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GRAPHIC: A look at rising demand for asparagus
Asparagus volume in the U.S. rose 25 percent from 2020 to 2021, with nearly two-thirds coming from Mexico and almost...
California Giant Berry Farms forecasts strong strawberry supplies
WATSONVILLE, CA – APRIL 25, 2022 – California Giant Berry Farms BB #:121061, a leader in fresh sustainable berries, today...
SpartanNash expands specialty, local offerings through partnership
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE) — Food solutions company SpartanNash BB #:104892 has expanded its specialty and local food selection for...
Farewell, Garlic Festival
It must have been July 1983, or maybe ‘84. I went down to California’s Gilroy Garlic Festival with a friend...
USDA restricts PACA violators in Florida and Texas
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...
USDA restricts five PACA violators
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing...
Vertical Farming: Crops in motion
Focusing squarely on the technological solutions side, Canadian firm CubicFarm Systems Corporation, from Langley, BC, takes a different approach to...
Hazel Technologies opens new Chicago headquarters
CHICAGO, IL – Hazel Technologies, Inc. BB #:302595 announced today the opening of the company’s new Chicago home, a state-of-the-art office...
IFPA celebrates industry volunteers during National Volunteer Week
Newark, De. and Washington D.C. – International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 is celebrating industry volunteers during National Volunteer...
Peruvian table grape exports grew in volume and value in 2021-2022
In the 2021-2022 Peruvian grape export campaign, growers shipped 531,069 tons for $1.373 billion, 13 percent more in volume and...
Oregon: Farmworkers to get overtime pay
On April 15, Oregon governor Kate Brown signed a bill (HR 4002) into law that will now require state growers...
Graphic: The Mexican avocado industry’s commitment to sustainability
MISSION, Kan., April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — (Family Features) The avocado industry in Mexico, led by the Association of Avocado...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 22, 2022
Pamela appears from Dallas, just after the golf tournament at the annual Viva Fresh event, which she says will be...
Gideon launches autonomous forklift for loading and unloading
ZAGREB, Croatia and DOVER, Delaware, April 21, 2022 – Gideon, the robotics and AI solutions company, today announced a pioneering...
USDA restricts Nevada PACA violator
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on a produce business for failing...
How to encourage a produce habit
American consumers are not in the habit of eating many fruits and vegetables. That has to change. “Most people don’t...
Vertical Farming: The Entrepreneurial Spirit
Fitting into the urban landscape is Bowery Farming, Inc., a New York City-based startup founded in 2015 by Irving Fain....
Peruvian asparagus exports slowly recover from pandemic
Peruvian asparagus participation in the European market has seen a 30 percent increase so far in 2022. “We maintained the...
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