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Rio Rico, Ariz.-based SunFed expects to move slightly more Mexican produce in 2024 compared to last year, despite weather challenges early in the year.

Rio Rico, Ariz.-based Ciruli Brothers is aiming for a 10% increase in its volume of Mexican produce this year, said Chris Ciruli, chief operating officer.

The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2024 reports that 13% of consumers said they shop for organic cucumbers exclusively, and 1 in 3 consumers reported purchasing organic cucumbers at least periodically. 

Farmer's Best LLC will increase its acreage in seedless cucumbers, elongated red peppers, and eggplant programs, says Sasha Lewton, sales manager.

Volume of Mexican produce items was expected to increase for PennRose Farms LLC after Thanksgiving, says spokesperson Christopher Ciruli.

According to Fresh Trends 2023, 46% of consumers reported fresh cucumber purchases in the past year.

After conducting trials to support commercialization, Verdant Technologies is now partnering with SunFed to use Verdant’s HarvestHold Fresh technology to deliver fresh and greener cucumbers.

Organic cucumbers are a rising star in the produce department. According to retail scan data from IRI, organic cucumber sales soared 14% higher in 2021. 

Bushel Boy Farms is now growing cucumbers at its Owatonna, Minn.,  greenhouse. 

Leamington, Ontario-based Great Lakes Greenhouses knows the business of cucumbers. 

While making no recommendations, the U.S. International Trade Commission has issued reports showing big effects of U.S. imports of squash and cucumbers on the domestic market.

Over the past 20 years, the volume of fresh vegetables imported by the U.S., primarily from Mexico and Canada, rose nearly 200%, according to a new analysis from the USDA's Economic Research Service.

When it comes to fall and early winter produce in Florida, it depends on the hurricane season. And yes, growers and marketers also watch for any frosts that pop up in what’s supposed to be the Sunshine State.

 As society gets ready for Back-To-School season, parents are sending their kids to class with a fresh snack they love to eat by the handful: Uno Bites Nano Cucumbers from Pure Flavor.

There were more shake-ups on PMG the second week of July, with cucumbers moving up to No. 1 and beans climbing from No. 6 the previous week to No. 2.

The first week of July brought a lot of shuffling of the top 20 produce items on Produce Market Guide, with some summertime specialties joining the ranks of standard favorites.

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.

For the past couple of weeks a certain specialty has been topping the charts on PMG — namely, loquat!

North Carolina produce shipments dipped slightly from 2019, U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics reveal.

Nash Produce LLC supplies sweet potatoes 52 weeks per year and the Nashville, N.C.-based company is preparing for the start of cucumber packing around mid-June, said Thomas Joyner, president.

With spring firmly settling in with longer, warmer days on the horizon, Leamington, Ontario-based greenhouse vegetable grower Pure Flavor® has released the second edition of its successful Live Deliciously eMagazine.

Hearing from domestic and import partisan interests, the U.S. ITC hosted a hearing April 8 on its investigation into unfair trade practices by foreign exporters on cucumber and squash imports into the U.S. market.

Spurred by new acreage and product innovation, Pure Hothouse Foods has strong growth plans for 2021, says Chris Veillon.

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.

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.

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.

Pummelos, oranges and strawberries maintained the top three spots on PMG the week of Jan. 11, but mandarins rose from No. 11 the previous week to No. 4, and cabbage, previously No. 12, moved up to the No. 5 spot.

The American Grown campaign, established in the wake of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, is encouraging U.S. growers to tell their stories.

Pummelos and oranges maintained the top two spots on PMG the first week of January, but strawberries rejoined the list at No. 3.

In an unlikely turn of events, cucumbers and squash are smack dab in the limelight.

The U.S. International Trade Commission, acting on a request by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, has initiated investigations into the effects of imported cucumbers and squash on domestic growers.

The U.S. International Trade Commission, acting on a request by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, has initiated investigations into the effects of imported cucumbers and squash on domestic growers.

The U.S. International Trade Commission, acting on a request by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, has initiated investigations into the effects of imported cucumbers and squash on domestic growers.

Fresh Farms offers cucumbers, soft squash and cantaloupes. Fresh Farms is adding new items every week.

Nogales, Ariz.-based Divine Flavor is excited about its Persian cucumber program, said Michael DuPuis, quality assurance and public relations coordinator.

Ciruli Bros. LLC, Rio Rico, Ariz., has increased its plantings of cucumbers, green bell peppers and eggplant, said partner Chris Ciruli.

Avocados bounced from No. 7 the week of Nov. 30 to take the lead spot on PMG the week of Nov. 7.

Leamington, Ontario-based Pure Hothouse Foods has a new item in its snacking vegetable lineup: Uno Bites Nano Cucumbers.

Greenhouse grower Mucci Farms, Kingsville, Ontario, has plans for massive expansion of facilities in the U.S. and Canada in the next two years.

Generation Farms, Vidalia, Ga., has redesigned its website, generationfarms.com, focusing on the company’s vision for the future.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Nogales, Ariz., seized nearly $2 million in drugs hidden in a semi-trailer of produce.

Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, is establishing a distribution center in Surrey, British Colombia, to serve western U.S. and Canada.

The Food and Drug Administration has proposed new traceability rules that seek elevated record-keeping for many fresh produce items, from all fresh-cut products to leafy greens and tomatoes.

English cucumbers that have been treated by Apeel Science’s shelf life technology to replace plastic wrap, are now available at Walmart stores.

Bridges Produce, Portland, Ore., has begun its fall season of Mexican organic produce.

As the official start to autumn neared fall staples took more spots among the PMG top 20, but summer items and year-round favorites still held their own the week of Sept. 7.

While peaches maintained their No. 1 spot on PMG the week of Aug. 24, the rest of the top 20 saw some shuffling as fall items rejoined the list.

Cucumbers took back the top spot on PMG the week of Aug. 10, knocking sweet onions to No. 2.

Sweet onions unseated cucumbers as No. 1 on PMG the week of Aug. 10, climbing from No. 10 the previous week, and bulb onions took No. 2.

Cucumbers held on to No. 1 on PMG the week of July 20, but yellow plums vaulted into the No. 2 spot, bumping beans to No. 3 and okra to No. 4.