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Consumers have been eagerly awaiting the 2021 crop of Michigan asparagus and will now be rewarded with the seasonal favorite now at their local stores.
Letters of Interest are due June 17 from people who have ideas on how to make the New York apple industry more competitive.
With spring firmly settling in with longer, warmer days on the horizon, Leamington, Ontario-based greenhouse vegetable grower Pure Flavor® has released the second edition of its successful Live Deliciously eMagazine.
Since the new year, asparagus shipments from Peru to PortMiami have continued to grow after last year’s record, continuing to increase in 2021.
Hollay discusses the cost and availability issues around pallets due to the lumber shortage, and he recaps the conversations United has been having with companies and with government to try to help ease the situation.
The Packer is seeking input from produce operators solution providers on the topic of sustainability and the environment.
Strong demand for potatoes and potato products and tight domestic supplies continues to drive increases in imports for the current (July – June) marketing year.
Side Delights shares farming insights from their Network of family-owned farms and why shoppers prefer locally grown, family-farmed food
Shuman Farms will be shipping Vidalia sweet onions from southeast Georgia through late August and early September.
Supply of North Carolina onions, potatoes, cucumbers and other vegetables is increasing seasonally for Raleigh-based L&M Cos.
From the East Coast to West Coast and north to Canada, bell pepper production has had a few hiccups but nothing significant — and the demand for them is causing no complaints this season.
Bloggers, chefs, dietitians and other personalities have become valued communicators for the California avocado marketing program.
The United States Department of Agriculture projected no change in Florida Orange production in its May forecast.
The first cherries from Katco Packing, the new partnership that brings the popular Brookside and Katicich brands under the same roof in Stockton, California, are shipping now from Oppy.
The U.S. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.8% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis after rising 0.6% in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
The California Strawberry Commission has launched a campaign to connect the heart of strawberries with the heart of people.
Equitable Food Initiative announced that GoodFarms strawberries will debut as the first EFI-certified product in Whole Foods Market’s Sourced for Good program during May, which is also National Strawberry Month.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s first forecast for 2021 California almond production is 3.20 billion pounds, 3% above last year’s production of 3.12 billion pounds.
Following two consecutive years of short crops due to frost, Stemilt’s Artisan Organics™ apricots will have more volume this year so retailers should ensure they have cots included in their summer produce plan.
Owatonna, Minn.-based Revol Greens is expanding its production capacity after selling out of its new organic spring mix, green and red duo and romaine crunch line, launched in the first quarter of 2021.
The Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) application portal for fiscal year (FY) 2022 benefits will close on May 31, 2021. The portal opened on January 1, 2021.
With tight trucks in May and the likelihood of further escalation before the Fourth of July, sources said the rising spot market for trucks is pushing costs higher for shippers and placing a premium on straight loads.
After Mexico and Texas volume fades and a slow period in July, Weslaco, Texas-based The Onion House LLC will start with intermediate onion varieties out of Olathe in western Colorado the last week of August.
With new crop supplies from California, Arizona and New Mexico supply in May, Owyhee Produce looks to have stable volume compared with a year ago.
From mushrooms and peaches to pecans and peanuts, Georgia growers are sharing their stories on the new Georgia Grown TV series, “A Fork in the Road.”
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” and a 20-million box season begins with box one.
Cosmic Crisp® apple’s meteoric growth is the big story in the latest round of April Superfresh Category Management®.
Florida citrus growers may have a new tool to help them slow the presence of citrus greening in already diseased trees.
The National Grocers Association has sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration to advance policies that encourage unemployed Americans to seek work.
The USDA has imposed sanctions on two produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under PACA.