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...

3 years ago 8 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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,...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Lettuce: Mechanization and labor

I get lots of newsletters every day in my email, but among the ones I find most informative is Rural...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 7 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 1 minute read

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,...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 1 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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...

3 years ago 1 minute read

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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