Broccoli
Georgia growers who supply mostly retailers say they’re doing fine, but as for foodservice business — well, not so much.
Strawberries retained the No. 1 spot on PMG the week of Feb. 1, but apples rose from No. 8 the previous week to take the No. 2 slot.
Even though 2020 was a great year for selling crops to retailers, many of New York’s growers are playing it safe by not planting too much more for the 2021 season.
Although things weren’t all red, white and blue on PMG in the week leading up to the July Fourth holiday, seasonal favorites still stacked the top 20.
Pummelos and oranges maintained the top two spots on PMG the first week of January, but strawberries rejoined the list at No. 3.
Pummelos were finally knocked from their weeks-long run at No. 1 when strawberries took the top spot on PMG the week of Jan. 25.
If we could manage obesity, type 2 diabetes, lower our risks of heart disease, stroke, some types of cancer, cataracts, cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s by consuming more fruits and vegetables — why aren’t we?
Pummelo, oranges and strawberries carried the top three spots on PMG for the third week in a row, while lettuce rose three places to No. 4, and apples gained four spots to complete the top 5.
Broccoli is on a steady climb as one of the top 10 vegetables studied in Fresh Trends.
Ocean Mist Farms is making a major effort to increase its value-added line, and Progressive Produce LLC has had a busy year.
Because of increased growing costs at its Oxnard, Calif., headquarters, Boskovich Farms Inc. now is producing its fall-winter organic vegetable crop in Baja California, Mexico.
Salinas, Calif.-based Pacific International Marketing Inc. expects to have 500 to 600 more organic acres ready to farm this year, said Kim Fellom, sales executive and marketing manager.
Canadian retailer Sobeys Inc. has issued a recall for 19 fresh-cut and deli products containing broccoli due to possible listeria contamination.
Broccoli grower Atlantic Fresh, formed by L&M and Parker Farms, is expanding its acreage.
Spring typically brings a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables from the Carolinas, and this year is no exception, suppliers and marketers say.
Frequent rainfall and above-normal amounts in California’s key Salinas growing area will likely lower production volumes of spring vegetables this season and delay supplies.
Vegetable growers of red and green leaf lettuce, romaine lettuce, cauliflower and broccolini, among other crops, is feeling a ripple effect from last year’s multistate E. coli outbreaks and subsequent recalls.
Consolidation, diversification and investment in technology are current and future trends for Georgia’s commercial vegetable growers.
Kwik Trip convenience stores have removed Del Monte vegetable trays after Wisconsin and Minnesota health officials said 14 consumers contracted cyclospora infections.
More people are putting this cruciferous vegetable into their carts and onto their plates.
L&M Cos. has four times the amount of organic produce planted in Florida this season.
California spring vegetables are seeing increasing competition from Mexican imports.
Health officials have again increased the number of consumers who’ve contracted Cyclospora illnesses linked to recalled Del Monte vegetable trays.
Boggiatto Produce, Salinas, Calif., has changed its name to Hitchcock Farms in a rebranding.
The Food and Drug Administration is inspecting a Del Monte Fresh Produce Inc. facility after four cases of salmonellosis were linked to vegetable trays produced there.
The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2023 survey found that 43% of consumers reported purchasing broccoli in the past year.
The Food and Drug Administration said the company recalled its 12-ounce Marketside Broccoli Florets due to possible Listera contamination.