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The SF market hosted Secretary Karen Ross and staff to meet with business and see its food recovery program.

Fresh fruit imports are running higher than expected in recent months, and the USDA has raised its import forecast for fiscal year 2022 to reflect higher unit values.

Fertilizer prices, led by CF Industries, fell in Thursday’s trading. Nitrogen prices reportedly plunged 30%, partly due to demand destruction.

In this video, Eagle Eye Produce is putting the spotlight on Dylan Jones with its “Grower Spotlight” series.

The U.S. Apple Association has joined more than 40 agriculture and food groups to call for the elimination or reduction of U.S. tariffs on foreign trading partners.

The Packer is seeking industry input on the June 13 special section on packaging and processing technology.

California farmers are making tough choices on which crops and how much to plant in the face of crushing water supply cuts.

The Packer on June 27 will publish a special tribute to Tom Stenzel, long-time president and CEO of the United Fresh Produce Association and recently retired co-CEO of the International Fresh Produce Association.

The projects supported through the investment will work to ensure a safe, nutritious and abundant food supply, said the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Western states are still fighting drought, as several senators push to improve future water access.