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Focus on Fresh: Five trends to watch in 2022
A year ago, when I started writing the Focus on Fresh for the 2021 Know Your Commodity Guide, I had...
Produce Almanac provides a fuller view of cost
Toronto, Canada, January 24, 2022 – This year, more than any in the recent past, it is so important to...
Applewood and Produce Moms see winter flavorful apple harvest
Applewood Fresh Growers, BB #:348232 which can trace its roots back to 1935, and the parent affiliate company Applewood Orchards,...
FirstFruits Marketing partners with Stadelman Fruit for pears
YAKIMA, WA – FirstFruits Marketing BB #:355280 is pleased to announce today the addition of Stadelman Fruit BB #:113794 as...
Lettuce: Mechanization and labor
I get lots of newsletters every day in my email, but among the ones I find most informative is Rural...
Oppy promotes Happy Berry hydroponic strawberries
SANTA MARIA, California — Rooting thousands of strawberry plants on elevated tables the first week of October, Oppy, under the...
FPAA promotes Allison Moore to Executive Vice President
NOGALES, Az. (January 24, 2022) The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas BB #:144354 has named Allison Moore as Executive...
Peruvian mandarin exports grow in 2021
From January to November 2021, Peruvian mandarin exports reached 230,953 tons for $292 million, reflecting a 10 percent increase in...
Hazel Tech expands Asia Pacific office
New investment from Singapore-based global investor EDBI to drive strategic expansion across the region Chicago, IL (January 20, 2022)—Hazel Technologies,...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 21, 2022
Pamela and Greg discuss the supply chain outlook, and how long industry experts expect it to be in turmoil, and...
iTradeNetwork launches Network-as-a-Service
Dublin, Calif. | January 19, 2022 — iTradeNetwork BB #:164437, the industry’s largest perishables network with over 8,000 food and...
Allen Lund Co. promotes two in Orlando office
La Cañada Flintridge Calif., January 18, 2022 — The Allen Lund Company BB #:107465 announces two promotions in the Orlando...
Flavor & The Menu’s annual Top 10 Trends point to ‘democratization of innovation’
FREEPORT, Maine, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Headturning charcuterie boards, inventive banana-infused drinks and desserts, and new spins on Mexican...
Western Growers offers HarvestWiki to help agtech startups
Western Growers BB #:144734 has launched HarvestWiki to help specialty crop growers share information about growing operations, allowing agtech startups to have...
Chilean fruit exports ahead of last season’s pace
According to the Association of Fruit Exporters of Chile (ASOEX) BB #:156234, in the current shipping season of 2021-2022 (September...
Vaccination proof complicates produce shipments to Canada
As of January 15, Canadian border authorities have been instructed to refuse access to their nation to truckers who cannot...
Walmart to build 1 million square foot fulfillment center in Mississippi
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Walmart BB #:143789 announced plans to build a fulfillment center in Olive Branch to support the...
DHS to require COVID-19 vaccination for non-U.S. travelers entering U.S. ports of entry
International Fresh Produce Association BB #:378962 Member Alert January 21, 2022 — Last night during a call with U.S. Department...