Strawberries
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.
In early February, farmworkers started trickling into the parking lot from the strawberry field to take their lunch break at Parkesdale Farms, Dover, Fla.
Plant City, Fla.-based Wish Farms has established a growing operation in Oxnard, Calif.
The Packer is seeking supplier input this week for upcoming coverage of bananas and California strawberries.
Berry marketer Wish Farms has opened the doors to its new headquarters in Plant City, Fla.
Bobalu Berry Farms has just launched a series of exclusive recipes as they begin to build a consumer network of brand loyal shoppers.
2021 is shaping up to be a big year for California strawberries.
With added acreage this year and production continuing to rise, marketers see a bright future for California strawberries.
Clamshell packaging is still dominant for California strawberries, marketers say, but there is industry investment in sustainable packaging options.
The long sought-after fountain of youth may have been hidden in plain sight. Three new studies suggest strawberries may be associated with slowing down aging of the brain, cardiovascular system, and gut microbiome.
Leamington, Ontario-based Nature Fresh Farms is expanding its greenhouse strawberry acreage from one to 16 acres, with help from growing partner Cielo Vista, to be completed this fall.
Organic berry sales topped $760 million in 2019 and comprised 12.3% of total retail berry sales, according to data from IRI. Marketers moved more than 13.7 million pounds of berries in 2019.
Business updates from companies featured in The Packer’s Summer Berries section.
Watsonville, Calif.-based Driscoll’s has installed 3,384 solar panels on its 155,000 square-foot cooling facility in Santa Maria, Calif., which is estimated to generate 1.4 million kilowatt-hours of power annually.
Oishii, the produce company behind the world’s largest indoor vertical strawberry farm, announced the opening of their newest farm in Los Angeles.
Rooting thousands of strawberry plants on elevated tables the first week of October, Oppy, under the Ocean Spray license, will launch the first-ever specialty berry pack in the Happy Berry™ label mid-December.
California Giant Berry Farms, a leader in fresh sustainable berries, today unveiled its new website, www.calgiant.com.
Florida strawberry business updates from companies such as Florida Strawberry Growers Association, Gem-Pack and Wish Farms.
As Bobalu Berry Farms reflects on their 60-year anniversary coming into the 2022 season, the Jones Family views 2021 as the real milestone year completing the transition to a fully integrated company.
Bobalu was recently honored by receiving two separate industry awards.
The J.R. Simplot Company has announced it has entered a strategic alliance with Plant Sciences Inc., a Watsonville, CA-based plant breeding company, to drive new breeding techniques for strawberries.
When it comes to fall and early winter produce in Florida, it depends on the hurricane season. And yes, growers and marketers also watch for any frosts that pop up in what’s supposed to be the Sunshine State.
Strawberries aren’t ready yet this fall so far, but on Nov. 26, 2020, strawberry shipments from Florida had 4,923 packages of eight 1-pound containers with lids — or almost 40,000 pounds, according to the AMS.
Florida strawberries are profitable and popular in the market because they give retailers the ability to sell and promote a continuous fresh berry program to consumers all year long.
International grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, Wish Farms, is proud to announce the fifth berry to its lineup: Pink-A-Boo Pineberries.
Strawberries typically aren’t thought of as “fall fruit,” but plenty of promotable volume will be available in the months ahead.
Kubota Corporation and Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. have invested in U.S. startup Advanced Farm Technologies.
GEM-Pack Berries LLC and Red Blossom Sales Inc. are combining forces.
U.S. imports of fresh and frozen fruits rose by 11% in value from September 2020 through August 2021, newly released trade statistics show.
While labor issues and competition from California and Mexico are presenting ongoing challenges for the Florida strawberry industry.