Squash
Pero Family Farms Food Co. LLC., Delray Beach, Fla., has recalled a zucchini noodle product because it did not list egg and milk, which are classified as allergens, on the label.
Distributors of produce from West Mexico were hoping for a fruitful spring after a fall/winter season affected by rainstorms and cold weather.
The Packer’s 2019 Fresh Trends data for 2018 purchases of potatoes, squash and apples in the U.S.
Growers in West Mexico offer a wide range of winter produce and distributors were reporting good quality on all commodities.
Wholesum, Amado, Ariz., has added organic and fair trade butternut and spaghetti squash to its line-up.
The greenhouse category is expanding every year as growers look for more items that can be produced indoors, and as they ramp up the volume of the ones they already have.
Georgia growers who supply mostly retailers say they’re doing fine, but as for foodservice business — well, not so much.
Fresh Farms offers cucumbers, soft squash and cantaloupes. Fresh Farms is adding new items every week.
Hearing from domestic and import partisan interests, the U.S. ITC hosted a hearing April 8 on its investigation into unfair trade practices by foreign exporters on cucumber and squash imports into the U.S. market.
Even though 2020 was a great year for selling crops to retailers, many of New York’s growers are playing it safe by not planting too much more for the 2021 season.
In an unlikely turn of events, cucumbers and squash are smack dab in the limelight.
The U.S. International Trade Commission, acting on a request by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, has initiated investigations into the effects of imported cucumbers and squash on domestic growers.
Pero Family Farms Food Co. LLC, Delray Beach, Fla., has recalled multiple butternut squash products due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
The American Grown campaign, established in the wake of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, is encouraging U.S. growers to tell their stories.
Lancaster Foods LLC, Jessup, Md., has recalled a dozen fresh-cut butternut products, citing potential Listeria Monocytogenes contamination.
The grower whose butternut squash has been involved in recalls of fresh-cut products because of listeria concerns is working with the Food and Drug Administration to find the source.
Pummelo, oranges and strawberries carried the top three spots on PMG for the third week in a row, while lettuce rose three places to No. 4, and apples gained four spots to complete the top 5.
Veg Pak Produce is recalling Harvest Fresh brand Zucchini Spirals from the marketplace due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Consumers should not consume the recalled product described below.
Prices for zucchini around the nation ranged from 88 cents to $1.99 per pound on July 21, according to U.S. Marketing Services.
While making no recommendations, the U.S. International Trade Commission has issued reports showing big effects of U.S. imports of squash and cucumbers on the domestic market.
There were more shake-ups on PMG the second week of July, with cucumbers moving up to No. 1 and beans climbing from No. 6 the previous week to No. 2.
Fall is all about the harvest bounty — bubbling hot jonathan apple pies adorned with sugary laced lattice tops, jack-o-lantern pumpkins, ornamental gourds, sweet fall grapes, hard squash and crunchy apples.
St. Paul, Minn.-based Northwestern Fruit Co. Inc. will kick off the fall with an extensive assortment of products, including local and homegrown zucchini, yellow squash, corn, green beans and peppers.
The Rio Rico, Ariz.-based company imports and distributes watermelons, mini watermelons, honeydew, and conventional and organic hard squash from its farms in Sonora.
Green Giant Fresh has a new line of meal bowls with six distinct options.
Southern Valley Fruit & Vegetable Inc. may see about a 25% increase in spring vegetable volume this year, including some trial organic production.
L&M Cos. has four times the amount of organic produce planted in Florida this season.
NEW YORK — Wilda Ortega took all sorts of specialty produce out of display baskets to show visitors at the Coosemans New York booth at the New York Produce Show and Conference.
PennRose Farms, Wimauma, Fla., a grower-owned company that has a network of growers in the U.S. and Mexico, is expanding its geographic footprint.
Baldor Specialty Foods, Bronx, N.Y., is expanding the Urban Roots Veggie Side Kits line.