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Nogales: Overcoming traffic from road construction

While most in Nogales, AZ, agree the functioning of the Mariposa Port has improved greatly since it was revamped, there...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Food Safety Update: Drilling down to specifics

As anyone in the perishables business knows, the facets of food safety are vast and varied—and so too are the...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Del Monte sales up in 2018, but profitability falls

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. reported higher sales in 2018 but lower gross profit than the previous year. The company...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Nogales: Importers share successful strategies

The flow of produce from Mexico to Nogales, AZ, goes back decades and continues strong today—albeit with a few challenges....

6 years ago 3 minute read

Nogales: Border bonanza at the Mariposa Port

It’s hard to imagine the impact on the U.S. produce industry of a region with a population of just 45,000...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Food Safety Update: The emphasis of prevention over reaction and response

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), enacted in 2011, was the most extensive reform of food safety laws in the...

6 years ago 4 minute read

Apples soar into new year with rising retail prices

 The Polar Vortex blasted many U.S. states in January 2019, but it didn’t hinder apple category performance according to Stemilt...

6 years ago 3 minute read

There’s life beyond the hass avocado

Although the U.S. market deals in multiple avocado varieties, the overwhelming consumer favorite remains the Hass avocado at 95 percent...

6 years ago 1 minute read

FDA offers industry guidance after completing E. coli investigation

PRESS RELEASE The Food and Drug Administration has completed its investigation of the multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses...

6 years ago 2 minute read

XPO Logistics announces fourth quarter and full year 2018 results

XPO Logistics, Inc., has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2018. Fourth quarter revenue increased to $4.39...

6 years ago 4 minute read

SAGARPA changes name to SADER

As Mexico’s equivalent of the U.S. Department of Agriculture adjusts to its new name and direction, it’s also starting four...

6 years ago 3 minute read

US Foods reports fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018 earnings

US Foods Holding Corp., one of the largest foodservice distributors in the United States, has announced results for the fourth...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Organic avocados show price sensitivity

As the avocado market in the United States continues to expand, there are also terminal market prices for organic avocados,...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Citrus by the Numbers

For the 2017-18 season, production from the nation’s top citrus producers collectively supplied 6.1 million tons of citrus, made up...

6 years ago 3 minute read

United Fresh launches 2019 produce industry compensation survey

The United Fresh Produce Association has launched its 2019 Compensation Survey for the fresh produce industry. The data collected will...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Radiant Logistics announces results for second fiscal quarter

Radiant Logistics, Inc., a third-party logistics and multimodal transportation services company, reported financial results for the three and six months ended...

6 years ago 3 minute read

C.H. Robinson names Bob Biesterfeld CEO

Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 11, 2019 — C.H. Robinson (NASDAQ: CHRW) announced today that Robert (“Bob”) Biesterfeld, currently the Company’s Chief Operating Officer,...

6 years ago 4 minute read

CPS project looks at Listeria risk for nontraditional salad ingredients

PRESS RELEASE As nontraditional ingredients — such as beet greens, kale, Brussels sprouts and shredded broccoli stalks — gain popularity...

6 years ago 5 minute read

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