Produce - General
California pear season will begin by mid-July, bringing the first domestic pear supplies of the year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act against Coram Deo Farms Inc.
Carrots, celery, oranges, grapes, and cabbage are among plant-based foods that have the largest number of anti-cancer molecules, according to new research from the Imperial College of London.
River Fresh Farms, Salinas, Calif., has hired David Martinez as senior vice president of business development.
The Packer is calling for nominations for the 2019 Apple Man or Woman of the Year.
Ocean Mist Farms has promoted Katie Tossie to organic product manager.
Avocados are taking to the water through the World Avocado Cup Regatta in San Diego Bay.
Bartlett, Ill.-based distributor Get Fresh Produce has joined IF&P Foods, a private equity-backed family of produce and specialty food companies.
Pacific Organic Produce, San Francisco, which markets under the Purity Organic brand, has hired Mike Rubidoux as sales manager.
Spun off from DowDupont on June 1, Corteva Agriscience now aims to play a bigger role in the fresh produce industry by putting a greater focus on the consumer and looking for opportunities in the vegetable seed business.
With about 63 million Twitter followers, President Trump can’t be denied the opportunity to share his interpretation of reality.
The 45th Annual Labor Relations Forum is set for Sept. 11-13 in Orlando, Fla.
Unhappy with the progress of trade talks with China, President Trump will slap a 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of goods from China starting Sept. 1.
Organic fresh fruits and vegetables will find growing demand in the Canadian market, a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says.
With a hint of possible trade retaliation against U.S. agricultural imports, Mexican industry leaders have warned that the current proposal from the U.S. create a new tomato suspension agreement is unacceptable.
China said Aug. 5 it would no longer buy U.S. farm commodities, signaling another escalation in a more than year-long trade battle with the U.S.
U.S. exports of fresh fruits were down but fresh vegetables exports were up the year from July 2018 to June 2019.
We received excellent responses to our Packer 125 industry survey, and today I am going to reveal industry thoughts on a forward-looking question from that online poll.
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce NA has appointed Scott Owens vice president of sales and product management.
The Center for Produce Safety has awarded three sets of researchers funds to develop tools that can help growers identify and evaluate food safety risks posed by the proximity of fresh produce fields to farm animals.
Indianapolis-based IF&P and Bartlett, Ill.-based Get Fresh Produce have created a new company called FreshEdge.
The USDA’s Greg Ibach stirred a hornet’s nest when he recently said the agency’s National Organic Program may consider whether gene-edited crops could be allowed for organic growers.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses.
New research indicates that close monitoring of citrus trees can prevent the spread of citrus greening.
For the first two months without the tomato suspension agreement with the U.S., both volume and value of U.S. imports of Mexican tomatoes have fallen below year-ago levels.
The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association is making available its 2018-19 category trends report on asparagus.
PSSI has announced the promotion of Tom ‘Tiny’ Eckmann to its leadership team as vice president of operations.
AgSharks are back and ready to invest in ag technology.
The weight of evidence that points to the health benefits of blueberries is substantial, and a recent paper outlines what is known so far.
The Israel-based retailer based Shufersal is using Polymer Logistics RPCs in its new logistics center in Shoham, Israel.