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Wish Farms adds blueberry grower relations director
Plant City, FL – International grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, Wish Farms, BB #:111764 is...
FDA proposes additional FSMA traceability recordkeeping
The FDA is proposing to establish additional traceability recordkeeping requirements (beyond what is already required in existing regulations) for persons...
FPAA credits Congressional effort to help imported produce
NOGALES, Az. (Jan. 12, 2021) – With billions of dollars at stake, the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas BB...
New Products: Customizing convenience for home cooking
Home cooks love convenience, but they also love to be creative in the kitchen. Ocean Mist Farms, BB #:111742 a...
Shopper Insights: Looks matter to consumers, and retailers
Sorry, so-called ugly produce. Looks still matter when influencing consumers to try something new. Quality/appearance was the top influencer cited...
Mann Packing Co. adds fifth facility in California
CORAL GABLES, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mann Packing Co., Inc. BB #:114946, a subsidiary of Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., BB #:111187...
USDA to issue weekly report on seasonable and perishable trends
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a new data report, the U.S. Mexico Canada...
Stemilt’s data reveals apple dollars up, volume down
WENATCHEE, Wash. –Stemilt’s BB #:113654 marketing director Brianna Shales and communications manager, Katie Harmon, start 2021 by analyzing the last...
Healthy Family Project wraps up 2020, looks ahead to 2021
ORLANDO, Fla. – Healthy Family Project wrapped 2020 raising $210,780 through cause marketing programs focused on living a healthy lifestyle...
U.S. ITC to investigate imports of cucumbers and squash
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) is seeking input for two new general factfinding investigations on the effects of imported...
New Products: Giant potential in avocados
There appears no end in sight for the avocado boom. Though overall growth has slowed a bit since the 1990s,...
Blueberry coalition makes its case for imports
As blueberry popularity has exploded in the U.S., a group of U.S. growers say imports are threatening their profitability. The...
A look at the food box future
In this hyper-political era, politics seem to affect everything, and the USDA Farmers to Families food box program is no...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 8, 2021
The produce industry was surprised with another round of the Farmers to Families Food Box program, Greg and Pamela talk...
USDA finds individuals not connected to Washington violator
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Eloiza Nunez Ramirez, Jose A. Ramirez,...
USDA cites Wayne Bailey PACA violations
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Wayne Bailey Inc. BB #:108284,...
New Products: Reaching retail with fresh-cut
Although the foodservice sector has suffered mightily during the pandemic, the growth of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables and various blends...
Tomato prices rise on light supplies
Tomato volumes are tight and may remain until mid-January from both Mexico and Florida. That has caused prices to remain...
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