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Strawberries aren’t ready yet this fall so far, but on Nov. 26, 2020, strawberry shipments from Florida had 4,923 packages of eight 1-pound containers with lids — or almost 40,000 pounds, according to the AMS.
As shown so far this fall, it’s often a great time of year to be a Florida fruit or vegetable grower. Can the same be said for Florida fall eggplant, tomatoes season?
Sweet corn from Florida is typically available from November through July.
The first apple storage report of the season shows U.S. fresh apple inventories were 7.1% below year-ago levels as of Nov. 1.
With promotable volume of California grapes available through December, retail promotion and consumer advertising continue through year-end in the U.S., and in Canada, Mexico, and other key export markets.
Prices for truckload services spiked to their highest levels yet in October, reflecting shippers’ willingness to pay a premium to move goods through their supply chains.
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) celebrated its 52nd Nogales Produce Convention and Golf Tournament on November 4th -6th at the historic Tubac Golf Resort and Spa.
The Stewardship Index for Specialty Crops has announced a partnership with CropTrak to accelerate adoption of the Stewardship Calculator 2.0 across the specialty food supply chain.
Specialty produce is not one of those retail categories where a merchandiser can “set it and forget it.”
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture and New York Jets honored Stillwater Township Elementary School at a New York Jets-Miami Dolphins football game at MetLife Stadium for its nutrition and wellness achievements.
Caesar DiCrecchio was sentenced to spend 10-plus years in prison, three years of supervised release and pay $8 million in restitution for defrauding the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market of more than $7.8 million.
DroneUp, LLC, a leading global provider of drone technology and services, and Walmart announced the first multi-site commercial drone delivery operations.
The American Transportation Research Institute today released the findings of its 2021 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking.
FullTilt Marketing, a firm focused on agriculture, fresh produce and specialty food industries recently expanded the team welcoming Kari Fox as the new creative director and Dan Kaho as senior project manager.
Through an anonymous survey, researchers are seeking a better understanding of current cleaning and sanitation methods used on blueberry harvest containers and machine harvesters.
Lori Taylor and THE PRODUCE MOMS® continue to promote the messages and missions of the produce industry.
When NZ based fruit tech innovator, Hectre, launched their early fruit sizing tool Spectre to the apple industry in 2020, little did they know the volume of use cases fruit growers and packers would identify.
With a sneak peek at the National Association of Convenience Stores annual conference, Nichols Farms has announced the official launch of its “Spicy-Savory-Sweet” single-serve line of No Shell Pistachios.
Matthew Grieshop has been named as the director of Cal Poly’s new Center for Organic Production and Research.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced the appointment of eight members to the Hass Avocado Board.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominations of qualified watermelon producers and handlers for eight seats on the National Watermelon Promotion Board.
Okanagan Specialty Fruit has completed the harvest of its 2021 Arctic apple crop.
The way the government calculates the H-2A program’s wage rate is changing, but perhaps for the worse for growers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a $1.5 million purchase of fresh apples and pears for the agency’s nutrition programs.
Totam Seeds has recently announced the launch of its new website with updated product pages and a clean and modern design.
Morgan Hill, Calif.-based Sakata Seed America announces the appointment of Eduardo Flores to the role of Chief Operations Officer (COO) for Sakata Seed America, effective November 29th, 2021.
Jacobs Farm del Cabo is making significant progress in its ClimateLab™ efforts, a program focused on building a more inclusive, climate-resilient food system.
The Packer’s Tom Karst recently asked Matt Hiltner, marketing coordinator for Santa Maria, Calif.-based Babé Farms, Inc. about current trends in specialty produce marketing.
The importance of sustainability in packaging is somewhat important or very important for close to 90% of consumers.
Peelz Citrus of Fowler Packing Company announced the launch of their ‘Thiz iz Peelz’ campaign, the first-ever national media campaign for the brand.