The Packer
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has paid out $53 million of the $2.1 billion allotted for specialty crops through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Summer harvests are later than usual after a cold, wet spring delayed some plantings in the mid-Atlantic states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.
Many unanswered questions still hang over the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, but the health crisis, which froze some food sales outlets and forced major alterations in others, also changed consumer buying habits.
Dried fruit cooperative Sun-Maid Growers of California, Kingsburg, has been named one of the U.S. Best Managed Companies.
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc., Coral Gables, Fla., has promoted Ana Cristina Fonseca to a new position at the company, vice president of product management.
As the 2020 California table grape season kicks off, the Fresno-based California Table Grape Commission has compiled a health info sheet that touts the health benefits of California table grapes.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on businesses in Georgia, Massachusetts and Mississippi for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
A lingering cold and rainy season had grower-shippers in Michigan waiting a little longer than normal this year to get their summer deals going.
When COVID-19 arrived in March, the students and the salad bars in school cafeterias disappeared.
What temperature do Well•Pict Berries need to be kept at throughout the shipping process? What is the most important aspect of cold chain management?
Shay Myers, CEO of Parma, Idaho-based Owyhee Produce, is The Packer’s 2020 Produce Man of the Year. The Packer “presented” the award in a video presentation during United Fresh LIVE! on June 17.
Ocean Mist Farms conducted its annual Gold Standard promotion from April 13 to May 13.
Using fewer materials in packaging for fresh produce costs less in dollars as well as environmental impact, marketers say.
The USDA is offering contracts for its massive food box program to companies that were passed over in the first round of contracts for technical errors, such as a missed signature or unchecked box.
Flexible equipment is an important component in a packaging industry that continues to work with new materials, pack styles and formats, marketers say.
Montana Produce Inc., Muso Del Campo LLC, Novalux Company Inc., Pacific Eagle National Food, Inc. and The Garden Fresh Market are new companies to the Market. Northwest Grocers and others have updates, plus more.
A dozen groups representing state and regional apple growers has asked the USDA to reconsider its method of determining direct payments for apple losses through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.
Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired De Ann Davis as senior vice president of science.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 9 with Scott Horsfall, CEO of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement about the group’s food safety efforts.
It’s no surprise there has been a drastic shift in shopping patterns within the last few months.
With President Trump’s $1 trillion infrastructure investment plans providing breaking news, Jeff Moore of The Tom Lange Co. led a transportation discussion on United Fresh LIVE!
A cold, wet spring may have gotten Ohio vegetables off to a slow start, but growers look forward to warmer days ahead and strong demand for local produce.
With show floor sampling impossible at this year’s United Fresh LIVE! event, Nature Fresh Farms is improvising.
California Giant wants to help consumers chill out over the summer.
Dan’l Mackey Almy, president and CEO of DMA Solutions, will speak about “marketing in sensitive times” at United Fresh LIVE!
The Coalition for Sustainable Organics, which supports organic regulations allowing hydroponic and container systems to be organic, is pleased a schedule for a lawsuit on the issue has been set.
The Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association, Maitland, has cancelled its 2020 convention because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ocean Mist Farms is introducing a purple artichoke, a colorful seasonal variety selected for its flavor and appearance.
Athena Farms, Extreme Growers Inc., Fresh Produce, Rising Harvest, Santa Teresa Produce, LLC, and West Valley Packing LLC are new companies to the Market. Newcastle Fruit & Produce Company LLC and others have updates.
At United Fresh LIVE!, Sunkist Growers is sharing a sneak peek of the interactive “Sunkist Island,” a simulated orange grove experience that will be promoted in select export markets.