Produce - General
Western Growers launched the Global Harvest Automation Initiative. One of the deliverables was a report that took a look at how harvest innovation is impacting growers. The first report is here.
The Bureau of Reclamation announced the initial Central Valley Project water allocation for 2022, which includes a 15% allocation for Friant Division Class 1 contractors. Hydrology for the 2022 water year is very dry.
New Limeco is extending its season past its usual mid-May to March time frame and adding more imported items to its available offerings.
A number of issues affect Florida produce growers right now. Those include weather, the ongoing global supply chain disruptions, increased pressure from the supply of foreign products and the domestic labor shortage.
Florida growers have not been spared the string of COVID-19-related disruptions. No one has. The biggest issues were supply chain clogs, labor and truck shortages, and the costs that come with such shortages.
As consumers increasingly crave freshness and convenience, sales of fresh cut, value-added produce continue to climb.
Hear from The Port of Los Angeles and a diverse panel of experts as they share analysis and insights from the front lines of the American supply chain.
The grocer’s new location in Washington, D.C.’s Glover Park neighborhood offers more than 800 local products, including fresh produce.
Packaging for produce reflects the complexity and range of the fruits and vegetables our industry brings to market every day.
Allie first started with Moxxy in 2014 and has been part of the agency’s growth through two Salinas, CA brick and mortar offices.
New Zealand’s 2022 apple season is underway, with T&G Global harvesting the first of this season’s apples, according to a news release.
Sales and marketing manager, Andrea Scroggs, sits down with Matthew Gideon about the state of the onion market today and the outlook of Keystone’s current Mexico onion and upcoming Texas onion seasons.
Local Bounti Corporation, a U.S. indoor agriculture company, announced that it will acquire indoor farming company Hollandia Produce Group, Inc., which operates under the name Pete’s, for $122.5 million.
Leamington, Ontario-based Great Lakes Greenhouses knows the business of cucumbers.
The past two years of food supply disruption have brought greater awareness of essential workers and the challenges of supply chain woes, including the role of agriculture’s frontline workers, farmworkers.
A new report from IRI and 210 Analytics examining fresh produce sales in February finds that while dollar sales are “looking good,” the “volume pressure is real,” said 210 Analytics President Anne-Marie Roerink.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the USDA aims to leverage all of its assets to support progress towards healthier eating patterns in an equitable way.
We’ve all heard the expression, “You only get one chance to make a good first impression.” I venture to say that’s not entirely true. Here’s why.
While shoppers in most areas are back to shopping in stores, the lingering effects of the pandemic — and how they upended shopper habits — continue to shape the retail landscape.
U.S. apple inventories on March 1 totaled 95.8 million 42-pound cartons, 0.8% more than a year ago and 2.2% below the five-year average for that date.
Amid our country’s decades-high inflation, some are predicting interest rates will skyrocket, as well. It reminds many economists of the same situation that occurred in the late 1970s.
Ganaz launched its Ganaz MasterCard payroll card, enabling employers and workers in the agriculture and food processing industries to finally move to digital payments as most other industries have done.
In anticipation of spring’s return, Chiquita is celebrating through an all-new collaboration with Italian artist Michela Picchi to makeover its iconic blue sticker with a vibrant twist.
It’s “back to basics” this year for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s 96th annual convention and trade show, set for April 5-7 at the Palais des Congres in Montreal, Quebec.
More than 200 industry professionals celebrated the impact of Healthy Family Project’s cause marketing programs at the annual Healthy Family Project reception at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure.
After a week of disruptions along the Mexico-Texas border, truckers on the Mexico side of the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge ended the blockade Wednesday afternoon.
Despite industry backlash and inconsistent findings from several government agencies, EWG has released its controversial 2022 “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” fruit and vegetable lists.
The Packer sits down with Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, president and CEO of Produce for Better Health Foundation, to discuss the organization’s upcoming annual Consumer Connection Conference.
An extra inspection imposed by the governor of Texas has caused long delays to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. Over the course of a few days, the action led to a trucker blockade at the border.
Plenty of good-quality Mexican mangoes should be available this spring and summer, with shipments already outpacing last year.