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The California Fresh Fruit Association’s annual meeting will feature speakers on issues affecting debate on the global economy and immigration.
The North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission is planning to launch a branding program for sweet potatoes grown in North Carolina.
A partnership between growers and restaurants in Yuma, Ariz., highlights the area as the Winter Vegetable Capital of the World.
TUBAC, Ariz. — With a projected 25% increase in grape exports from Sonora, Mexico, this season, the message to importers and marketers is: get the word out and promote.
Two companies have satisfied reparation orders through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act branch.
Terra Exports, Las Vegas, has opened a Central and South American division in Colombia.
Unrelenting trade friction with China will likely cost U.S. fruit growers export sales again in 2019.
Felix Instruments, Camas Wash., has made upgrades to its Avocado Quality Meter.
California growers continue to face labor shortages, according to a new survey.
VINELAND, N.J. — Growers, distributors and local officials gathered Monday at Fresh Wave’s facility at Vineland Produce Market.
The Department of Commerce will follow through on its plan to withdraw from an agreement with Mexican tomato growers, triggering a 17.56% duty on tomatoes from Mexico, according to a Mexican official.
About two dozen retail, wholesale and foodservice produce buyers joined South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster and Commissioner of Agriculture Hugh Weathers for an agriculture summit.
A University of Georgia study has determined that the state’s berry and vegetable growers will suffer if the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is ratified without changes.
Total Quality Logistics is helping the public thank U.S. military members through cards, and the industry can contribute to service organizations through the logistics company.
The Department of Commerce has terminated the 2013 Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico, setting a 17.56% duty on Mexican tomatoes arriving in the U.S.
The BC Tree Fruits Cooperative, Kelowna, British Columbia, has purchased 85 acres of land in Kelowna, with plans to build a new facility.
California onion grower-shippers are looking forward to a strong season this summer with plenty of good-quality onions available.
Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, has appointed Andrew Maiman as president of Berry World America, the joint venture between Mastronardi and the United Kingdom’s Berry World.
Index Fresh, Riverside, Calif., has started Its Peruvian avocado season, with shipments lasting through early September.
Ideal growing conditions in February bode well for a timely and bountiful tomato season in Florida, growers say.
Read a few quick updates on companies growing and marketing fresh produce from California’s Salinas Valley, including new hires, new products and crop updates.
With the California grape season ramping up in May, Sun World International LLC is expecting to see high-quality grapes through the season.
Tulsa, Okla., produce and other perishables distributor GoFresh has a fresh-cut sister company whose new facility is opening.
Though temperatures in the 90s and dry conditions turned up the heat on New York produce in early July, shippers said the growing season up to that point has been near ideal.
Norman Park, Ga.-based Southern Valley Fruit & Vegetable is winding down its sweet corn season after a normal Fourth of July push.
Many California table grape grower-shippers missed out on Fourth of July promotions, but everyone across the industry seems to think they’ll have ample reason to celebrate as the summer unfolds.
California citrus growers have fared relatively well this season despite lower volumes.
Catch up on the latest updates from several Washington and Oregon potato companies and the states’ potato commissions.
It has been a record-setting fall for the California table grape industry.
There is no use trying to pin down the precise amount of damage caused to the North Carolina sweet potato crop by Hurricane Florence and the remnants of tropical storm Michael.