Fruits
Produce sales continue to increase in second quarter 2012
Fresh produce dollar and volume sales saw larger increases in the second quarter of 2012 than the first, according to the latest edition of Fresh Facts on Retail, the quarterly retail research report of the... more »
‘Extraordinary’ fruit crop loss hits farmers, migrant workers where it hurts
Farmers and fruit growers in West Michigan are concerned about the small crop coming up in the fall and the impact these dismal numbers will have when it comes to migrant workers, packagers and an... more »
Study finds organic food is no better on vitamins, nutrients
Patient after patient asked: Is eating organic food, which costs more, really better for me?Unsure, Stanford University doctors dug through reams of research to find out -- and concluded there's little evidence that going organic... more »
Editorial – Apples in Quebec
In late July, I spent a couple of days exploring the apple industry in Quebec, Canada. I wasn’t alone. About 180 others joined me, members of the International Fruit Tree Association (IFTA). It was an... more »
New storage and packing facility opens markets
North Bay Produce Inc., a grower-owned fresh produce marketing and distribution cooperative based in Traverse City, Mich., recently opened a new 36,000-square-foot cold storage and packing facility at the Mid America Airport in Mascoutah, Ill.... more »
Western, Southern states lead blueberry surge
The North American blueberry industry is growing at a tremendous rate. As of now, the United States and Canada are producing an average of roughly 500 million pounds of highbush blueberries per year, a total... more »
Can pilfering PYO pickers be pinched?
Who hasn’t seen someone “sample” the fruit in a pick-your-own stand, or seen kids walk out from the strawberry patch with as many berries on them as they have in the bucket? In some cases,... more »
Is traceability ready to go in 2012?
In the wake of recalls and other safety concerns regarding fresh produce in recent years, the produce industry has felt a push from both consumers and the federal government for case-level traceability. One result was... more »
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