Produce Crops
A new “restaurant-style” potato is being launched this fall by RPE’s Farmer’s Promise brand, with the new crop anticipated Oct. 1.
The Houston-based dVida Co. says it’s on schedule to ship over 2 million pounds of Ecuadorian mango this year and has recently added yellow and red dragon fruit to its portfolio.
It looks like a good year ahead for California’s pistachio, almond and walnut crops, despite a slightly delayed harvest because of winter and spring rainfall and some cooler-than-usual temperatures.
The USDA estimated the U.S. national cranberry crop for 2023 at 7.62 million barrels, down 5% from the 2022 crop year.
Growers with the Yuma, Ariz.-based Bard Valley Natural Delights Medjool Dates co-op started harvesting dates the first week of September and are expected to continue through the month.
The supplier’s proprietary raspberry varieties out of the central Mexico growing region are projected to have another year of exponential growth in the 2023-24 season.
Highlighted by a 12.7% increase in food purchases, average consumer expenditures were way up in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.
August through November represent a prime time for California grapes.
Peruvian grapes have taken an increasingly important role in the late-year U.S. grape supply.
Sunview Marketing International is headed into a time of the year when the marketer will be going strong on several of its proprietary brands, says Mitch Wetzel, vice president of sales.
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance has endorsed legislation that would address specialty crop industry priorities.
The Pennsylvania-based fruit marketing company is launching its Eastern apple season with ginger gold, Honeycrisp and mcintosh varieties, and it expects peak supply from November to January.
Rains from Hurricane Hilary caused variable damage to the fresh grape vineyards of Bari Produce LLC, says Justin Bedwell, president of the Fresno, Calif.-based marketer.
The observations come from a USDA Economic Research Service report examining changes in domestic production, consumption, prices and trade for strawberries and blueberries over two decades.
The Salinas, Calif.-based producer is adding a bite-sized celery, cut into 1.5-inch pieces, to its fresh vegetable offerings this fall.
The newly patented table grape varietal, known as IFG Forty-one, is expected to extend Candy Snaps’ availability in retail stores for several more weeks during the early-to-midsummer season.
Plenty of potatoes should be available for holiday repasts this year, and ample volume should mean favorable prices for consumers.
The University of Florida has come up with a tomato variety that some say could be a game-changer for the state’s tomato industry.
U.S. fresh apple holdings on Nov. 1 were 36% more than reported last November and 21% more than the November five-year average.
Apple volume is up, and prices are down. That equation adds up to more apple promotion opportunities, says Brianna Shales, marketing director for Stemilt Growers.
Peruvian grape exports in the 2023-24 marketing year will increase by 2%, according to a new USDA report.
Favorable climatic conditions and abundant rainfall contributed to the bigger crop, according to a new USDA report.
The grower of potatoes and onions discusses its volume and quality as consumers prepare to celebrate over meals with family and friends.
U.S. exports of citrus in from December 2022 through November 2023 were up 1% from the previous year, while U.S. imports of citrus in the same period were up 4%, according to USDA numbers.
The Philadelphia-based company has received its first container loads of brown coconuts from India, a relatively new supplier to the U.S. market.
A University of Florida scientist has published a milestone study in the journal Insects that provides new products that can be used to battle invasive thrips parvispinus.
The University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences shares the keys to the state’s strawberry success.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has added the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles County to its huanglongbing quarantine to slow the spread of the Asian citrus psyllid.
The event hosted by Yakima, Wash.-based FirstFruits Farms aims to raise the apple’s profile through retailer promotions and social media posts.
Sunkist Growers offers an ample supply of its year-round conventional and organic citrus in the winter months, but there is more.