Despite rising costs, shoppers will pay premium for produce

Conducted in July, this Deloitte report is based on a survey of 2,000 U.S. consumers, and 100 U.S.-based grocery retail executives and examines the current state of the fresh food industry.

October 10 , 2023

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

Agronometrics in Charts: Peruvian blueberry export volumes face a 50% decline year-on-year

Data compiled by Fresh Fruit Peru reveals that as of mid-September, blueberry shipments from Peru stood at a mere 40,527 tonnes, marking a significant 50% drop compared to the corresponding period in the previous year.

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

Chilean blueberry exports project 6% drop

Andrés Armstrong, executive director of the Blueberry Committee, says that the drop can be attributed to changes in the Chilean production base, which saw a 2% acreage drop.

October 09 , 2023

Grape consumption may benefit eye health in older adults 

This is the first human study on this subject, and the results reinforce earlier, preliminary studies where consuming grapes was found to protect retinal structure and function.

October 09 , 2023

AgroFresh attending IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show

The firm will be hosting demos for FreshCloud Innovation, a digital technology services platform that digitizes the quality inspection process to make real-time inspection data accessible and actionable from harvest to retail sale.

October 09 , 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

Packaged fruit preference increasing

“64% of shoppers surveyed indicated that they considered fruit to be fresher when in the display bin compared to 36% that indicated packaged was fresher,” the analysis states.

October 09 , 2023