Produce - General
Mexican Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Victor Villalobos and United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack issued the following statement at the conclusion of their bilateral meeting in Ames, Iowa.
Copefrut signed a contract to commit to 100% clean energy supplies and renewable sources with Enel Generación.
Stemilt’s Fast Facts: The Cast is back and starts their fall return by analyzing the last eight weeks of Nielsen retail scan data ending on October 4, 2021.
Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers announced the company will discontinue its Renaissance Food Group’s food processing operations at its Green Cove Springs, Fla., facility by mid-to-late November this year.
Square Roots and Gordon Food Service held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate their new indoor farm opening in Michigan.
The Packer is on the scene in Wenatchee, Wash. Our first stop is Stemilt and our second is at CMI Orchards. Here are a few photos.
Wholesum, Fair Trade Certified growers and shippers of organic fresh produce is proud to announce the completion of a major expansion at its distribution center in Nogales, Arizona.
Bobalu was recently honored by receiving two separate industry awards.
The South Texas Onion Marketing Order isn’t dead yet.
The Washington Apple Education Foundation announced its 2021 Volunteers of the Year.
Tasteful Selections and RPE, its exclusive sales and marketing partner since Tasteful Selections planted its first potato in 2010, announced on Nov. 10 the formation of a new entity, Tasteful Partners.
Heat seal coating specialist Sappi Rockwell Solutions has launched a recyclable, lightweight, heat seal, lidding film designed specifically for the fresh produce market.
A well-known veteran of the produce industry has joined the team at Mastronardi Produce to help support their recently expanded Western business operations.
With most of the 2021 apple crop now harvested and in storage, Washington apple shippers have lowered their estimate of the state’s fresh apple volume by 5.3% compared with an earlier estimate.
The Colombia Avocado Board is excited to reveal their new brand image as part of a new strategic plan to increase Colombian avocado imports to the U.S.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement is has published its annual report.
Long-term government help to deliver more water to California growers is on its way.
Wenatchee, Wash.-based Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers is rolling out a new eco-friendly bag for organic fruit in the 2021-22 season.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is inviting citrus suppliers to compete to sell fresh oranges to government feeding programs.
Vero Beach, Fla.-based IMG Citrus has announced a new Florida grapefruit brand and specialty product, YELLOS.
The first apple storage report of the season shows U.S. fresh apple inventories were 7.1% below year-ago levels as of Nov. 1.
2021 wasn’t an easy year for Connecticut produce growers and wholesalers, but it wasn’t like 2020 either, so there’s that.
Caesar DiCrecchio was sentenced to spend 10-plus years in prison, three years of supervised release and pay $8 million in restitution for defrauding the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market of more than $7.8 million.
The Packer’s Tom Karst recently asked Matt Hiltner, marketing coordinator for Santa Maria, Calif.-based Babé Farms, Inc. about current trends in specialty produce marketing.
Peelz Citrus of Fowler Packing Company announced the launch of their ‘Thiz iz Peelz’ campaign, the first-ever national media campaign for the brand.
The U.S. Apple Association today announced the launch of its new emerging apple leader program, the NextGen Apple Fellowship.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has purchased more than 100,000 50-pound cartons of potatoes.
Food insecurity is at an all-time high, with one in eight Americans reporting some level of uncertainty about where their next meal will come from.
The U.S. Apple Association today said more needs to be done to ensure U.S. apple growers can once again compete in the Indian market.
Corrugated box production reached a record level in the pandemic year 2020, and the outlook for continued moderate growth is still in place.