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New MountainKing Merchandising Program Focuses on Baby Potatoes

PRESS RELEASE: HOUSTON, TX (January 20, 2020) – As sales of baby Golds, Reds and Medley potatoes continue to climb,...

5 years ago 2 minute read

VIDEO: Allocating food safety resources

Paying attention to good food safety research helps produce companies get the highest return on their food safety investment. The...

5 years ago 1 minute read

VIDEO: Molly Ringwald stars in this year’s Avocados from Mexico commercial

PRESS RELEASE: DALLAS, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Avocados From Mexico (AFM) today announced in their first teaser, titled “Tiara,”...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Calavo’s Renaissance Food Group to acquire Simply Fresh Fruit Inc.

PRESS RELEASE: SANTA PAULA, Calif., Jan. 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calavo Growers, Inc. BB #:113203, a global avocado-industry leader...

5 years ago 6 minute read

2020 Insights: Online retail

When it comes to fresh purchases online, Kris Park, from the Food Industry Management Program at Cornell University in Ithaca,...

5 years ago 2 minute read

International trade remains critical to Miami

Despite the Miami region’s abundant production, the heart of South Florida’s fruit and vegetable industry revolves around trade with Latin...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Fyffes partners The Masked Singer for banana promotion

CORAL GABLES, Fla., January 20, 2020 – As the premiere of the new season of The Masked Singer quickly approaches,...

5 years ago 3 minute read

The importance of USMCA to the produce industry

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement that sits on President Trumps desk ready to be signed means more than just free trade...

5 years ago 2 minute read

OPN report shows 5 percent organic growth in 2019

Monterey, CA (January 20, 2020) — Retail sales of organic fruits and vegetables grew by slightly more than five percent...

5 years ago 4 minute read

USDA restricts PACA violators in California and Texas

As part of its efforts to ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

5 years ago 4 minute read

2020 Insights: Retail market

Conventional supermarkets are increasingly facing competition from alternative sales channels, notably dollar stores and farmers markets. “The way grocery stores...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Miami Produce Center: Disappearing act

A sprawling eight-acre warehouse complex at Northwest 13th Avenue and Northwest 21st Terrace, the Miami Produce Center has served as...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Importers prepare for mandatory tomato inspections

With the mandatory inspections of Mexican tomatoes set to start in a few months, importers are figuring out how such...

5 years ago 3 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 17, 2020

Pamela calls in from the northern US border after a trip to Leamington, Ontario, where a hot tomato market is...

5 years ago 1 minute read

USDA restricts PACA violators in New York and Utah

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...

5 years ago 3 minute read

USDA files action against Mibo Fresh Foods LLC

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...

5 years ago 2 minute read

USDA restricts PACA violators in New Jersey and New York

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Mexican grape summit set for March in Tubac, AZ

Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico January 15th, 2020 — The Table Grape Growers Association based in Hermosillo, Mexico (AALPUM), is pleased to...

5 years ago 2 minute read

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