The Packer
Thomas Produce Sales Inc. already is doing a lot of “in-and-out” — or cold storage — business, and owner/president Chuck Thomas expects that substantially more could materialize in the future.
Exports of U.S. fresh fruits declined by 6% in 2019, while exports of U.S. fresh vegetables increased by 4%.
Sunset brand Sprinkles Tiny Mighty Tomatoes has received international recognition for packaging and branding, with Best New Brand from the PAC Global Leadership Awards.
An outbreak of Salmonella Javiana traced to a fresh-cut fruit salad from Tailor Cut Produce is over, according to agencies investigating the outbreak
Total Quality Logistics, Cincinnati, has been named to Fortune Magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2020.
U.S. agricultural exports to Taiwan and other markets in Asia are facing new logistical and transportation challenges because of the Novel Coronavirus and those conditions may not ease soon, a USDA report says.
C.H. Robinson’s Executive Chairman John Wiehoff plans to retire from the board of directors when his term expires in May.
The Food and Drug Administration has released the third and final installment of the Intentional Adulteration Rule under the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Eliminating the use of wax cartons is one way that Lakeside Organic Gardens is answering the call for more sustainable packaging.
Here are some charts that speak to the volume of U.S. fruit and nut exports to China over the past five years.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of Agriculture have established a Mexican fruit fly quarantine in Willacy County, Texas.
As one of the most popular items in the produce department, apples enjoy a steady organic presence.
The Southeast Produce Council is issuing what it calls the Golden Rule Challenge for exhibitors at Southern Exposure.
Giunta’s Meat Farms and Jerry Lee’s are new companies to the Market. Bright Produce Co., Infinite Herbs & Specialties LLC, Engelmann Farms Inc., Full Harvest, George Amaral Ranches Inc., and others have updates.
It was ugly. It was all at once curious, sad, remarkable, shocking and sobering.
You probably saw the news that field hearings to consider protection measures for U.S. produce against fruit and vegetable imports have been postponed.
This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.
This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.
The Customs and Border Protection is reminding members of the public traveling through ports of entry to be aware of what produce and other food is prohibited from crossing into the U.S. from Mexico.
Inline Plastics, Shelton, Conn., is integrating rDPET into its products, using post-consumer content from recycled products.
Mango shippers expect ample supplies for the week leading up to Cinco de Mayo.
Freddie’s Market, Giunta’s Meat Farms, and Greer’s Food Tiger are new companies to the Market. A J Fava Produce Co LLC, Arrow Produce, Full Harvest, Gulf Coast Produce Distributors Inc. and others have updates.
The power of value-added produce sales speaks for itself.For value-added items, the dollar share of total produce sales rated 9.8% in 2019, according to the Food Industry Association’s (FMI) Power of Produce report.
Purdue University’s Department of Food Science has a message for consumers: Don’t let a fear of the coronavirus COVID-19 to keep you from eating fresh fruits and vegetables.
The USDA said its food safety and pest and plant disease divisions, along with the Agricultural Marketing Service, continue to function as the coronavirus COVID-19 spread.
A peek at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s daily market news highlight page usually doesn’t reveal too much.
The Sonora Spring Summit has been postponed because of coronavirus COVID-19, but the main focus of the program, an outlook of the Mexican grape crop, will be presented online as scheduled.
Arlan’s Market and M & M Produce are new companies to the Market. A L Pray & Son Potato Co., AgFinity Inc., Apple Valley Natural Foods Inc., Central Illinois Produce Inc-Urbana Division and others have updates.
The Big Idaho Potato Truck is returning to its home base early this season due to coronavirus COVID-19 concerns.
(UPDATED, March 18) Fresh produce shippers and distributors who serve the foodservice sector are likely to be the most affected by the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, according to produce analysts from Rabobank.