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U.S. apple holdings up 14 percent from last year

U.S. fresh-market apple holdings of 104.0 million bushels on January 1, 2020, are 14 percent greater than the January 1,...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Crunch Pack co-brands with The Produce Moms

January 9, 2020 – Crunch Pak BB #:171819, the sliced apple specialist and The Produce Moms BB #:366223, have taken their...

5 years ago 4 minute read

2020 Insights: Sustainability

The issue of sustainability has been at the forefront of the industry in 2019 and will gain further significance in...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Church Brothers acquires Green Giant value-added fresh vegetable business from Growers Express

PRESS RELEASE SALINAS, Calif. – January 8, 2020 – Church Brothers Farms BB #:161800 acquired the Green Giant Fresh value-added...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Naturipe announces a new President of Sales

Naturipe Farms BB #:165382 is pleased to announce that Jim Roberts has been promoted to President of Sales. Jim has been...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Stater Bros. Markets names new EVP-Retail Operations

Stater Bros. Markets BB #:111865 is pleased to announce the promotion of Keith Thomas to the position of Executive Vice President...

5 years ago 2 minute read

San Miguel Produce redesigns website

PRESS RELEASE Oxnard, CA- San Miguel Produce, Inc., BB #:114235 the leader in value-added dark leafy greens, is pleased to...

5 years ago 2 minute read

2020 Insights: International trade

Protectionism and trade conflicts are impacting the produce industry in several ways; with the landscape constantly changing, predicting the future...

5 years ago 4 minute read

The value of your Blue Book rating

Building a Blue Book rating is important. It takes approximately nine months for both a historical and predictive rating to...

5 years ago 3 minute read

USDA continues restricting a PACA violator in Arizona

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

Southern Specialties expands in Mexican asparagus

Southern Specialties, BB #:142198 a leading grower, importer, processor and distributor of asparagus is ramping up its Mexican asparagus deal....

5 years ago 2 minute read

(CORRECTED) Fyffes ships all its melons with recycled pallets

Editor’s note: A previous version of this news release had inaccurate information, which has been updated.  CORAL GABLES, FL, Jan....

5 years ago 4 minute read

Pear Bureau NW video taps into hot and spicy snack trend

PORTLAND, OR – January 7, 2020 – With the fourth annual ongoing efforts to present pears in new and exciting...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Green Field Farms to host organic forum

PRESS RELEASE Wooster, Ohio — Green Field Farms BB #:363330 will host the 2020 Beyond Organic Forum at The Amish...

5 years ago 2 minute read

California Giant Berry Farms names new president

Watsonville, CA – January 6, 2020 As the new year and a new decade rolls in, California Giant Berry Farms...

5 years ago 2 minute read

USMCA timeline speeds up in Senate

UPDATED The Senate could pass the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement as soon as this week. Trump Administration trade advisor Peter Navarro said...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Explaining Closed-loop vs. open-loop recycling

Another exciting innovation in sustainable packaging is in the area of closed-loop recycling. In a closed-loop recycling system, packaging is...

5 years ago 3 minute read

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