Peru eyes dragon fruit as next big export item

Global demand for pitahaya, also called dragon fruit, has increased during the pandemic due to the vitamin and minerals that...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Greenhouses: Here, there, anywhere

Rooftop growing has long been popular in urban areas, as it takes advantage of unused space, open air, and sunlight,...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Stop & Shop kills acquisition agreement with King Kullen

QUINCY, Mass. and BETHPAGE, N.Y., June 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Stop & Shop BB #:101396 and King Kullen BB...

5 years ago 3 minute read

USDA proposes adding Romas to Florida tomato marketing order

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing changes to the handling requirements under the federal marketing order for tomatoes grown...

5 years ago 1 minute read

United Fresh Live! Preview

United Fresh LIVE! is a response to an unprecedented challenge to our industry and our world. While citizens around the...

5 years ago 8 minute read

Tomato price rise unrelated to pandemic

Tomatoes volumes are in a downward trend in June, which is causing prices to be higher than previous years for...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Care in Crisis: Blue Book Predictive Score

In Blue Book Services’ “Care in Crisis” video No.6, Marketing Director Jeff Lair describes the benefits of the Blue Book...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Braga Fresh to debut items at United Fresh Live

SOLEDAD, Calif. – June 10, 2020 – Braga Fresh BB #:206762 is introducing items at the United Fresh Live virtual...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Ten Democratic Senators question USDA Food Box program

Ten Democratic senators sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue questioning the efficiency and effectiveness of the USDA Farmers...

5 years ago 7 minute read

California Avocado Commission outlines its United Fresh Live plans

IRVINE, Calif. (June 10, 2020) – It is peak California avocado season and the California Avocado Commission BB #:145028 is...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Chilean citrus exports to increase this season

Summer is just around the corner, and that means it’s time for Citrus from Chile! The Chilean Citrus industry is...

5 years ago 3 minute read

UNFI reports strong Q3, delays Cub Foods sale

United Natural Foods, Inc. BB #:158953 reported a 12 percent third quarter sales growth over last year’s same period in...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Greenhouses: Old methods, new technology

Although the basic tenets of greenhouse growing haven’t changed all that much since the Victorian era—protecting crops indoors with controlled...

5 years ago 2 minute read

The benefit of hindsight

It is easy to become transfixed on the future, so much so that we may forget about the past and...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Onions gain some market stability

Onions have had an eventful spring with the pandemic, but as crops transition in late spring and early summer, there’s...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Vegetables continue to drive retail sales

During the last week of May, restaurants in many states had started to reopen dine-in facilities with social distancing measures...

5 years ago 11 minute read

Field Fresh Farms expands retail distribution in response to market changes

Watsonville, CA (June 9, 2020) — Field Fresh Farms BB #:169833, a leading grower/shipper of conventional and organic produce, has...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Ohio firm posts $90,000 employment bond

WASHINGTON, June 9, 2020 – Great Lakes Packers Inc., BB #:102690 operating out of Bellevue, Ohio, has posted a $90,000...

5 years ago 2 minute read

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