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New pigmented orange varieties allow for year-round red orange promotions
BioGold North America, a citrus variety development company, is now licensing growers to plant two…

Mucci Farms launches mushroom collection and presents new sustainable packaging options
This week, the Southern Exposure tradeshow will be held in hybrid format. Exhibitors as well as…

Greenhouse grown cherries give Washington grower a head start
Following low temperatures in Washington last week, a small portion of the upcoming cherry crop is…

Ample volumes of red seedless grapes from Chile but split market on quality
The US grape market is currently receiving the bulk of their supplies from Chile, though there are…

Strong demand in US for Mexican blueberries
The US blueberry market is currently being supplied by Mexico, with California getting ready to…

USDA announcement on Chilean stone fruit needing fumigation won’t affect current season
USDA has announced a new import requirement for Chilean stone fruit after the European Grapevine…

Southern Exposure wraps up successful in-person event
Last month, in-person trade shows returned to our industry with Viva Fresh in Texas. This week, it…

OVERVIEW GLOBAL TOMATO MARKET
In the Netherlands and Belgium, the unlighted tomato production is underway. Around Easter, prices…

UF/IFAS blueberry variety debuts
As April begins, we enter the Florida blueberry season. Recently, the University of Florida…

Overview of technologies that help fighting food waste
This week’s PMA virtual town hall focused on technologies that work to reduce food waste. Ed Tracy,…

Organic banana supplies going up with the temperatures
As the spring weather warms up, banana supplies will slowly increase. “We’re on our way out of…

Compostable packaging to debut at Southern Exposure
Lipman Family Farms will showcase new compostable clamshell packaging at the Southeast Produce…

Dreamstime

Walmart announced plans to bring its in-home delivery service to parts of Northwest Arkansas
Canada: Sobeys expands store pickup through Ocado partnershipSobeys has launched a grocery pickup…

SEPC Southern Exposure’s annual Power of Produce presentation
After being postponed from its usual February date, SEPC Southern Exposure 2021 kicked off this…

Blueberry harvest begins in northern Sinaloa
Producers in the north of the state of Sinaloa have begun performing the first blueberry cuts in a…

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