The Packer
Summer is here to stay, and the popularity of strawberries is at its annual peak.
Wedge Community Co-op, Anthony Marano Co, Wada Farms Marketing Group LLC, and Pexco Produce Sales have endorsements. Greenlife Cactus Inc is new to the market.
The United Fresh Produce Association has released updated food safety audit standards for the fresh tomato supply chain.
NEW YORK — The Big Apple is about to get uglier.
A new normal is taking hold for importers of Mexican tomatoes.
The Little Potato Co., Edmonton, Alberta, has kicked off a summer grilling promotion for its creamer potato products.
I was positioning the little American flag on my desk when Russ T. Blade peeked from behind Old Glory.
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating an outbreak of salmonella linked to whole fresh papayas from Mexico.
USDA imposes sanctions on Triple Fresh Produce LLC, Bain Distributors Inc, and Ultra Fresh. Sunrise Produce Inc, The Good Acre, and Tucker Farm & Sons LLC are new to the Market. Corona Family Farms Inc is endorsed.
A panel of food safety experts brought together by Fresh Express after an outbreak of Cyclospora cayetanensis in 2018 has released an interim report.
Is the celery market finally ready to settle down?
China’s apple production was down sharply this season, but U.S. apple exporters couldn’t help fill the gap.
Devine Organics LLC, JCR Produce Company, Summit Harvest Inc have endorsements. The Fresh Connections has updated business website.
The Fishers, N.Y.-based New York Apple Association’s board of directors elected officers and welcomed new members.
Joyce Brown, who established Brownie Brokerage with her husband, Lavern “Brownie” Brown in 1967 In Nogales, Ariz., died recently.
The following article from The Packer’s “A Century of Produce,” was published in 1993.
SFL Cos., a supply chain management and logistics firm specializing in fresh produce and refrigerated goods, is moving to accommodate growth.
Sorting equipment manufacturer Compac is investing in new facilities and staff in the U.S.
Duty-free access to the U.S. market is one factor in rising production and exports of South African citrus, according to a new report.
The United Fresh Produce Association is sponsoring a training session to educate produce importers on requirements in the Food Safety Modernization Act.
The following article, from The History of The Packer in “A Century of Produce,” was published in 1993.
The country is graying, and that may prove challenging for the fresh produce industry.
NEW YORK — You may have heard the term “ugly fruit.”
Both retail and farm-level prices for fresh vegetables have been revised upward for 2019.
The Equitable Food Initiative is partnering with Costco Wholesale in California, Oregon and Washington to boost consumer awareness and sales of EFI-certified fruits and vegetables.
Organic grower-shipper Misionero Vegetables, Gonzales, Calif., is rebranding Green Wave Farms, its fresh-cut vegetable line.
The United Fresh Association has announced locations and dates for its next four conventions and expos.
A new rootstock watermelon variety has shown resistance to Fusarium wilt and the southern root-knot nematode.
Natural Joy LLC and San Isidro Global Trading LLC are new to the Market. Russ Davis Wholesale Inc have updated their business website. Runner Express Corp and have updated their business address.
California Avocado Month (June) is drawing to a close, but the California Avocado Commission has launched a new program to support the brand through the rest of the season.