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Fresh Produce Association of the Americas President Lance Jungmeyer has presented the group’s Member of the Year Award to Matt Mandel from SunFed.
NatureSweet and Instant Pot are joining forces this winter to inspire cold weather cooking with a series of Instant Pot giveaways and recipe ideas.
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas’ SouthWest International Produce Expo in Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 2-4, 2023, will be its first expo oriented toward buyers, says President Lance Jungmeyer.
The Hass Avocado Board’s recently released Avocado Seasonality Drivers study reveals that the first quarter is the peak season for avocado retail sales.
This year, bolstered by funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a record $703 million to ports through the Port Infrastructure Development Program.
A Canadian not-for-profit organization has recognized Anderson for a lifetime of civic and business achievements in British Columbia.
The greenhouse grower, president and CEO of Kingsville, Ontario-based Mastronardi Produce, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ontario Produce Marketing Association.
The company will aim to serve a market that is within a one-day truck ride from Savannah, reaching about 25% of the U.S. population.
Networking, conference sessions, industry tours and, of course, the trade show will highlight this year’s event.
Organic Cosmic Crisp will also have a longer season than prior years following the Dec. 1 launch.
Fruit variety developer and licensing company Sun World has added 10 new licensed marketers from South America to its portfolio.
Florida citrus growers got off easy following Hurricane Nicole, which hit the Sunshine State on Nov. 10, compared to the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian in late September.
Sustainability has benefits in production and in marketing, growers say.
Consumer demand for sustainable produce packaging has never been stronger, despite differing opinions on what the term “sustainable” actually means, says John Paap, brand and packaging manager at Jac Vandenberg.
The trial used the Hazel 100 sachet on the company’s exclusive kiwifruit variety, Mega Kiwi.
Peruvian grape production and exports are headed higher, according to the USDA.
The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service is proposing produce-positive changes to the foods prescribed to participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.
Pure Flavor’s newest campaign seeks to show consumers and retailers how fresh ingredients can be an important part of the mix, as they come together with family and friends this Thanksgiving.
The annual Indiana Horticultural Conference and Expo (IHC) returns to West Lafayette on Jan. 23-24.
Demand for Mexican produce has stayed strong, buoyed by high-quality produce from a variety of Mexican growing regions, says FPAA President Lance Jungmeyer.
Nogales, Ariz.-based Divine Flavor’s West Mexican farms are very “program driven” with retailers, said Michael DuPuis, quality assurance and public relations coordinator for the company.
Nogales, Ariz.-based EarthBlend will have bagged mini sweet bell peppers grown in Sinaloa from January to June, said Steve Spence, director of sales for EarthBlend.
Nogales, Ariz.-based Frello Fresh expects a very good start to its Mexican winter and spring deal, said Guillermo Martinez, CEO and co-founder.
The goal of Rio Rico, Ariz.-based Fresh Farms is to create “one-stop shopping” for buyers, company officials say.
The sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators of the businesses from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.
Ketos says its Shield solution will provide Kalera with lab-accurate water quality data to support crop yield and manage nutrient concentration, while creating water reuse efficiencies.
Colder than normal weather in Sonora during periods in October and November could hold back produce availability in December, says Miguel A. Suarez, CEO of MAS Melons & Grapes LLC, Rio Rico, Ariz.
Dave Allen will join Potandon Produce as senior director of sales for the Idaho Falls, Idaho-based company’s russets and onions sales team.
The Rio Rico, Ariz.-based company imports and distributes watermelons, mini watermelons, honeydew, and conventional and organic hard squash from its farms in Sonora.
With one preliminary estimate of this year’s total economic impact to the state’s ag output at nearly $500 million, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has requested a Secretarial Declaration of Disaster.