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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pat Kole is The Packer’s 2022 Potato Person for All Seasons.
The Coalition for Sustainable Organics, Western Growers, the International Fresh Produce Association and others have filed an amicus (“friend of the court”) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The San Francisco-based food technology company has completed the acquisition of foodservice provider Daylight Foods of Union City, Calif.
Wenatchee, Wash., based Stemilt Growers LLC., puts people first through their partnership with Washington, D.C., based Equitable Food Initiative (EFI).
To meet farmers’ demands for more sustainable and profitable growing practices, Verdant Robotics announced the expansion of its robot-as-a-service (RaaS) model to ensure access for more specialty crop farmers.
The Packer’s 2022 Fresh Trends report finds that 46% of shoppers say they seek out companies that are “environmentally aware.”
All parts of the supply chain should take steps to reduce food waste, and C.J. Pakeltis of solutions provider RizePoint has suggestions to get to that goal.
The next farm bill is coming into focus for the National Potato Council and other specialty crop groups.
U.S. fresh blueberry and raspberry per-capita availability at the retail level has more than doubled in the past decade, according to USDA data.
Import volume of U.S. conventional bananas declined 1% in 2021, while the volume of fresh organic banana imports rose 5%, according to the USDA.
Onion House, LLC is a grower-shipper, shipping mostly Mexican and Texas onions. The company has about 500 acres of onions in the Rio Grande Valley. The Texas onion season will begin a few weeks later than usual.
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced that it anticipates zero water allocations this year from the Central Valley Project for California growers.
The future of the onion marketing order is our biggest concern right now. The season is upon us. The South Texas onion marketing order is supposed to start March 1.
The Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial Central Valley Project water allocation for 2022, which includes a 15% allocation for Friant Division Class 1 contractors. Hydrology for the 2022 water year is very dry.
COVID disrupted the world supply chain. Add in labor and truck shortages, inflation and a freeze last year for Texas onion growers, and it’s hard to pin down which challenge was greater.
As a new entrant in the North American market, Favorita has been focused on reaching out to customers in the U.S. and Canada, said Dionysios (Dennis) Christou, director of the U.S. Division for Favorita USA Corp.
Organics Unlimited is a family-owned, woman-led banana wholesaler of organic, fairly traded bananas with growing operations in Mexico and Ecuador, said Daniella Velazquez de Leon, general manager of the company.
New Limeco is extending its season past its usual mid-May to March time frame and adding more imported items to its available offerings.
A number of issues affect Florida produce growers right now. Those include weather, the ongoing global supply chain disruptions, increased pressure from the supply of foreign products and the domestic labor shortage.
Florida growers have not been spared the string of COVID-19-related disruptions. No one has. The biggest issues were supply chain clogs, labor and truck shortages, and the costs that come with such shortages.
As consumers increasingly crave freshness and convenience, sales of fresh cut, value-added produce continue to climb.
It is crucial for retailers to offer fair trade bananas to consumers, said Kim Chackal, director of sales and marketing at Quebec-based Equifruit, Inc.
Tom Stenzel, currently co-CEO and past president of United Fresh, will move into a consulting role, working closely with Burns through June 2022, says the IFPA.
According to the Trendspotters Panel at the 46th annual Specialty Food Association’s Winter Fancy Food Show, two major food trends to note are dates and peppers. Here are a few merchandising ideas to kick up sales.
Bananas, the well-loved yellow tropical fruit that tops per-capita consumption charts, again receives top billing in 2022.
Higher per-unit banana selling prices in 2021 helped Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., increase annual profits compared with 2020.
West Bridgewater, Mass.-based Oke USA Fruit Co. is running a campaign called “Not All Bananas Are Created Equal.”
Florida strawberry production for Gem Pack Berries will continue strong into spring, said Michelle Deleissegues, director of marketing for the Irvine, Calif.-based company.
North American agricultural employers may have a leg up on their competitors if they follow principles revealed in a study by the Equitable Food Initiative.
A new study says high consumption of vegetables alone won’t help prevent heart disease in adults who are deficient in physical activity and other lifestyle factors.