Florida meetings with Feds disrupted by U.S. House fight

Leadership disruption in the U.S. House of Representatives has disrupted progress on Federal support of agricultural spending, The Apopka Voice reports Oct. 8.

October 10 , 2023

Superfresh Growers introduces recycled apple and pear bags 

This initiative represents one of many efforts by Superfresh Growers to reduce its ecological footprint and conserve resources.

October 10 , 2023

Pacific Trellis Fruit adds talent to sales team

Pacific Trellis Fruit/Dulcinea Farms announced the addition of industry veterans Mike Walsh and Seymur Ashumov to its team. 

October 10 , 2023

Tommy Wilkins takes on role with The Horton Fruit Company in Dallas

Wilkins appointed as Horton Fruit Company’s Director of Sales and Business Development

October 09 , 2023

Share-ify adds Vice President 

The company says Bongo-Box will be critical to Share-ify’s initiatives designed to maximize the value of its platform as well as the growth potential for the business.  

October 06 , 2023

Peruvian grape volume up 9%

The U.S. received 47% of Peru’s overall shipments in 2022. It  is expected to remain the top export destination for Peruvian grapes.

October 05 , 2023

Hurricane Idalia’s Florida ag losses now pushing $447M

Losses for non-citrus fruits and tree nuts were  roughly $2.6 million, while vegetables and melons saw damages of $60.6 million, the report says.

October 03 , 2023

Dole Organics and ‘Dole Go Organic!’ brands introduced at Fruit Attraction

Dole is the largest grower and distributor of both premium organic bananas and pineapples in the United States, and this October celebrates  25 years of its organic banana program.

October 03 , 2023

California table grapes struggle in Asia due to Hurricane Hilary

The loss of 25 million boxes was felt by international importers, especially by some Asian clients experiencing lower volume and difficulty guaranteeing the quality of the fruit arriving at port. However, there are exceptions.

October 03 , 2023

Agronometrics in Charts: Mangos expected to be in short supply for the Holiday season

Flowering rate in the fields is currently only between 10% and 30%, mostly due to the effects of El Niño phenomenon.

October 03 , 2023