Produce Crops
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.
If you were an apple, what kind of apple would you be?
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed nine members to the Hass Avocado Board.
The Washington Apple Commission has two new members.
State officials will be joining the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association in an update of state agricultural funding.
Proprietary Variety Management (PVM) and affiliates Brandt’s Fruit Trees and Pink Lady America, have a revamped website.
PennRose Farms, Wimauma, Fla., a grower-owned company that has a network of growers in the U.S. and Mexico, is expanding its geographic footprint.
As the Mexican grape season begins, importers will be seeing an expected 22-million carton crop this season, a one-third increase from last season.
Terra Exports, Las Vegas, has hired Manuel Escandon, who is based in Chile, as part of its South American expansion.
Applewood Fresh Growers LLC, Sparta, Mich., will be marketing fresh asparagus this spring.
The Mexican table grape deal may be getting off to a slightly later start than usual this season, but grower-shippers expect volume to be significantly higher than last year.
A vote that will decide whether frozen mangoes should be included in National Mango Board programs has been delayed for more than a month.
If current demand of onions continues through June, the supply of onions held by U.S. companies will be gone by the time spring and summer harvests start.
A Los Angeles private equity firm is acquiring Bolthouse Farms from Campbell Soup Co. for $510 million.
Though prices were high in early April, seasonally increasing supplies of watermelon are on tap through the summer months.
The Hass Avocado Board is seeking new members for domestic grower and importer seats on the board.
Wonderful Pistachios is hosting a plant-based event on nutrition, culinary applications and leadership dialogue.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Pharr, Texas, seized more than $6 million worth of methamphetamine concealed in a shipment of fresh honeydew melons.
The California sweet corn crop, grown in the Imperial Valley, is ready for shipping.
Ridge Spring, S.C.-based Titan Farms is ready to kick off another season of South Carolina peaches this week, ahead of Memorial Day celebrations.
Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, is investing in a partnership with vegetable exporter Soho Produce, Maasdijk, Netherlands.
With harvest recently concluding, growers report that good quality and volume are expected.