Logistics
Dominated by Mexican fruit, total U.S. imports of avocados rose 6.4% in 2019 to more than 1.1 million metric tons.
California summer fruit grower-shippers traditionally credit weather with having a say in what kind of season they’ll have.
Heavy rains and hail storms during Vidalia growing season, plus typical spring harvest rains, have cut a chunk out of the season’s yield, but harvesting hasn’t been delayed more than usual.
An updated nutrition book for citrus growers is available from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
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.
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.
Fresh fruit sales were up about 9% for the four-week period, while fresh vegetable sales were up 25%.
Exporters whose preferred transportation is airline cargo are seeing fewer options as the COVID-19 pandemic has grounded flights.
The Oppenheimer Group is adding a third grower to expand cherry offerings this season.
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher, and state and local officials, visited Russo’s Fruit and Vegetable Farm this week to highlight National Blueberry Month.
Hours-of-service regulations for truckers are attracting attention again, with some dead set against any relaxation in the rules and others fighting to give truckers more flexibility.
SnapDragon apples experienced a huge 2018-19 season and may have an even better 2019-20 season.
The newly formed joint sales alliance of Grand Rapids-based Michigan Fresh Marketing and BelleHarvest has added Sparta, Mich.-based Elite Apple as another supplier.
Truck rates were mostly steady in early July, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s July 2 truck rate report.
California pear season will begin by mid-July, bringing the first domestic pear supplies of the year.
Registered dietitians at Village ShopRite stores around New Jersey are hosting Jersey Fresh Fridays in July and August in their produce departments, featuring a different Jersey Fresh fruit or vegetable each week.
Boasting nearly a 20% increase compared with the 2018 crop, this year’s Washington fresh apple crop is estimated at 137.3 million boxes.
The Quebec Produce Marketing Association signed an annual partnership agreement with financial institution Desjardins to support its Cultivating the Next-Generation program, part of the Next-Generation Network.
The latest estimate for the 2019 Northwest pear crop is up 8% from the early May forecast.
The Packer’s Northeast editor, Amy Sowder, conducted a mid-summer tour of Quebec’s vegetable agricultural regions north and south of Montreal.
Despite globalization of e-commerce, many shipping lines still rely on the “paper trail” to track cargoes.
The world’s largest retailer will now let shipments of food and other products arrive at regional distribution centers one day early, a reverse from Walmart’s previous stance.
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce did roughly $1.11 billion in net sales in the first quarter, an increase of about 7% from the same period in 2017.
Holt Logistics Corp. is conducting a pilot based on blockchain-based global trade solution developed by Maersk and IBM at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia.
The Port of Oakland is celebrating a construction project on a new logistics facility that’s designed to reduce truck travel times and cost.
Pamela Northam, wife of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, and Bettina Ring, Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry, celebrated National Apple Month and the peak of the state’s apple harvest season.
James Griffin, chief operating officer and chief technology officer at Fleet Advantage, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has been recognized by a Florida business publication.
Nashville, N.C.-based Nash Produce is adding to its Mr. Yam brand lineup.