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The first season forecasts for Florida Citrus predict 70 million boxes of oranges and 9.6 million boxes of grapefruit. That means a 14% drop in the state’s orange production and […]
Fri 14/10/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The US fresh tomato market is a mature one which has seen a shift in product types and hunger for heated greenhouse crops. After decades on the rise, US fresh […]
Thu 06/10/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The 2015/2016 season has been very positive for the strawberry variety Florida Fortuna. The variety now holds 45-50% market share in Huelva. The high fall temperatures maximized its potential for […]
Wed 28/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The voice of food retail in the United States is the Food Marketing Institute (FMI). Here the trade association’s vice president for fresh foods, Rick Stein, pinpoints what’s happening in […]
Mon 26/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Costco sees a big future in selling organic produce – if it can source enough of it. The warehouse giant now ranks number one for organic sales among America’s retailers, […]
Fri 23/09/2016 by Julie Butler
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Crowley has served perishables shippers for over 50 years by providing a host of cold-chain transportation and logistics services. The company and its subsidiary Customized Brokers operate regularly scheduled ocean […]
Tue 20/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The growing popularity of meal kit providers is something America’s supermarkets need to keep an eye on. Companies such as Hello Fresh and Blue Apron are effectively nabbing sales from […]
Thu 15/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The 2016 Fresh Summit expo will be its largest ever, with more than 1,100 exhibitors over 300,000 square feet, says America’s Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA). Together with the Fresh Summit […]
Sun 11/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA) has forecast the figure of 132.9 million standard forty pound boxes of fresh apples for the 2016 Washington state fresh apple crop. This […]
Tue 06/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Global Cold Chain Expo, held for the first time in Chicago last 20-22 June, was the one’stop shop for innovation, education and business-to-business networking for the global food industry cold chain. […]
Thu 28/07/2016 by Pierre Escodo
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The fresh table grape category was worth $2.7 billion in retail sales in the United States in the 52 weeks to May 28 this year, a figure 6.7% higher – equal […]
Tue 12/07/2016 by Julie Butler
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The recent wave of consumer interest and demand for health and wellness products has been great for the fresh produce business in the United States. However, winning in produce requires […]
Tue 12/07/2016 by Julie Butler
