Onions
Shay Myers, CEO of Parma, Idaho-based Owyhee Produce, is The Packer’s 2020 Produce Man of the Year. The Packer “presented” the award in a video presentation during United Fresh LIVE! on June 17.
By any measure, 2019 was an exceptional year for New Mexico onion marketers, and the outlook for 2020 is again calling for good sizing and quality, suppliers say.
The pandemic choked off foodservice sales because it forced eateries to close — or limit — their business activities, but it has not slowed onion demand, suppliers note.
Greencastle, Pa.-based Keystone Fruit Marketing Inc. is looking to step into large volumes of rosé red Walla Walla sweet onions this season, said Dan Borer, general manager of Keystone’s Walla Walla, Wash., office.
Though “normal” likely would be the last way one might describe 2020, onion suppliers across the Idaho-Eastern Oregon region say they can at least expect some normality in their crops this year.
Salsa joins the list of recalled food caught up in a nationwide advisory on onions because of an outbreak of Salmonella Newport.
Checking in on the Idaho-eastern Oregon onion harvest, The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Aug. 12 with Shay Myers, CEO of Parma, Idaho-based Owyhee Produce.
The warm season is coming on in Peru, and its sweet onion crop is responding, suppliers say.
The South Texas Onion Committee is conducting a referendum through the U.S. Department of Agriculture on whether to continue the marketing order.
Onion grower-shipper Shuman Farms, Reidsville, Ga., is embracing the virtual platform that’s presenting the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
The Public Health Agency of Canada has closed its investigation into a Salmonella Newport outbreak that was traced to red onions from Thomson International Inc., Bakersfield, Calif.
Even in a pandemic year — or, perhaps, because of it — potatoes and onions are an easy sell, marketers say.
This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.
Buyers can expect ample onion volumes out of Washington and Oregon this year, suppliers say.
Not unlike other segments of the onion business, organics have felt some of the pain the COVID-19 coronavirus has dished out; however, sales continue to be stable, suppliers say.
Generation Farms, Vidalia, Ga., has a new logo and branding, including an organic-specific logo.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act against First Fruits Holdings for more than $1 million in unpaid shipments.
Salmonella Newport cases in the U.S. and Canada continue to increase, with more than 1,000 cases linked to onions from Thomson International.
The coronavirus has caused major shifts in the onion business, and grower-shippers across the Idaho-Eastern Oregon region say they are working to stay ahead of changes that sometimes come with little or no notice.
Idaho-Eastern Oregon onion shippers expect to ship a lot more of their product in packages this year, thanks to the coronavirus.
The values of Kern County’s top two crops in 2019 switched, with the almond crop higher than the value of its grape crop for the first time since 2011.
Carrots, potatoes, lettuce, onions and tomatoes were among the top 10 categories by volume in the third-quarter Organic Produce Performance Report released Oct. 21 by the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners.
Browse potato and onion business updated from companies such as Fresh Solution Network, Mack Farms, National Onion Association and more.
In an effort to give back during the holiday season, G&R Farms has partnered with Costco and Schnucks Supermarkets in a new annual promotion entitled “Season of Giving.”
With a high quality crop of organic potatoes and onions ready for market, Morning Kiss Organic brings a healthy aspect to this year’s much-needed comfort cooking.
The Equitable Food Initiative is partnering with Costco Wholesale in California, Oregon and Washington to boost consumer awareness and sales of EFI-certified fruits and vegetables.
Shuman Farms, Reidsville, Ga., is revamping its organic onion packaging with a netted bag that uses less plastic.
Potandon Produce has joined with a grower-shipper in the Vidalia, Ga., onion district to import Peruvian onions
Retailers in more than 30 states gave a percentage of Vidalia onion sales to the Growing America’s Farmer foundation, which gives students in Future Farmers of America college scholarships.
Exports of U.S. fresh fruits declined by 6% in 2019, while exports of U.S. fresh vegetables increased by 4%.