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You are currently browing articles posted in the Produce News section. Subway workers must get tested for salmonella Posted on: 6/23/2010Workers at Subway restaurants in Illinois linked to a salmonella outbreak must get tested for the bacteria before they can return to work.Read More »FDA survey focuses on recall responses Posted on: 6/23/2010Despite the industry’s efforts to clearly communicate the specific scope of a fresh produce recall — even when no illness have been linked to the recall — consumers in many cases over-react or are unaware of the situation at all.Read More »Mexico tomato area down but volume up, USDA reportsPosted on: 6/23/2010Mexico’s tomato area may be decreasing, but greater yields and expanding volume of shadehosue tomatoes are boosting tomato output and exports.Read More »Tighter credit concerns produce industry leadersPosted on: 1/4/2010Tighter credit conditions by lending institutions are making business conditions tougher on increasing numbers of growersRead More »Eastern Produce Council to host first-ever conferencePosted on: 1/4/2010For the first time, the Eastern Produce Council plans to host its own produce trade show and conference.Read More »Department of Labor to growers: We’re watchingPosted on: 11/9/2009Recent citations by the U.S. Department of Labor to blueberry farms and farm labor contractors in Michigan and New Jersey, along with a recent segment on a popular TV news program, have shone a spotlight on an ugly issue in the harvesting of fresh produce. Read More »Fresh Summit sees record attendancePosted on: 10/5/2009As of Oct. 3 the Produce Marketing Association is reporting record attendance at Fresh Summit with 18,460 people present and more expected to come to the exposition Sunday. Read More »Florida tomato company, Chipotle enter 'penny a pound' agreementPosted on: 9/12/2009East Coast Growers and Packers, Mulberry, Fla., is breaking ranks with much of the Florida tomato industry by entering into a “penny per pound” agreement with Denver-based Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.Read More »Lipman Family Cos. CEO plans retirementPosted on: 9/12/2009NAPLES, Fla. — Larry Lipman, chief executive officer of the Lipman Family Cos., plans to retire.Read More »Earthbound Farm turns 25, sees organic remaining strongPosted on: 8/31/2009The iconic organic brand Earthbound Farm turned 25 in July and the company’s executives are looking forward to bright future for organic food. Read More »Acreage for many U.S. vegetables down in past decadePosted on: 7/20/2009On July 10, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its summer vegetable acreage forecastRead More »Gorny joins FDA as food safety adviserPosted on: 7/1/2009Longtime produce industry safety expert Jim Gorny is going to the Food and Drug Administration at a crucial time.Read More »Direct-to-consumer farm marketing growing rapidlyPosted on: 6/16/2009On the heels of recent outbreaks of foodborne illness, there’s plenty to be said for knowing where your food is coming from.Read More »Produce center increases food safety grant moneyPosted on: 6/16/2009The Center for Produce Safety at the University of California-Davis has increased the amount of grant money - from $2 million to $3.5 million - available for food safety research.Read More »NatureSeal shows off new application, packaging coatingsPosted on: 5/26/2009Westport, Conn.-based NatureSeal Inc. has a new application for its produce coatings and its parent company, Mantrose-Haeuser Co. Inc., is introducing the first in a line of coatings for packaging.Read More »Salyer American battles to avoid bankruptcyPosted on: 5/11/2009In a move that might avoid bankruptcy, Monterey, Calif.-based Salyer American Fresh Foods is in the hands of a court-appointed receiver, who will decide the future of the company.The company faces massive debt.
Read More »Labor issues ease for Florida produce industry Posted on: 2/5/2009The slowing of the national economy and the bust in Florida’s once-booming real estate and construction boom have helped ease labor problems for many Florida produce wholesalers.
Read More »West Mexico winter deal starts with challengesPosted on: 12/8/2008Lacking a credible crystal ball, about all that’s left for Nogales distributors to do as the 2008-09 winter vegetable season gets under way is to cross their fingers and hope for the best.
Read More »Chilean avocado importers working with dietitians Posted on: 10/20/2008The Chilean Avocado Importers Association is working with registered dietitians to market Chilean hass avocados.
Read More »Harvest labor concerns still loom in WashingtonPosted on: 9/29/2008This summer, Washington found enough workers to pick its cherry crop, which bodes well for the fall apple crop, grower-shippers said.
Read More »East Coast growers expect storms to spare crops Posted on: 9/8/2008Growers of high-volume crops on the East Coast escaped Tropical Storm Hanna with minimal damage.Read More »White paper shows big impact of E-Verify rulePosted on: 8/8/2008An industry analysis of a proposed rule that would require government contractors and subcontractors to participate in the E-Verify system reveals the rule may have a deep effect on agriculture.
Read More »Congressional hearings to address outbreak Posted on: 7/28/2008The produce industry will receive plenty of attention — and not necessarily the good kind — the week of July 28, when three congressional committees scrutinize food safety, traceability and the investigation of an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul.
Read More »Hot pepper shippers brace for more scrutiny Posted on: 7/13/2008In the immediate wake of the Food and Drug Administration adding jalapeńos to its consumer advisory regarding salmonella, Mexican pepper growers braced for a halt in shipments to the U.S.
Read More »Salmonella outbreak: Timeline, April 10 – July 2 Posted on: 7/7/2008Here is a look at some of the significant developments in the Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak that has been linked to fresh produce:
Read More »Freeze fallout on Chilean avocados lingers Posted on: 6/28/2008Still reeling from a July 2007 freeze, industry experts say Chile’s avocado deal will be at best equal to last year’s in volume. Coupled with California’s own recovery from a freeze, industry experts expect good prices for sellers as demand remains high.
Read More »Strong demand predicted for July 4th holidayPosted on: 6/2/2008Supplies of high-quality summer produce favorites should be abundant this Fourth of July.
Read More »Farm bill gets pushed back into MayPosted on: 4/25/2008After a challenge from Sen. Larry Craig to give more urgency to farm bill negotiations, the Senate passed another one-week extension to the farm bill April 24.
Read More »Tanimura & Antle switches packinghouse for onionsPosted on: 3/24/2008Tanimura & Antle Inc., Salinas, Calif., has moved the packing and shipping of its sweet red Italian onions grown in Mexico and Texas to Tetra Fruit & Vegetable LLC, Edinburg, Texas.
Read More »New products help give Calavo a quarterly boostPosted on: 3/16/2008Calavo Growers Inc. had a record-breaking first quarter with $72.2 million in net sales, a $15 million increase from the company’s record high of $57.2 million in the same period a year ago.Read More »Farm bill expected to get short extensionPosted on: 3/10/2008A short-term extension of the existing farm bill appeared likely on March 7, reported Cathy Enright, the vice president of government affairs in Western Growers’ Washington, D.C., office. While House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., favored wrapping up talks by March 15, Enright said the most likely scenario is an extension until April 15.
Read More »Obama pushes for AgJobs over H-2A changesPosted on: 3/4/2008Democratic Presidential frontrunner Sen. Barack Obama has asked the White House to withdraw proposed changes to the H-2A program or, failing that, significantly extend the rulemaking comment period.
Read More »Mexican avocado exporters sue California groupPosted on: 3/3/2008Getting beyond lawsuits hasn’t been easy for Mexican and California avocado growers and exporters.
Read More »PBH unveils catalog for consumers, retailersPosted on: 2/22/2008The 2008 edition of the Produce for Better Health Foundation’s nutrition education catalog is now available.
Read More »Mexico’s Expo Agro draws 53,000Posted on: 2/18/2008The agenda for doing international agri-business is becoming more evident at the 18th annual Expo Agro Sinaloa on Feb 6-9.
Read More »USDA taking sliced apples to schoolPosted on: 2/18/2008The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to start a pilot program with fresh-cut apples in schools before the end of the school year.
Read More »Tanimura & Antle ending sales to processorsPosted on: 2/12/2008After more than 25 years of selling fresh produce to salad processors, Tanimura & Antle Inc. on April 15 plans to discontinue selling lettuce and romaine to that segment to concentrate on retail and foodservice.
Read More »Mexico’s Expo Agro draws 53,000Posted on: 2/12/2008The agenda for doing international agri-business is becoming more evident at the 18th annual Expo Agro Sinaloa on Feb 6-9.
Read More »Taylor & Fulton packinghouse soldPosted on: 1/28/2008Retaining its name and label, Taylor & Fulton’s longtime tomato sales manager and a major tomato grower and another grower are buying the company’s Palmetto packinghouse.
Read More »Avocados likely smaller, but no supply worriesPosted on: 1/7/2008Smaller volumes from Chile shouldn’t stop U.S. retailers from heavily promoting avocados for Super Bowl XLII, grower-shippers and importers said.
Read More »Arizona court to hear suits opposing labor lawPosted on: 1/7/2008An Arizona state law imposing stiff penalties for business that knowingly hire undocumented workers went into effect with the new year, but agriculture and business interest plan to continue a legal fight to overturn it.
Read More »How might potential recession affect agriculture?Posted on: 12/28/2007An increase in home loan delinquencies and foreclosures may lead the U.S. economy into a recession in 2008, but the downturn may not immediately impact what continues to be a vigorous agricultural economy, one Farm Bureau Federation economist said in mid-December.
Read More »Local produce, organics make restaurant hot listPosted on: 12/17/2007Locally grown produce and organic produce remain two of the top three hottest restaurant menu items, according to a survey of U.S. chefs.
Read More »Mexico’s PMA council talks issues, challengesPosted on: 12/17/2007Mexico’s first Produce Marketing Association Country Council meeting in Mexico City brought together produce industry leaders to discuss trends and challenges the Mexican produce industry faces.
Read More »Produce Traceability Initiative names committeePosted on: 12/10/2007A coalition of trade associations, retailers, foodservice operators and grower-shippers — known as the Produce Traceability Initiative — have arrived at an action plan for whole chain produce traceability.
Read More »Fast-food breakfast menus call for more producePosted on: 11/26/2007Some people think breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It’s certainly becoming increasingly important for the folks at McDonald’s.Read More »Mexican avocado group seeks support in CaliforniaPosted on: 11/22/2007 For the first time, the Association of Producers, Packers and Exporters of Avocados of Michoacan has a hass avocado promotion in Southern California, in an effort to reach out to the Hispanic consumers, which represent nearly 80% of the populationRead More »With Tesco, second British invasion beginsPosted on: 11/22/2007After being bombarded by a bigger-is-better business model by supermarket retailers over the past several years, Southern California consumers got a dose of something completely different when Tesco, the British retail behemoth, launched the first of its compact Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market locations Nov. 8.
Read More »Tom Nassif’s letter to the FSLCPosted on: 11/15/2007The Food Safety Leadership Council, a group of retail and foodservice companies, is asking fruit and vegetable growers to comply with tougher on-farm standards.
Read More »Coalition’s deals with chains may risk violationsPosted on: 11/9/2007Citing potential legal issues, Florida tomato growers are bowing out of deals two fast-food giants cut with a labor-rights group.
Read More »California growers, relief groups to meet Nov. 16Posted on: 11/5/2007After visiting avocado ranches and nurseries around Fallbrook and Ramona that were devastated by the wildfires that swept through southern California, A.G. Kawamura, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, said the area had suffered some of the most extensive destruction he had ever seen.Read More »Lack of labor has growers scrambling for optionsPosted on: 11/5/2007Statistically, when it comes to the labor situation in Idaho, the state would seem to be in fine shape, what with a jobless rate of just 2.4%, the lowest in the nation.
Read More »Grant to help teach GAPs to Florida workersPosted on: 10/23/2007The University of Florida-Gainesville has received a $253,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture specialty crops block grant to train workers and tomato growers in good agricultural practicesRead More »Labor hearing reveals urgency to change systemPosted on: 10/7/2007A Congressional hearing about the labor needs of agriculture illustrated the stark statistics that show how much producers rely on undocumented workers.
Read More »EurepGAP goes global, retailers show interestPosted on: 9/27/2007Over its 10-year existence, EurepGAP came to extend far beyond Europe to set food safety standards.
Read More »One year and millions of dollars laterPosted on: 9/7/2007A year ago, a 50-acre field of spinach changed not only the way the California leafy greens industry has done business.
Read More »Natural Selection Foods learns from experiencePosted on: 9/7/2007It would be hard to find another company more attuned to the fallout from the 2006 E. coli outbreak than Natural Selection Foods LLC, San Juan Bautista, Calif.
Read More »Short on Labor, Farmers in U.S. Shift to MexicoPosted on: 9/5/2007CELAYA, Mexico — Steve Scaroni, a farmer from California, looked across a luxuriant field of lettuce here in central Mexico and liked what he saw: full-strength crews of Mexican farm workers with no immigration problems.
Read More »Ag lobby to fight no-match documentation rulePosted on: 8/24/2007Industry leaders expressed alarm in mid-August over potentially devastating effects of President Bush’s strategy to pursue border enforcement and immigration solutions within current law.
Read More »Virus no threat yet to California tomato industryPosted on: 8/7/2007It appears California’s fresh tomato grower-shippers may relax, at least temporarily, according to a researcher studying the tomato yellow leaf curl virus, which appears to have been isolated in a remote region of Southern CaliforniaRead More »True Leaf Farms to test lettuce in the fieldPosted on: 8/7/2007True Leaf Farms LLC, Salinas, Calif., will test its lettuce crops for pathogens before harvest — switching from a packinghouse test system — after a July recall of spring mix and arugula.
Read More »Virus no threat yet to California tomato industryPosted on: 8/2/2007It appears California’s fresh tomato grower-shippers may relax, at least temporarily, according to a researcher studying the tomato yellow leaf curl virus, which appears to have been isolated in a remote region of Southern California.
Read More »Food Network chef becomes avocado spokeswomanPosted on: 7/23/2007The Chilean Avocado Importers Association has appointed Food Network chef Ingrid Hoffmann as the spokeswoman for its 2007-08 marketing campaign.
Read More »Rising costs, labor issues threaten Salinas ValleyPosted on: 7/17/2007This year could be the beginning of the end for the “salad bowl of the world,” better known as the Salinas Valley, said John Baillie, owner of Baillie Family Farms/Tri-Counties Packing Co., Spreckels, Calif.
Read More »Legal battle continues over rules for avocado pestPosted on: 7/17/2007Mexican avocado growers and exporters continue to clash with California industry and state agriculture officials over an insect that bans some Mexican avocados sent to California.
Read More »Giumarra partners with Agricom to provide avocados year roundPosted on: 7/2/2007The Giumarra Cos. and Agricom have announced a joint partnership in the global marketing of avocados called Giumarra Agricom Global LLC. Read More »California/Baja tomato crop gets more normal start than in 2006Posted on: 6/14/2007In contrast to 2006, the 2007 season so far has been characterized by what some in the industry describe as ideal planting and growing weather, leading to a more normal start date and prospects of a more even flow of good-quality product throughout the season. Read More »
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