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There are fewer ships with containers arriving into the Port of Oakland, and that could mean fruit, nut and meat exports leaving the ports could be affected.
Lower pricing in the first quarter more than offset higher volume in transportation services for C.H. Robinson Worldwide.
Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, Northwest cherry growers are optimistic about export opportunities this season.
Democratic lawmakers, Farmworker Justice and the Environmental Working Group are pushing for new federal protections for farm and food workers in the next coronavirus stimulus legislation.
Checking in on top-of-mind issues for Idaho potato growers, The Packer’s Tom Karst visited April 30 with Shawn Boyle, president and general counsel for the Idaho Grower Shippers Association.
The Florida agriculture department has added an interactive map and other updates to its website that links growers to consumers during the pandemic.
Fresh fruit sales were up about 9% for the four-week period, while fresh vegetable sales were up 25%.
Produce companies are finding new ways to distribute food during the pandemic, as well as changing plans in the face of how the consumers are buying food now.
California vegetable growers will plant reduced acreage in the next few months because of big declines in foodservice demand related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted conventional supply chains, sellers and buyers have been turning to different solutions to keep fresh produce moving to end consumers.
A recent survey by Category Partners found that 47% of consumers say their household is bringing in less income due to COVID-19.
Hopes were running high among fresh produce foodservice distributors, food banks and other nonprofit groups that may benefit from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families food box program.
The Center for Produce Safety has released the agendas for the five weekly web seminars that have been scheduled in place of its annual research symposium.
Reviving an idea that promoted Florida produce following a natural disaster, the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences has a new “buy local” program, SWFL Fresh.
United Fresh LIVE! is coming in mid-June, and The Packer’s Tom Karst visited May 1 with John Toner with the United Fresh Produce Association about the trend-setting virtual event.
California strawberry season has kicked off, with berries in the Salinas/Watsonville area starting at the end of March to meet increased demand of berries spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. fresh produce industry needs the federal government’s immediate assistance to recover from economic distress caused by the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
FiveStar Gourmet Foods, Ontario, Calif., is donating 15,000 pre-packaged Simply Fresh brand meal salads to Feeding America.
The Packer’s Tom Karst spoke on March 30 with Craig Carlson, CEO of Chicago-based Carlson Produce Consulting, LLC.
Germany may lose up to a third of its seasonal agricultural workers in the wake of reports that it has closed its borders with Bulgaria and Romania.
The Produce Marketing Association will host an April 1 Virtual Town Hall for members to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic.
Farmers, growers and ranchers are uncertain about commodity markets, the financial stability of their business and their labor force, according to a Farm Journal poll.
t’s watermelon season in Florida. But as the top U.S. watermelon-producing state prepares for harvest, many of the workers needed to collect the crop are stuck in Mexico, unable to secure visas.
Sakata Seed America, Morgan Hill, Calif., is donating respiratory masks and gloves used in its seed production to healthcare agencies.
Congress and the Trump administration are sending $2 trillion in cash to help a U.S. economy that has been staggered by the coronavirus COVID-19 since mid-March, and the produce industry is anxious to see their share.
North Bay Produce, Traverse City, Mich., is continuing its food donation program as the COVID-19 crisis widens.
Eastern Produce Council, Short Hills, N.J. has canceled its April 7th TopGolf event but is calling for applications for a seventh-annual scholarship.
The restaurant shutdown due to COVID19 has thus plugged the major consumption channel for potatoes. John Phipps explains the potato paradox in John’s World.
Heavy produce shipments combined with unloading delays at retail distribution centers were factors in higher truck rates in mid-March.
The coronavirus COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges to our world.