Produce Crops
The California Walnut Board, Folsom, is looking for grower and handlers to serve as members and alternates.
The University of California Postharvest Technology Center is offering its 25th annual Fruit Ripening & Ethylene Management Workshop.
C.H. Robinson has acquired The Space Cargo Group, Madrid, expanding its logistics reach with an emphasis on air and ocean shipping.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a final rule that revises marketing order grade and size requirements for Florida citrus.
“Winter is coming?” With a tongue-in-cheek nod to the final “Game of Thrones” season, the California Avocado Commission is declaring that winter is over, which means it’s time for California hass avocados again.
The New Jersey Peach Promotion Council is funding research on new peach varieties to stay in the game when competition heats up.
Days before the Department of Commerce plans set to set aside its Tomato Suspension Agreement with Mexican growers, panelists at the Viva Fresh Expo will discuss the issue.
With California cherry growers dealing with damage from rains, Northwest shippers are preparing for a favorable start to the season in mid-June.
The Oppenheimer Group is able to offer grapes grown in Southern Hemisphere country, as dictated by demand.
Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms, an indoor vertical grower of greens, is working on developing new products, said cofounder and chief marketing officer Marc Oshima.
Avocados from Peru already were arriving in the U.S. in May, and shipments should continue until around Labor Day, importers said.
The Texas Valley Citrus Committee is seeking producer and handler nominees.
Grimmway Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., has acquired processing facilities and other assets from Generation Farms, Lake Park, Ga., a grower of carrots and other vegetables.
Volume should be up, and prices should be down compared to last year as the 2018 California avocado season kicks off.
The official start date for the Vidalia onion season has been set for 8 a.m. April 20.
The Ontario Produce Marketing Association and Fruits from Chile partnered this winter on a series of promotions, social media campaigns and other programs focusing on blueberries, stone fruit and grapes.
Sun Pacific is encouraging parents to drop the jelly beans and chocolate bunnies and stock Easter baskets with Cuties, through a spring social media campaign.
Citing the “huge opportunity” for avocado consumption in China, Mission Produce President and CEO Steve Barnard announced the company is building a second ripening facility in the country.
House Republicans hope to debate and vote on the farm bill this week, but industry sources say it is uncertain whether the GOP has the votes to pass it.
Where you live says something about what you eat — a trend highlighted by the newest Hass Avocado Board research into regional consumption of the fruit.
The Coachella Valley and Palm Springs area is known for resorts, golfing, music festivals and other recreational past times.
When it comes to the “Big Game,” it really is super for avocado sales.
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has found three Oriental fruit flies in south Miami-Dade County.
Mango shipments from Brazil are underway, with the season delayed compared to previous years.
Prices for limes have risen noticeably in the last month, and suppliers listed seasonal factors, weather and the ongoing lemon shortage as pieces of the puzzle.
Costa Rica is inviting buyers of fresh produce and other exports to the country’s 20th Buyers Trade Mission Costa Rica.
CHICAGO — At 6% below the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s August forecast and down 6% from 2017 production, the 2018 apple crop is forecast to be 256.16 million cartons, according to the U.S. Apple Association.
CHICAGO — The Mexican apple crop is down for 2018, which is good news for U.S. apple exporters.
University of California economists estimate U.S. exporters of 10 fruits and nuts could see a loss of $2.64 billion a year due to tariffs — and up to $3.34 billion a year for potential effects on other markets.
A study commissioned by California’s Citrus Research Board has calculated the annual statewide costs for new regulations on growers to be $203 million statewide.