Carrots
Avocados bounced from No. 7 the week of Nov. 30 to take the lead spot on PMG the week of Nov. 7.
BDA/Dorot Farm, the number-one grower group of fresh and sweet carrots from Israel, is starting the new export season to the North American region.
For the past couple of weeks a certain specialty has been topping the charts on PMG — namely, loquat!
From loading railcars with bags of carrots to running the third largest fresh carrot packing facility in the nation, John Burton’s 50-plus year career at Peter Rabbit Farms has been a rewarding series of achievements.
California’s Kern County produces eight out every 10 carrots grown in the U.S., according to a recent estimate by the University of California, Davis.
The Kern County carrot season will pick up steam in late May for Arvin, Calif.-based Kern Ridge Growers LLC.
Organic carrots are a huge part of the carrot category, making up more than one-quarter (26.4%) of retail carrot sales in 2019.
Hungenberg Produce Inc. has a big crop of fresh carrots coming for this fall, said Jordan Hungenberg, CEO of the Greeley, Colo.-based company.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway Farms has voluntarily recalled certain organic and conventional carrot products because they may have been contaminated with salmonella.
Bolthouse Farms, makers of the Wunderoots line of carrot-based alternatives to traditional foods, partnered with Little Big Brands to create the brand which captures a sense of fun and culinary adventure.
BDA/Dorot Farm, the number one exporter of fresh and sweet carrots from Israel, is launching product for the new season at The NY produce show on Dec.15.2021.
Grimmway Farms honored by California Association of Food Banks for support of Farm to Family Program
The California Association of Food Banks has recognized Grimmway Farms for the company’s contribution of more than 4.3 million pounds of fresh produce to the CAFB’s Farm to Family Program in 2021.
The Grimmway Farms president and CEO was honored at the Organic Grower Summit in Monterey, Calif.
The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2023 survey found that 14% of consumers said they exclusively shop for organic carrots, down slightly from 16% in 2022 but up from 11% in 2021.
The Morris, Minn.-based company says the move is aligned with its sales strategy in the eastern U.S.
The FDA said it identified Grimmway Farms as the supplier of carrots that are involved in an E. coli outbreak and is working to determine the source of the contamination.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Cal-Organic Farms, subsidiary of Grimmway Farms, is launching a consumer-oriented organic brand campaign.
Campbell Soup Co. is in talks to sell its fresh foods business to a group of investors led by former Bolthouse Farms CEO Jeff Dunn, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Customs and Border Protection officials found $18.5 million worth of methamphetamine in a commercial load of carrots crossing into Pharr, Texas.
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Grimmway Farms is set to begin a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary.
Growers in California’s Kern County say their vegetable and fruit crops typically are starting a week or so later than usual this spring, but ample rainfall and plenty of chill hours during the winter should result in abundant supplies and very good quality this spring.
Grimmway Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., has acquired processing facilities and other assets from Generation Farms, Lake Park, Ga., a grower of carrots and other vegetables.
Kwik Trip convenience stores have removed Del Monte vegetable trays after Wisconsin and Minnesota health officials said 14 consumers contracted cyclospora infections.
Grimmway Farms President Jeff Huckaby joined U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and other ag leaders on March 19 to ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
Health officials have again increased the number of consumers who’ve contracted Cyclospora illnesses linked to recalled Del Monte vegetable trays.
A Los Angeles private equity firm is acquiring Bolthouse Farms from Campbell Soup Co. for $510 million.
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.
Israel-based BDA/Dorot Farm recently began exporting fresh and sweet carrots and is reporting a strong crop.
Easter demand is expected to be strong for Grimmway Farms’ Cal-Organic rainbow carrots, says Ally Nesci, East Coast regional sales manager.