Produce - General
(UPDATED, March 19) The Food and Drug Administration has finalized new compliance dates for the agricultural water requirements in the Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Safety Rule.
U.S. banana imports in 2018 declined moderately in volume but rose slightly in value.
Misionero Vegetables, Gonzales, Calif., has hired Jeff Cook as chief financial officer.
California’s strawberry crop seemed to be gradually returning to normal volume this spring after a rainy winter that delayed picking early in the season.
The domestic blueberry season was kicking off in mid-April with harvesting already underway in Georgia, said Victoria De Bruin, marketing manager for the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council.
Syngenta Vegetable Seeds and the Produce Marketing Association have formed an alliance in which the seed company will help sponsor a number of PMA events.
Organic produce is a $5.7 billion industry, taking up almost a 10% share of all U.S. retail produce sales — and there’s no sign of this trend letting up anytime soon.
Recent Shelby Market data has revealed the top retailers by market share in each region of the United States.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has laid the groundwork imports of peppers from Colombia.
Mid-May rain in California is likely to damage some cherries, but marketers believe there will be plenty of promotion opportunities for all sizes through mid-June.
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Produce companies who ignore measuring sustainability do so at their increasing peril, panelists said at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo May 10.
PALM DESERT, Calif. — Adding the human touch to digital technology was one of the themes of a panel discussion at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo on May 10.
BRONX, N.Y. — Northeast Editor Amy Sowder recaps her latest visit to Hunts Point Produce Market to chat with Gabriela D’Arrigo of D’Arrigo New York.
Produce Alliance, Chicago, has hired Mike Bradley as chief operating officer.
The Paxiom Group, whose companies specialize in packaging automation, has purchased its second facility in Las Vegas.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has restricted four companies from operating in the produce industry after not paying for shipments, violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Recent Shelby Report market data reveals the top retailers by market share in each region of the United States.
If you missed the speech by Bill Walton at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo, you missed quite a lot.
North Shore Living, Thermal, Calif., has hired Milas Russell as general manager.
Dragon fruit demand has skyrocketed on Produce Market Guide last week.
The Allen Lund Co., La Canada Flintridge, Calif., has promoted Ryan Stephenson to corporate business development team leader.
Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI), Kieler, Wis., has appointed Monty Christenberry as senior vice president of the central region.
Yes, there were long-term fallouts from a freeze and a hurricane. But equally weighing on the minds of Georgia’s fresh produce industry leaders were challenges unrelated to the weather.
Hardships born from a big freeze in 2016 have inspired Georgia’s blueberry industry to invest in some protective technology so growers don’t get frozen out of the market again.
New York farmers have access to new organic grape tomato varieties to fill the demand for local high-value produce.
Ian LeMay is the new president of the California Fresh Fruit Association, Fresno.
What’s the biggest barrier to increased per capita consumption of fruits and vegetables?
Western Growers, Irvine, Calif., has hired Eric Trost as vice president of employee benefits for the Insurance Services group.
Coastline Family Farms, Salinas, Calif., has hired Marc Kirby as vice president of finance and accounting.
The United Fresh Produce Association is coming to Chicago one more time, and expectations are high for the Windy City and the show.