Tomatoes
A contentious issue for decades, the terms of the U.S. tomato trade with Mexico again hung in the balance in 2023.
A 10-page economic study from Arizona State University says ending the U.S.-Mexico suspension minimum price agreement for tomatoes would raise consumer prices by as much as 50%.
Blue Road Capital is acquiring the greenhouse grower from its venture-capital parent company, Silver Venture, and aims to expand the company through increased vertical integration, innovation and distribution channels.
Village Farms is growing over a million pounds of fresh produce a year in the inhospitable Big Bend region of Texas thanks to innovative, greenhouse growing methods and knowledgeable farmers like Abby Lange.
The push to end the U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement is supported by most American tomato growers.
A Florida group has asked the Commerce Department to dump price agreements and implement antidumping duties on Mexican tomatoes.
A recent public filing could cause the indoor grower to default on its Richmond farm facility and trigger a domino effect, leading to additional farm foreclosures.
Recent investor reports and leadership changes have prompted concerns about the rapidly growing vertical farm operator, but the company says it’s ramping up to deliver revenue.
The Canadian-based greenhouse grower is adding Yoom, a purple cocktail tomato with a sweet-savory flavor, to its roster.
The Texas-based greenhouse grower has updated its website and logo to reflect expanded product line and new brand strategy.
North American greenhouse grower is partnering with Verdant Technologies in retail pilot of tomatoes from Mexico that uses slow ripening post-harvest technology.
The vibrant collection of red, orange and yellow greenhouse-grown cherry on-the-vine tomatoes is the latest offering in the D’Vines portfolio.
The Leamington, Ontario-based company is spotlighting three items that it says deliver what consumers are seeking: high-quality, high-flavor fresh produce that amplify cooking and snacking occasions.
The Summer Swell tomato will be distributed through New York City-based produce wholesaler distributor S. Katzman Produce and available at grocery stores in the New York metropolitan area beginning April 2023.
Arkansas is known for its tasty field-grown tomatoes, and grower-shippers say this year’s crop should put a smile on the faces of produce buyers and consumers alike.
While heirlooms can be more challenging to grow in the field, North Carolina-based Happy Dirt farmer-owner Sanford Fishel has found a way to defy the odds.
San Antonio-based NatureSweet is warning that ending the U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement could add tariffs of more than 20% on the imports of fresh tomatoes into the U.S.
Nature Fresh Farms’ Hiiros tomatoes have been named “Best Snacking Tomatoes” in the Powerhouse Produce category of Good Housekeeping’s 2024 Best Snack Awards.
The company said it expects to have a good supply of Oceanside Pole tomatoes starting at the end of June, with peak availability from August through October.
When arrival nears for a new crop of Arkansas tomatoes, consumers can hardly wait. At least that’s the opinion of Gary Margolis, a tomato marketer who owns Hamburg, Ark.-based Gem Tomato & Vegetable Sales.
The company also won recognition at the International Taste Institute’s Superior Taste Awards in Belgium for its tomatoes and berries.
The company took home recognition for its Hiiros tomatoes, Sweet S’NAPS, bell peppers and cucumbers.
After bananas and apples, the perennial household favorites, tomatoes, typically go toe-to-toe with potatoes, carrots and onions jockeying for position in the shopping cart.
U.S. distributors of Mexican tomatoes are pushing hard to blunt the effort by domestic producers to terminate the 2019 Suspension Agreement between Mexican tomato producers and the U.S. Commerce Department.
The state’s 2023-24 tomato acreage should be similar to last season’s, but volume should be up because Hurricane Ian put a damper on production last year, said Michael Schadler of the Florida Tomato Exchange.
A recent decision by the U.S. Court of International Trade invalidated a 2019 determination by the Department of Commerce that exporters of fresh tomatoes had “dumped” product into the U.S. from Mexico.
The greenhouse grower says Umami The Fifth Taste brings a new flavor profile to the Bombs product line with a sweet and savory taste.
Using duties to replace the suspension agreement that regulates U.S. imports of Mexican tomatoes would make things far worse for the U.S. tomato market, says Javier Badillo of the FPAA in this guest column.
Rio Rico, Ariz.-based SunFed expects to move slightly more Mexican produce in 2024 compared to last year, despite weather challenges early in the year.