Organics
Excellent growing conditions are on tap for Northwest fruit, and that means organic fruit volume will increase later this year for Yakima, Wash.-based Sage Fruit Co., says Chuck Sinks, president of sales and marketing.
Stemilt Growers is increasing its organic apple volume, and it expects another one of its organic fruits to rebound after a short crop in 2022.
Twenty percent of the fruit marketed by Domex Superfresh Growers is organic, and that percentage is on the way to 25%, says Cat Gipe-Stewart, director of marketing for the Yakima, Wash.-based marketer.
New this year, Homegrown Organic Farms’ stone fruit program will be fully Regenerative Organic Certified, says Elise Smith, marketing manager for the Porterville, Calif.-based marketer.
Consumers are becoming more health conscious, and that is a good sign for organic produce sales, says Michael Boskovich, organic sales representative for Boskovich Farms, Oxnard, Calif.
Cal-Organic Farms continues to build on its strength in the organic potato and onion categories with larger volumes available year-round, says Bob Borda, vice president of the marketer.
Organic industry experts Joelle Mosso and Scott Rice have been hired to form a new technical and regulatory team at the Organic Trade Association.
Domex Superfresh Growers is forecasting its 2023 pear crop will be down just slightly from last year.
CMI Orchards expects abundant volume and excellent quality for its 2023 pear crop.
The first education session announced for the Organic Grower Summit, set for Nov. 29-30 in Monterey, Calif., will focus on the looming National Organic Program Strengthening Organic Enforcement deadline in spring 2024.
The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2024 data shows younger shoppers, higher-income households, those with more kids at home were among those reporting the highest organic artichoke purchase rates.
Organic blueberry sales and volume were both up in 2022, according to retail numbers from Circana.
The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2024 survey found that 17% of consumers said they shopped for organic carrots exclusively.
Data from Circana shows retail organic avocado sales topped $162.4 million in 2022, up 2.8% from 2021.
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research and The Organic Center say the awards fund much-needed training, technical support and innovative climate research.
As part of a USDA Organic Market Development Grant, the Organic Trade Association and The Organic Center plan to study the effectiveness of organic messaging and report their findings.
U.S. imports of organic bananas surged 10% in the past year, according to USDA statistics.
Meet Ashley Yager, marketing director for Alpine Fresh Inc. and one of the 2024 Packer 25’s honorees.
The Reedley, Calif.-based company says it is offering increasing volumes of organic lemons, sweet limes, grapefruit, and navel oranges this season — including newly certified organic washington navels.
The organic brand has unveiled a new lineup of products for fall, which include organic butternut, acorn, spaghetti, buttercup and delicata squash.
Initially available to retailers across the U.S. and Canada, Kapi-branded organic bananas will soon be shipped to Europe.
Dick Peixoto, owner-grower of Lakeside Organic Gardens, was recognized as the Grower of the Year at the 2024 Organic Grower Summit.
The company’s partnership with Watsonia Farms adds certified organic peaches to its portfolio.
The company is set to unveil its organic seedless English cucumbers at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure event in Orlando, Fla.
Aiming to make organics more accessible, the company says it designed the packs to target smaller households and waste-conscious consumers.
Using sustainable and organic growing practices, Del Bosque Farms delivers common and specialty melon varieties to a growing consumer base.
“Consumers are willing to pay a premium for higher-flavor, specialty options, and when shoppers demand more, branded organics deliver,” said Danelle Huber, senior marketing manager.
The new members, which include representatives from Sprouts Farmers Market and Taylor Farms, will serve five-year terms.
The indoor vertical farm said its Arizona farm achieved organic certification from Where Food Comes From Organic.
U.S. imports of greenhouse-grown organic bell peppers from November 2023 to October 2024 were up 52% from the same period the previous year.