Peru
The warm season is coming on in Peru, and its sweet onion crop is responding, suppliers say.
Vanguard International USA Inc., Issaquah, Wash., will be starting its Peruvian grape program soon.
Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Awe Sum Organics is planning another strong season of organic grapes from Peru.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering allowing imports of fresh raspberries from Peru into the U.S.
Robinson Fresh has added five new Peruvian growers this year, said Alan Guttmann, general manager of global vegetable sourcing for the Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company.
U.S. imports of Peruvian asparagus arrive year-round, but peak supplies are expected beginning in September and continuing through the balance of the year.
Ocean Spray brand blueberries from Peru are now certified by Fair Trade USA through marketer The Oppenheimer Group.
Peruvian grape exports are expected to rise again in 2020-21, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Potandon Produce has joined with a grower-shipper in the Vidalia, Ga., onion district to import Peruvian onions
Oswaldo Silva is the new vice president and chief procurement officer at Square One Farms LLC, Miramar, Fla.
Classic Harvest, Paramus, N.J., is packing mandarins from Chile and Peru in limited edition Sesame Street 50th Anniversary packaging featuring Cookie Monster.
The Oppenheimer Group will be the first to import the organic green seedless Arra 15 table grape variety into North America.
Avocados are taking to the water through the World Avocado Cup Regatta in San Diego Bay.
The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association is making available its 2018-19 category trends report on asparagus.
Sun World International LLC, Palm Desert, Calif., has added a Chilean and two Peruvian grape companies to its licensees list.
Apeel Sciences, Santa Barbara, Calif., is opening offices in Mexico, the Netherlands and Peru.
Members of the Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association have elected Jay Rodriguez and Walter Yager as co-chairmen of the group.
More growth opportunities are dead ahead for Latin American fruit and vegetable growers, according to a new 326-page report.
Since Vanguard International expanded production and scope with the purchase of Peru’s Agricola Challapampa in 2016, the company has made investments to ensure a year-round supply from the country.
Peru finished its avocado shipments to the U.S. with another big year.
ProducePay has much more money to finance growers sending produce to U.S. markets.
U.S. imports of both fruits and vegetables increased moderately in 2019, new trade figures reveal.
Peru has been chosen to host the 2020 International Blueberry Organization Summit.
Pacific Trellis Fruit, Los Angeles, has a new line of Dulcinea brand seedless grapes.
Five Crowns Marketing, Brawley, Calif., is expanding berry and asparagus volumes, and is adding industry veterans and facilities to support the increase.
Divine Flavor, Nogales, Ariz., is wrapping up its Peruvian table grape program and has switched to imports of Chilean grapes.
The U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru on Dec. 23 reported widespread protests of agricultural workers in multiple regions of the Andean country.
The Giumarra Cos., Los Angeles, has a new partnership with the CarSol Group, a Santiago, Chile, grower and distributor of blueberries from Chile and Peru.
From a great crop of large fruit to promotions during the summer Olympics and a focus on organics, the Peruvian Avocado Commission is gearing up for a busy Avocados from Peru season.
The Tokyo Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8 with NBC and Telemundo broadcasting the events throughout the United States.