Logistics
Riverbend Fresh LLC will see peak melon volume out of California in July, said Dennis Peterson, owner of the Kerman, Calif.-based company.
A great shipping season is anticipated for Miedema Produce Inc., Hudsonville, Mich., said Todd Miedema, co-owner.
A major factor in the popularity of berries — besides their easy-to-love taste — is their much-touted health benefits.
Sweet cherry harvest is well underway in the Northwest, and soon the shelves will be filled with the sweet 2021 crop.
Michigan produce shipments increased during the pandemic year of 2020.
Crops are right on schedule for Willard, Ohio-based Buurma Farms, said Loren Buurma, partner.
Is bigger better? Can big berries still taste as sweet as those tiny powerhouses? And does local matter more in the case of berry flavor?
Record temperatures in late June brought triple-digit heat to much of Washington and Oregon, but industry observers said the potato crop enjoyed near-perfect growing conditions until then.
2021 is a new year for potato growers, and that’s a good thing.
Burlington, Wash.-based Double-N Potatoes, a grower of premium, fresh-market colored potatoes in Washington’s Skagit Valley, expects similar acreage compared with last year, said Ryan Schols, chief financial officer.
Klamath Ore.-based Wong Potatoes Inc. will see a slight acreage decline based on water availability concerns, said Ron Settlemire, sales manager.
The Packer is seeking input from Washington/Oregon onion suppliers for the July 19 Washington/Oregon Onion Section.
The Packer is seeking input from Peruvian asparagus suppliers for the July 19 Peruvian Asparagus Section.
The Packer is seeking input from California lettuce suppliers for the July 19 California lettuce and leaf special section.
Nature Fresh Farms joins the University of Windsor in their long-haul vehicle transportation sustainability project to help achieve new advancements in energy-efficient shipping.
Food Logistics has named Choptank Transport to its 2020 FL100+ Top Software and Technology Providers list.
SFL Companies was selected as a recipient of the Green Supply Chain Award for 2020 by Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
Dole Food Co. is adding 500 Star Cool reefer units from Maersk Container for shipping fruit.
Nature Fresh Farms pledges to reduce freight transportation-related emissions by becoming a member of SmartWay.
SFL Companies, a full-service supply chain management and logistics firm focused on technology driven freight management, is celebrating their 10th anniversary of being in business.
2020 was a year full of uncertainty and unprecedented times but the Allen Lund Company continued with good deeds and acts of kindness for its fifth year.
Del Monte Fresh Produce Inc. is transitioning to eco-friendly containerships, and the first shipments of fruit in the energy-efficient vessels recently arrived at Port Manatee, Palmetto, Fla.
The Southern California strawberry scene has undergone a major transformation during the past couple of decades.
Southern California growers soon may have access to some new strawberry varieties.
Until Jan. 19, Southern California was enjoying an ideal strawberry season.
U.S. imported spot grape prices were rising in early February after heavy rains in central Chile destroyed a good part of the mid-season grape crop.
Mid-February freezing temperatures in South Texas reduced yields for the onion crop, and that is expected to translate to higher prices this season.
California’s smaller avocado crop should see strong demand and good market conditions in 2021, especially up and down the West Coast.
Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocado will have good late-season volume of California avocados from its Morro Bay program, which has been part of Del Rey’s program for about eight years, said Bob Lucy, president.
Despite the lack of in-person events and other pandemic-related factors that limited marketing efforts, California avocado demand fared well during 2020.