Mexico
Hazel Technologies Inc., Chicago, has a partnership with Mexican melon importer Grower Alliance, Rio Rico, Ariz.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Otay Mesa, Calif., discovered more than 5 ½ tons of marijuana instead of the limes that were listed on the manifest.
Drought conditions in Mexico’s citrus regions have cut the country’s 2020 orange crop potential by nearly half, but fresh citrus shipments to the U.S. will only suffer minor reductions, according to the USDA.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting a tomato brown rugose fruit virus survey of tomato greenhouses and has restricted imports to crack down on the virus.
Federal trade and agriculture officials have rescheduled hearings for growers to testify on how foreign trade is harming U.S. agriculture, with a focus on the effects of Mexican produce imports on southwest growers.
U.S. growers, trade groups, Florida officials and members of Congress testified virtually in front of federal agencies that imports, mostly targeting Mexico, are increasingly making harder for U.S. farms to survive.
Globalmex International has expanded offerings of year-round tomato varieties under the Magic Sun label.
California Citrus Mutual is commending the Trump administration plan to protect domestic growers of seasonal produce.
As promised, the USTR has requested that the International Trade Commission investigate whether increased imports of blueberries have caused, or threaten to cause, harm to domestic blueberry growers.
Amado, Ariz.-based Wholesum is introducing top-seal packaging for its organic tomatoes-on-the-vine.
Magic Sun, Richmond, Va., known as a grower of conventional and organic tomatoes, is expanding to include blueberries, with plans to quickly ramp up production.
The Florida Tomato Exchange is keeping tabs on Mexican tomato imports through a new website, TomatoMonitor.com.
Maglio McAllen, a division of the Fresh Group Ltd., McAllen, Texas, has added consolidation to its list of services offered to produce distributors nationwide.
Online training for papaya grown in Mexico is available through courses on the Food Safety Best Practices Guide for the Growing and Handling of Mexican Papaya.
A Mexican table grape grower-shipper has reported successful results shipping to Asia when using shelf-life extending sachets from Hazel Technologies, Chicago.
Avocados From Mexico has been named to Fast Company’s second annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list.
Berry company Sun Belle Inc. is acquiring CoolHouse Distribution Center LLC, in Laredo, Texas.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in South Texas recently made another multi-million-dollar seizure of methamphetamine hidden in fresh produce, this time in mangoes.
The Trump administration plans to take steps to protect U.S. growers of seasonal produce against what it calls threats of increased imports.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered close to $1 million in suspected cocaine in shipment of produce crossing into the U.S. in Pharr, Texas, two days after a $4 million seizure there.
Alvaro Luque, president and CEO of Avocados from Mexico, is The Packer’s 2020 Produce Marketer of the Year.
The Mexican Association of Protected Horticulture — AMHPAC — has a new date for its annual convention.
Shipments of Mexican produce to the U.S. increased at a double-digit rate in the second quarter this year.
Almost 1,000 agriculture groups and companies are urging Congress to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, including dozens of specialty crop groups.
Avocados From Mexico has partnered with Walmart again, with more than 4,000 U.S. stores directing shoppers to avocado content through an online Chatbot.
A new normal is taking hold for importers of Mexican tomatoes.
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating an outbreak of salmonella linked to whole fresh papayas from Mexico.
Numerous produce industry and other groups have issued statements in the wake of a new agreement setting floor prices for Mexican tomatoes sent to the U.S.
Greenhouse grower Red Sun Farms, Kingsville, Ontario, will be growing next-generation OZblu blueberries at its Mexico facilities, which promise to deliver a firmer, crunchier and more flavorful berry.
CHICAGO — Canada’s apple output is down slightly, but Mexican apple production is way up this year, according to industry reports at the U.S. Apple Association’s Marketing Conference.