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Helping to stabilize production during the rainy season in Guatemala, the company says this new technology offers better products with fewer inputs.
The USDA said it concluded the risks of introducing or spreading plant pests or noxious weeds from imported fresh hass avocado fruit can be successfully mitigated using a systems approach.
The subject line of the e-mail certainly grabs your attention.
A & A Organic Farms, Watsonville, Calif., has added organic French beans from Guatemala to its list of items.
The Guatemalan Produce Trade Association’s new website aims to better connect buyers and importers of Guatemalan produce items.
AgroAmerica, a Central and South American grower and exporter of bananas and pineapples, has donated $50,000 to conservation efforts of a tropical forest known as the Maya Biosphere Reserve.
Fyffes started a program in Honduras in 2016 that distributes school supplies to farm workers’ children, giving incentives for academic growth.
U.S. imports of greenhouse-grown organic bell peppers from November 2023 to October 2024 were up 52% from the same period the previous year.
UPDATED: The U.S. and Guatemala are pursuing a program to boost H-2A workers from that country, in an effort to stem what the Department of Homeland Security calls irregular migration patterns.
Guatemala’s exports of specialty vegetables and fruits to the U.S. have been steadily rising over the past two decades.
Expect a wide variety of fruits and vegetables from the Guatemala Produce Trade Association at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
ProducePay has much more money to finance growers sending produce to U.S. markets.
Traverse City, Mich.-based North Bay Produce Inc. has partnered with Guatemalan farm to bring imports of French green beans, snow peas, sugar snap peas, and Brussels sprouts to North American customers.
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte, a vertically integrated grower and marketer of fruits and vegetables, is entering the row-crop business.
The USDA has drafted a pest risk assessment for the importation of fresh Hass avocados from Guatemala.
Companies increasingly look to fruits and vegetables grown in other countries that provide ideal growing conditions and a year-round supply of fresh produce.
Year-round grower-shipper and marketer of fresh fruit said adding production helps the company provide its PureHeart mini watermelon 52 weeks a year.
Signaling that approval is on the horizon, the USDA says it has developed a pest-risk analysis for imports of hass avocados from Guatemala.
The Guatemalan fresh produce supply chain is experiencing logistics delays due to protests and road closures, says the Guatemala Produce Trade Association.
The Guatemalan Produce Trade Association’s website now showcases importer and member videos for retailers and foodservice to meet the importers and industry service providers.