U.S. grape storage numbers approach last year's levels, but remain far below 2018

As of Oct. 15, there were 11.1m boxes in storage, according to the USDA's Western Fruit Report Grape Cold Storage Summary.

October 21 , 2020

U.S.: Retail fresh produce sales remained strong in September even as shopping patterns normalized

A joint report by 210 Analytics, the PMA and IRI found that fresh produce sales were 10.7% higher year-on-year during the four September weeks, generating a total of $5.04bn.

October 21 , 2020

AgriPlace Chain grows rapidly across Europe

AgriPlace Chain has been built specifically for companies in produce to reduce the work involved in collecting and sharing information for all the supply chain members in the industry.

October 21 , 2020

Southeastern Grocers makes IPO filing public over two years after bankruptcy

The Florida-based operator of supermarket chains Winn-Dixie and Bi-Lo intends to list its stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SEGR", it said in a regulatory filing.

October 20 , 2020

Ecuador's Ag Ministry to set minimum banana price in coming days

After a meeting of the Ecuadorian Consultative Council for Bananas last Friday ended without a consensus on a minimum price that exporters must pay to growers for next year, the decision is now in the hands of Agriculture Minister Xavier Lazo.

October 20 , 2020

Florida launches platform to report violations of Tomato Suspension Agreement

The Florida Tomato Exchange says TomatoMonitor.com is an important tool for the industry to self-monitor the agreement between Mexican fresh tomato producers and the U.S. Government.

October 20 , 2020

California assures promotable table grape supplies through December

An industry representative says that this time of year there are often suggestions from grape growers in other countries that California production will fall short of what is needed to supply the U.S. market through December.

October 20 , 2020

Serious concern for Moroccan citrus season amid water crisis

The government recently suspended the water supply for agricultural use in the key Souss region just ahead of the export season, a decision which one citrus industry representative describes as "disastrous".

October 19 , 2020

Salmonella outbreak linked to Wawona peaches is over, but FDA continues to investigate

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Public Health Agency of Canada declared the outbreak over, with 101 and 57 confirmed cases people in each country respectively. 

October 19 , 2020

USA Pears launches Instagram AR filter

Featuring six of the ten pears commercially grown in the Pacific Northwest, the AR tool highlights the flavor attributes of each pear in a fun and engaging way.

October 19 , 2020