Logistics
The 2020-21 fresh pear crop in Washington and Oregon is projected at 16.6 million 44-pound box equivalents, according the Pear Bureau Northwest’s first official estimate of the season.
A colder late spring, hotter midsummer and more Atlantic storms than usual haven’t hurt the newer varieties of apples that consumers demand, several Eastern Seaboard growers say.
With “strong and steady” demand, the 2020 California table grape season should be a positive one, said Kathleen Nave, president of the Fresno-based California Table Grape Commission.
As fall apple season gears up in the orchards and packing houses, growers, shippers and marketers are concerned about the domino effects of the coronavirus on employees and productivity.
Along the Eastern Seaboard, apples are playing a game that’s more competitive than ever.
SFL Cos., Rochester, Mich., was named to Food Logistics’ 2020 list of Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers.
Lone Star Citrus, Mission, Texas, has hired Kevin Roberts to its sales team.
Arrive Logistics, Austin, Texas, has been named to Food Logistics magazine’s 2020 Top 3PL & Cold Storage Providers list.
Loffredo Fresh Foods, Des Moines, Iowa, is branching out to Minneapolis, delivering to customers from a new distribution center.
Onion grower-shippers say choice is a major part of their program, including a range of sizes and varieties and, to some extent, organics.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Sept. 11 with Lance Jungmeyer, president of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.
Potato marketers in the San Luis Valley can expect a “really strong” crop this year, said Jim Ehrlich, executive director of the Monte Vista-based Colorado Potato Administrative Committee.
The coronavirus pandemic has hit Peru, and it has touched onion grower-shippers there, marketers say.
(UPDATED) Avocado company Mission Produce Inc., Oxnard, Calif., has filed for an initial public offering, with plans to use the symbol “AVO” on the NASDAQ.
The California Avocado Commission, Irvine, has opened an online merchandise shop for aficionados of the fruit, with shirts, socks, stickers and other items.
As long as the new coronavirus hangs around, bagged potato sales will spike, say marketers of San Luis Valley potatoes.
Dynamic Systems Inc., Bellevue, Wash., has launched a lower-cost version of its SIMBA traceability system designed for smaller produce growers and packers.
IPL Macro, Fairfield, Calif., is revamping the MacroBin 26 almost three decades after it was introduced to produce growers, with design enhancements to make it more durable.
The new director of operations at Port Everglades, Broward County, Fla., is Ricardo Charlton.
Matt Law is the new manager of Allen Lund Company’s Minneapolis office.
The subject line of the e-mail certainly grabs your attention.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Starr Ranch Growers is supporting sales of Juici apples this fall with the launch of variety-specific social media accounts on Instagram and Facebook.
Container volumes at PhilaPort’s Packer Avenue Marine Terminals are up 5%, maintaining an eight-month surge as imports of fresh produce remain strong.
The effect of the pandemic on imported supplies of fruits and vegetables in 2020 has been mixed, with vegetables showing stronger growth than fruit.
Hass Avocado Board is creating awareness for research into the role avocados play in promoting good gut health and expanding access to its Avocado Quality Manual Guide to Best Practices.
The Port of Hueneme, in California’s Ventura County, is known as the Banana Port of the West Coast, but a new service is certain to increase blueberries at the port.
Ark Foods opened a packinghouse in Immokalee, Fla., where the company has been farming since 2014.
There’s good news for fans of organic avocados — and those who market them. Supplies out of Mexico should be plentiful this season, and prices should be reasonable.
Riverfront Packing is now a compilation of three multi-generational citrus families, said Dan Richey, president of Riverfront Packing, Vero Beach, Fla.
The company is designing a 25,000-square-foot cold storage facility on premises at the Fort Pierce headquarters to store valencia oranges.