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Hortifrut, world leader in the production and marketing of fresh and frozen berries, reported its financial results for the first quarter, maintaining its performance and good results.
Delighting consumers this summer is easy when carrying Stemilt’s 5 River Islands cherries.
Hazel Technologies Inc. announces Matt Duerr has joined the company as Director of AgTech Sales.
As the California pear industry gears up for the coming harvest set to begin in early July, farmers are focusing on one thing – giving consumers a good eating experience.
With a high percentage of farmworkers vaccinated, Washington state agricultural groups are waiting on the state to update its costly COVID-19-related housing regulations.
Chelan Fresh expects to peak on rainier cherries July 1, with dark sweet cherries peaking around July 14.
Within the broad categories of dark sweet and yellow sweet selections, the quest for improved cherry varieties continues for Northwest growers.
CMI Orchards expects an outstanding year for its Northwest cherry crop, said George Harter, vice president of marketing for the company.
The cherry crop outlook is good, but The Oppenheimer Group experienced some frost damage in its orchards, said Jon Bailey, director of the cherry category for Vancouver, British Columbia-based Oppy.
As a sweet potato grower/distributor, Matthews Ridgeview Farms, Wynne, Ark., features a stable supply outlook and good prospects for the 2021 season.
With supply from both California and the Northwest, Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers will have cherries to sell from May to August.
The twenty top U.S. grocery retailers continue to gain market share, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service.
The Chilean Citrus Committee of ASOEX estimates a 6% increase in citrus exports, encompassing navels, lemons, and easy peelers (clementines and mandarins).
Helping to connect consumers with growers in the state, the Arkansas Grown program provides an online directory of suppliers that any Arkansas grower can join.
California is a big force in the U.S. onion market.
DAT Freight & Analytics and FourKites have announced a strategic partnership that will bring real-time, end-to-end supply chain visibility to the DAT network.
Gorillas, the on-demand grocery delivery startup and the fastest European startup to reach unicorn status, is launching its operations in the U.S. on May 30.
Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers expects a larger cherry crop this year, said Dan Davis, director of business development for the Yakima, Wash.-based marketer.
Citrus marketers have benefitted from great consumer interest during the COVID-19 pandemic and that isn’t likely to change anytime soon, Christina Ward thinks.
Retail consulting firm Brick Meets Click found in its latest consumer survey that online grocery sales continue to remain well above pre-pandemic levels even as month-over-month sales decline.
Florida avocado growers have seen supply waiver with hot demand for South Florida real estate and from disease pressure.
RLS Logistics, through its affiliate RLS Partners, announces RLS Gress has updated their Warehouse Management System (WMS) to Datex FootPrint at all four cold storage warehouse in Scranton, PA.
U.S. organic sales in 2020 jumped 12.4%, reaching $61.9 billion, according to a new survey from the Organic Trade Association.
The Packer is seeking input from melon suppliers for The Packer’s June 7 Westside Melon section.
The Packer is seeking input from Michigan produce suppliers about their outlook for the 2021 season.
In a survey of Northwest cherry shippers, The Packer asked suppliers for their reasons for optimism for the 2021 Northwest cherry season.
Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. has announced that their SUNRAYS® inaugural Sonoran grape season is officially underway with the first SUNRAYS® grapes from Mexico packed over weekend.
Over a two-year period, sales of organic avocados have tracked fairly steady—representing 5% of total avocado sales and about 2% of total organic produce sales in both 2017 and again in 2019, based on IRI data.
Beko U.S., Inc. is assuring health and wellness enthusiasts that it stands behind its refrigerators that promise to keep fruits and vegetables fresh for up to 30 days.
The United Fresh Produce Association’s 25-session Reimagine Conversations virtual event offers education and networking opportunities across five topical tracks.