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United Fresh Produce Association has developed a six-part webinar series designed to inform companies of the regulatory issues affecting international trade of produce products imported into and exported from the U.S.
California’s smaller avocado crop should see strong demand and good market conditions in 2021, especially up and down the West Coast.
South Bend, Ind.-based Pure Green Farms is now producing and distributing four new leafy green varieties to select Kroger stores, according to a news release.
The Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule on additional traceability requirements for certain foods is more complicated and expensive than it should be.
Marketing will no longer exist in a decade, said Duncan Wardle in a TED Talk. It will be replaced by the experience economy.
Peruvian produce marketer Camposol will use Philadelphia-based AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.'s VitaFresh Botanicals plant-based, edible coatings to extend shelf life for ripened avocados bound for export markets.
Prissy Fletcher is overjoyed. The cabbage crop is thriving this year in St. Johns County, just south of Jacksonville in northeastern Florida.
SEPC’s Episode XVIII conference is one of the first major in-person produce conferences since the COVID-19 pandemic Dark Side spread its evil across the galaxy — or around the world, at least.
Two fresh produce organizations put their money where their mouth is and contributed to the Center for Produce Safety at the highest level.
The world’s second-largest producer of pineapples wants access to the U.S. fresh market.
A new report reveals citrus, Asian and Indian vegetables including cooking roots such as garlic, ginger and turmeric, lead the way in year-on-year growth during 2020 in Ontario retail produce departments.
COVID-19 did nothing to subtract from banana demand, industry leaders say. In fact, the pandemic may have helped boost demand.
The Environmental Working Group has released its 2021 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, also known as the “Dirty Dozen” list.
Bayer today announced a series of decisions to accelerate the strategy implementation of its Crop Science division.
Mexican tomatoes count nearly $5 billion in economic impact in the U.S., according to new research from the University of Arizona.
Barnes Farms, Hastings, Fla., is one of the largest cabbage growers along the Eastern Seaboard, Fletcher said, but several growers work with cabbage, including green, red, bok choy and Napa.
In Central Florida closer to the west coast, the first week of March was peak season for the 1,700 acres of strawberries at Astin Farms and the Astin Strawberry Exchange in Plant City and Wimauma, Fla.
Besides a great location, seeing familiar and new faces and gaining new business, conference attendees want to be entertained and educated.
Based near the east coast with other locations throughout south and central Florida, Alderman Farms, Boynton Beach, Fla., grows tomatoes, kale, collards, chard, sweet corn, bell peppers and more.
As a proud female- and family-founded, owned and led business, Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda’s Specialty Produce is recognizing women pioneers during International Women’s Month, celebrated in March.
These social media posts from the produce industry tapped us on the shoulder and said, “Hey, look at me.”
Working with two cooperatives of small banana producers in Peru and Ecuador, Montreal-based Equifruit Inc. expects steady supply in the months ahead, said Jennie Coleman, president of the firm.
Michigan State University researchers are conducting a study through April 1 to assess buyer requirements for produce safety standards in the U.S.
Deborah Birx, former White House coronavirus coordinator, will join Dallas-based ActivePure Technologies as chief medical and scientific advisor, the company’s CEO, Joseph Urso, said in a news release.
Seeking to deliver functional foods, St. Louis, Mo.-based food tech company Benson Hill has announced the launch of its Ingredient and Fresh business segments.
Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocado will have good late-season volume of California avocados from its Morro Bay program, which has been part of Del Rey’s program for about eight years, said Bob Lucy, president.
The Fruits from Chile Facebook page recently reached a new milestone, surpassing one million fans.
West Coast Produce Expo 2021 is Tuesday May 18 – Wednesday May 19 at Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa, Las Vegas, NV.
Banana marketers find plenty of reasons to believe in the future of organic bananas.
You’ve got more than enough on your plate, but you know you need good people to make your business work.