018 are in.
The Peruvian Avocado Commission is kicking off the season in June with retail and consumer marketing initiatives to promote the estimated 170 million pounds arriving in the U.S.
Shelf-life enhancement company Hazel Technologies has a new partnership with AMR Agro, a Dominican Republic green-skin avocado packer-exporter.
High temperatures in parts of California in July had no effect at all on berry growing areas, industry leaders said.
SALINAS, Calif. – Mark Adamek, director of romaine, artisan and mixed leaf production for Tanimura & Antle, said he has high hopes for the rest of the season despite challenges earlier in the year.
Malena Produce, Nogales, Ariz., has signed a distribution agreement with International Greenhouse Produce S.A. de C.V. , Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico.
Significant damage to North Carolina’s sweet potato crop is anticipated after Hurricane Florence pounded many areas of the state with double-digit rainfall totals.
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas is launching the Women’s Leadership Invitational during its 50th fall convention, featuring women who inspire and lead the way in the produce industry.
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is reducing regulations involving the approval of new imports of fresh fruits and vegetables into the U.S.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice got a surprise when they opened donated boxes of bananas destined for prisoners.
Del Monte Fresh Produce is replacing its East Coast fleet with six container ships that will deliver produce from Central and South America to the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has added shelled almonds and fresh sweet cherries to the list of commodities that can receive direct assistance in the wake of rising tariffs triggered by trade disputes.
The California Table Grape Commission has a new health advertising campaign, telling consumers that eating “normal amounts” of grapes each day may help with long-term health.
The Hass Avocado Board continues its education of food and nutrition professionals by exhibiting at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo.
Call it the government’s version of “Shark Tank” for fruit and vegetable harvesting.
Thanks to a record number of exhibitors on the Fresh Summit expo floor — more than 1,200 — food banks in Florida serving hurricane victims and others are receiving more than 250,000 pounds of fresh produce.
Temperatures in California’s Central Valley dipped as low as 27 degrees recently, but no damage is expected and orange growers say the cold can lead to better flavor and fruit quality.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed three members to the Mushroom Council.
After researching different software systems, Bamford Produce has chosen Produce Pro for its enterprise resource planning system.
California citrus growers saw the coldest temperatures of the season as the new year started, but preparations staved off any damage that would have occurred.
Michigan Apple grower-shipper Riveridge Produce Marketing Inc. has acquired the sales operation of Jack Brown Produce.
A new Michigan company, Applewood Fresh Growers LLC, Sparta, is shipping Michigan apples.
Fresh apple shippers on Jan. 1 had almost 92 million bushels (42 pounds) in fresh and controlled-atmosphere storage, a 16% drop than at the same time in early 2018.
The National Watermelon Promotion Board is seeking nominations for growers and handlers to service on the board.
After more than 60 years, the International Organization of Citrus Virologists conference is returning to Riverside, Calif., in connection with the International Research Conference on Huanglongbing.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is forecasting the California valencia orange crop at 19 million 40-pound cartons.