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Acreage is up this year at Mission, Texas-based organic onion grower-shipper South Tex Organics LLC.
The South Texas Onion Committee has developed www.tx1015.com, a website devoted to South Texas-grown onions.
The best consumers of fresh mangoes in the U.S. are younger Hispanic and Asian shoppers on the West Coast, according to results from The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2020 survey.
The New England Produce Council, Burlington, Mass., has postponed a dinner meeting event.
Mango sales are rising, and retailers are using value-added sales and differences in variety to grow the category.
President Trump has signed into law a bill that adds agricultural inspectors and canine teams at border entry points to examine food imports.
Mastronardi Produce has been named as one of Canada’s Best Managed companies for the 11th year in a row.
AgroFresh Solutions Inc., a company focused on extending the shelf life of fresh produce, has a new consumer research series that identifies factors leading to a consumer’s choice to buy fresh produce.
Fresh Direct Produce Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed companies for the ninth time.
For the 19th consecutive year, the Oppenheimer Group has been named as one of Canada’s Best Managed companies.
The Oppenheimer Group and Jazz apple brand owner T&G Global are partnering with No Kid Hungry to ensure children have access to healthy food while schools are shut down because of the spread of COVID-1.
According to 2020 Fresh Trends data, 26% of customers purchased sweet potatoes within the past 12 months. Read more data and research on sweet potatoes here.
Farm Journal, the parent company of The Packer, will host leaders from the produce industry and other segments of agriculture at an online event, the Farm Country Forum, on April 16.
D’Arrigo Bros. of California, Salinas, has donated more than 250,000 pounds of produce to charitable organizations as they struggle to keep up with demand during the COVID-19 crisis.
Eighty organizations seeking relief from what the groups called “unconscionable” detention and demurrage penalties imposed by shipping lines on U.S. agriculture exporters and truckers.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited April 6 with Scott Horsfall, CEO of the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement.
Homegrown Organic Farms, Porterville, Calif., has rebranded, with a new logo and packaging design.
The average American is driving food sales. It used to be that chefs drove the trends in foods and creating demand for lesser-known commodities that would eventually translate into more sales in supermarkets.
AgSafe, Modesto, Calif., has promoted Theresa Kiehn to acting president and CEO.
Industry associations have presented to the U.S. Department of Agriculture what is being called a Produce Market Stabilization Program to help produce operators survive the COVID-19 pandemic.
Frieda’s Inc., and Utopia Produce Inc. have been Endorsed. Megalestari Corp., Montoro Produce Company, Paseo Solutions, LLC, and True North Farms LLC are new companies to the Market and More!
The branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that oversees the Specialty Crop Block Grant program and others for produce growers is sponsoring web seminars.
Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif., is highlighting health and nutrition aspects or artichokes with the spring Gold Standard promotion.
Kevin Murphy has joined the board of directors at Fall Creek Farm & Nursery Inc., Lowell, Ore.
Organic farmers are part of a passionate group who want to contribute to the health and wellbeing of farming in the world, not only at their own farms.
Fresh produce demand remains higher than usual at retail, even as panic buying subsides, and retailers are moving forward with promotional activity, albeit adjusted in some cases.
Port Manatee, Palmetto, Fla., has a new facility that helps move imported fresh fruit to retailers and foodservice operators faster.
The Produce for Better Health Foundation has named produce companies, retailers and individuals to its annual awards.
Potandon Produce LLC, Idaho Falls, has hired John Palczynski as Midwest regional sales manager, a new position at the company.
Coco’s Produce LLC, Hanline Frozen Foods, Inc., Olive Tree Market, Sugar Mountain Produce, and Sweet Life LLC are new companies to the Market. Richard Lucido & Sons Inc., Strike Fumigants and others have changes.