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Taylor Farms celebrates the release of its latest impact report 

Leading North American salad and healthy fresh foods producer Taylor Farms published its latest impact report, highlighting initiatives involving the company’s products, processes, people, and community engagement. The report features efforts to promote healthy lifestyles in customers, employees, and communities. Among the report’s main announcements are Taylor Farms’ advancements towards more sustainable packaging. Recent efforts […]
August 15 , 2025

California Walnut Board shares election results

The new roster of board officials consists of ten growers and eight handlers who will serve a two-year term that starts September 1st and ends August 31st, 2027.
August 14 , 2025

Local Bounti's sales grow 28 percent on expanded production

The company reported $12.1 million in sales and attributes this positive result to increased production and sales in the states of  Georgia, Texas, and Washington.
August 14 , 2025

U.S. avocado imports decline slightly in week 32 amid volume contraction

Avocado imports and exports saw a general decline in week 32, with prices falling across most sizes worldwide.
August 13 , 2025

China Meet Up promises to be the go-to event for supply-chain insight

For industry professionals aiming business efforts towards the East, the Asia Fruit Logistica's China Meet Up is packed with insights about the Chinese fruit and wholesale industries.  The two-day event scheduled to take place in Guangzhou on September 8 and 9 includes a series of informational sessions on China’s fresh fruit and vegetable trade, its […]
August 13 , 2025

RIOblanco is readying to send nearly 4.4 thousand tons of high-quality mandarines to the U.S.

With almost 330 acres of productive land in Ovalle, northern Chile, local fresh produce grower and distributor RIOblanco started harvesting its W. Murcott mandarines at the end of July. The company expects to finish the process by the beginning of spring in the Southern hemisphere.  Christopher Dixon, Quality Manager at RIOblanco, took a break from […]
August 11 , 2025

FPPA President Lance Jungmeyer on current trade turmoil: "The industry will need to emphasize value"

Lance Jungmeyer, President of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA), discusses the current landscape, consumer preferences, and future outlook for the industry in our Voices in Produce series.
August 11 , 2025

Medfly eradicated from Alameda County

The sterile male fly release program has a proven success record in California, with flies reared daily at the CDFA/USDA sterile insect rearing facility in Los Alamitos.
August 06 , 2025

Industry data reveals fresh produce partnership opportunity

AUTUMNCRISP® Grapes is one of today’s fastest-growing grape brands. And to give credit where it’s due, much of the brand’s unprecedented customer affinity and engagement can be traced back to a monumental investment in strategic marketing made by parent company Sun World.
August 06 , 2025

From game day snacks to brand strategy, ag marketers double down on sports

Produce brands like Avocados From Mexico and the Highbush Blueberry Council say the deepening ties with sports are part of a growing, and increasingly effective, strategy.
August 01 , 2025