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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – August 21, 2020
Summer is salad time, but Pamela and Greg discuss how the leaf items coming from the Salinas, CA, area will...
USDA determines individuals responsibly connected to Florida violator
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Jesse Fernandez and Yosuan Fernandez were...
FPFC 28th annual golf event carries on
PRESS RELEASE ANAHEIM, CA – The Fresh Produce & Floral Council’s 28th Annual Golf Tournament was held on Wednesday, August...
Emanuel Lazopoulos re-joins Dole
PRESS RELEASE CHARLOTTE, NC – August 21, 2020– Dole Food Company BB #:124463 announced today that produce industry veteran Emanuel...
Salmonella outbreak tied to bagged peaches at Aldi
The FDA released the following statement August 19, 2020: The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, is...
Romaine remains a salad star
The romaine lettuce market has had some external challenges the past few years from FDA advisories and recalls to restaurants...
Target joins peach recall
PRESS RELEASE: State health and food safety officials are warning Minnesota consumers not to eat fresh, whole peaches supplied by...
Northwest pear crop estimate up slightly in 2020
PRESS RELEASE: PORTLAND, Ore. – August 20, 2020 – After careful evaluation, the pear industry is releasing the first official estimate...
USApple says production, exports up for 2019 crop
PRESS RELEASE Falls Church, Va. (August 20, 2020)— The 2019 apple crop was the sixth largest crop in history, said...
USDA says man not responsibly connected to Florida violator
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has determined that Thomas D’Agostino is not responsibly connected to...
Care in Crisis: Social Media
In Blue Book Services “Care in Crisis” video No. 12, Jeff Lair, Blue Book’s Marketing Director, highlights the value of...
Loffredo Fresh Foods expands to Minneapolis
PRESS RELEASE: Des Moines, Iowa, August 19, 2020 – Loffredo Fresh Foods BB #:101797, the Iowa-based food distributor long known...
Summer of mango rolls on
Mangos continue to have a strong summer with volumes up over previous years and prices showing no weakness. Consumer demand...
HelloFresh recalls onions that may have Salmonella
The FDA released this company announcement August 19, 2020 Company Announcement: HelloFresh BB #:299518 has been informed by one of...
Organic demand still exceeds supply
During the five months of pandemic fresh produce shopping, organic has outperformed conventional. As Organic Produce Network co-founder Tonya Antle...
Apeel cuts avocado waste 50 percent at German Edeka stores
Hamburg, Germany, and Santa Barbara, California, USA (August 18, 2020) – The Edeka Group and Apeel BB #:345580 are further...
Produce demand holds as fruit sales strengthen
Editor’s note: click charts to enlarge. The second full week of August was the fifth of eight non-holiday weeks between...
Pineapple market disaster continues
Many fruits and vegetables are seeing strong demand and healthy markets, but pineapples are one item that continues to suffer....
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