Produce - General
Total Quality Logistics is helping the public thank U.S. military members through cards, and the industry can contribute to service organizations through the logistics company.
JOH, Billerica, Mass., has hired Tara Larson in the Great Lakes region as an account manager.
May 1 fresh apple holdings were down 13% compared with a year ago, according to the latest U.S. Apple Association market report.
Hosted by several industry associations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Greg Ibach toured fresh produce operations near Fresno, Calif., on June 6.
Paul “Sonny” H. Scheid Jr., former president of Scheid Produce Inc., a company founded by his father, died June 3. He was 89.
A panel of produce industry leaders in Nogales, Ariz., spoke in favor of free trade and against the threatened Trump administration imposition of tariffs on Mexican goods.
The certainty of stable trade relations between the U.S. and Mexico seemed to be evaporating in early June.
Truck rates moved strongly higher in south Texas and Arizona in early June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.
McLean, Va.-based Gladstone Land Corp. has purchased two blueberry farms in Michigan.
Providence, R.I.-based United Natural Foods has reported net sales of $5.96 billion — including $3.24 billion from Supervalu — for the third quarter of the fiscal year.
Promotions that support local retail sales of Pazazz apples are abundant.
The Packer’s latest poll invites readers to evaluate President Trump’s handling of the immigration problems at the Mexican border.
A Congressional disaster relief bill headed for President Trump’s desk for his signature will provide more direct aid to U.S. cherry growers hurt by China’s retaliatory tariffs.
Pleasant Prairie, Wis.-based Good Foods plans to feature its plant-based dips at the United Fresh Produce Association expo June 11-12.
PISMO BEACH, Calif. — Value-added solutions that meet the needs of tomorrow’s consumers is one opportunity for fresh produce marketers.
Cashmere, Wash.-based Crunch Pak will be the exclusive slicer of newly available Cosmic Crisp apples, beginning in December.
In the last storage report of the season, the U.S. Apple Association reported June 1 fresh apple inventories are 7% less than the same time a year ago.
The nutrients in fresh vegetables and fruit dwindle down each day that ticks by after harvest, so does that mean produce frozen at peak ripeness is often healthier for consumers by the time they eat it?
U.S. growers are using less risky irrigation sources and are sanitizing their equipment more often than 20 years ago.
President Trump has announced the U.S. and Mexico have reached a border immigration agreement that will indefinitely suspend 5% tariffs on Mexican imports that had been set to take effect June 10.
For foodservice operators, a new research report shows that Chilean lemons are in the right place at the right time.
Sweet potato grower-shippers continue to see strong demand for their product but even greater volume to meet that demand.
Joe Barsi has joined California Giant Berry Farms in a new position for the company, chief operating officer.
A recent gathering of trade officials from eight countries are a good signal for increased international commerce, according to Port Manatee officials in Palmetto, Fla.
Putting in danger the prospects for a bipartisan farm bill, a House Republican plan to amp up work requirements for recipients of food stamps has stalled progress just before a scheduled late March markup session.
The National Association of Perishable Agricultural Receivers (NAPAR) has a new partnership with food industry buying cooperative Topco Associates LLC.
Sweet potatoes continue to find an eager audience in foreign markets.
A U.S. Department of Agriculture memo last year reminded school nutrition directors about the importance of the long-standing “Buy American” provision for school meals.
Robinson Fresh is focusing on its network of service centers across the U.S. to help increase supply chain efficiency and bring customers fresher perishable shipments.
Sorrento lemons and Tarocco blood oranges from Italy are available via Philadelphia-based wholesaler John Vena Inc.