Produce - General
Potato and onion suppliers say they will have plenty of product on hand for Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts in 2020.
Specialty varieties play a central role in marketing potatoes and onions, marketers say.
A network of Eco-certified orchards in the Northeast is taking their commitment to environmentally progressive practices to a new level with the introduction of an innovative eco-friendly apple package.
PennRose Farms, Wimauma, Fla., announces the addition of Alicia Calhoun who will collaborate with leadership in their initiatives to strengthen core culture and further cultivate top talent management goals.
BRONX, N.Y. — The line of people waiting for fresh produce and a turkey stretched around the block on a chilly, sunny Monday, the second day of the weeklong Hunts Point Gives Back initiative.
This year, the Agribusiness Education Foundations’ Vocational Scholarship Program has awarded a total of $4,225 to two UnitedAg members seeking to further their education and specific training in agriculture.
Formerly known as the Hartford Regional Market, the Connecticut Regional Market has needed renovations and repairs for years — like several Northeastern wholesale food distribution markets built more than 50 years ago.
Hass Avocado Board is creating awareness for research into the role avocados play in promoting good gut health and expanding access to its Avocado Quality Manual Guide to Best Practices.
Fresh Express is recalling Caesar Supreme salad kits after a random test yielded a positive result for E. coli.
The Port of Hueneme, in California’s Ventura County, is known as the Banana Port of the West Coast, but a new service is certain to increase blueberries at the port.
Ark Foods opened a packinghouse in Immokalee, Fla., where the company has been farming since 2014.
Hazel Technologies Inc. has a new partnership with Miami-based tropical produce company Fruits n’ Rootz.
BlockApps, an enterprise blockchain platform provider, has launched the TraceHarvest Network, which allows access to supply chain information to improve food safety and other measures.
A leader in Québec’s pre-cut salad and vegetable processing industry, Saladexpress, is pleased to announce a major five million dollar investment in its Saint-Rémi factory, located on the South Shore of Montréal.
There’s good news for fans of organic avocados — and those who market them. Supplies out of Mexico should be plentiful this season, and prices should be reasonable.
Retail and consumer requests for bagged avocados have been inching upward for the past several years, but the onset of the coronavirus seems to have intensified that demand, grower-shippers say.
Favorable weather and abundant rainfall should lead to bigger exports of Chilean grapes this year, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report.
The final shipments of this season’s New Zealand-grown kiwifruit have left Port of Tauranga bound for Zespri’s global markets, capping another strong season for the New Zealand kiwifruit industry.
California Citrus Mutual, Florida Citrus Mutual, and Texas Citrus Mutual are supporting Congressman Jim Costa, D - Fresno, to be the new chair of the House Agriculture Committee.
Cal Poly is set to change the landscape of organic agriculture with a $5 million donation made to the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences by Grimmway Farms.
TerraFresh Organics, an organic fruit company supplying organic citrus, mangos, stone fruit and grapes to North America, is prepared for a solid organic Mexican citrus season.
Pinata, the apple with the tropical twist, is currently being packed by Stemilt Growers and shipped to stores around the nation, just in time for the upcoming holiday season.
Potato and onion marketers say COVID-19 has forced them to alter plans in certain channels, but the pandemic hasn’t stopped them.
Organic onion and potato sales continue to trend upward, even during the COVID-19 pandemic — and, perhaps because of the pandemic, marketers say.
The Packer’s Tom Karst recently visited with Nancy Tucker, vice president of the Produce Marketing Association.
Don Limón – the international fresh fruit exporter-importer – is excited to announce the launch of its retail partnership program to offer greater flexibility as the trend towards direct sourcing intensifies.
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Pharr, Texas, found $11.6 million in suspected methamphetamine hidden inside a trailer load of fresh broccoli from Mexico.
Executives from Driscoll’s and Plenty will discuss the collaboration between the companies with the indoor vertical farming firm growing Driscoll’s strawberries.
Wholesum, Fair Trade certified growers and shippers of organic produce, recently hired Harumi Kuniyoshi, Ph.D. as their Director of Research and Development.
Envy apples will be a part of a recent Christmas tradition, with promotions during the Hallmark Channel’s popular Countdown to Christmas programming.