Kroger creates accelerator program for fresh food producers

Kroger has announced the Go Fresh & Local Supplier Accelerator, a new partnership program inviting U.S. growers and producers to apply for the opportunity to work with the retailer.

May 13 , 2021

Peruvian table grape exports grew significantly despite worker strikes

Fifty table grape varieties were exported from 133 companies last season according to information reported by the Association of Producers and Exporters of Table Grapes of Peru (Provid).

May 13 , 2021

USDA purchases over $12M of grapes from seven California suppliers

The USDA has announced that it recently purchased over $12 million of fresh table grapes from seven California suppliers for distribution to the child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs.

May 13 , 2021

Oppy kicks off California cherry season "earlier than ever"

While the grower-marketer typically begins domestic cherry season in mid-May, Oppy now offers cherries from the beginning of May through to the end of August, harvesting in California, Oregon and British Columbia.

May 12 , 2021

Spring Hass avocado sales lower than last year

Hass avocado sales in the U.S. over much of March and April came in several percentage points lower year-on-year, trending lower than the total produce category.

May 12 , 2021

EU apricot crop to be lowest in 30 years following spring frosts

France’s apricot harvest appears to have been hit the hardest, with supplies expected to fall to their lowest level in at least 46 years, down 60% from the five-year average

May 12 , 2021

"A step in the right direction": Produce groups react to California emergency drought expansion

The California Fresh Fruit Association and Western Growers react to California Governor Gavin Newsom’s expansion of the state's emergency drought to 39 additional counties.

May 12 , 2021

Investigators identify organic produce as possible source for Washington E. coli outbreak

Organic produce has tentatively been determined to be behind an E. Coli outbreak that has sickened children in the Seattle-King County area in Washington State.

May 12 , 2021

Apeel acquires imaging technology company ImpactVision

Apeel's new imaging technology enables suppliers to see inside and understand the interior quality of fresh produce by collecting quantifiable data on stage of ripeness, freshness, nutritional density, and other indicators of quality.

May 12 , 2021

Asia Fruit Logistica reschedules

Asia Fruit Logistica, the leading fresh produce trade show in the region, has rescheduled to September 2022 due to ongoing limitations on international business travel.

May 12 , 2021