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IFPA joins call for Senate action on farm labor shortage and rising food costs
July 12, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today national and state agricultural leaders joined Republican Members of Congress – including U.S. Representatives Dan...
Kroger Delivery expands to Nashville, Chicago
CINCINNATI, July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073 America’s largest grocery retailer, today announced it will offer...
Fresh berries feature in Aldi Fan Favorites survey
BATAVIA, Ill., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — For the fourth year in a row, we surveyed shoppers about their favorite...
Sales of Hass avocados increase for key 2022 first quarter holidays
MISSION VIEJO, CA – Sales of Hass avocados kicked off the new year with four-year record highs through first quarter...
Biden and AMLO: Nothing on immigration for now
To judge from the news accounts, the July 12 meeting between President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador...
Fresh Peruvian blueberry exports grew 117% in value in early 2022
From January to April 2022, Peruvian exports of fresh blueberries totaled $146 million, reflecting an increase of 117 percent compared...
USDA Lifts PACA Reparation Sanctions on New Jersey Produce Business
USDA/AMS Press Release: Release No.: 194-14 Contact: Nadine Wilkins, (202) 720-8998, nadine.wilkins@ams.usda.gov WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2014 – The U.S. Department...
Fresh Cravings expands product portfolio: creamy dips
Available exclusively at Kroger and Kroger Banners, the newly launched Kale Artichoke and Poblano Street Corn Creamy Dips accompany two...
June U.S. eGrocery Sales Total $7.2 Billion, up 6% Versus Prior Year
Q2 results finished 1% higher YOY as eGrocery services and shoppers’ behaviors evolve Barrington, Ill. – July 13, 2022 –...
June produce sales saw slowdown in fruit inflation
The June Marketplace Inflation has dominated the trade and consumer headlines since early fall of last year and June 2022...
Fruit World sees strong demand for heirloom grape varieties
REEDLEY, CA — Fruit World, BB #:187196 a family-owned, flavor-focused grower-shipper of organic and conventional fruit, reports consumers are showing...
UNFI restructures leadership
PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–United Natural Foods, Inc. (NYSE: UNFI) (the “Company” or “UNFI”) today announced a new leadership and organizational structure...
Pure Flavor growth prompts distribution center expansion
Leamington, ON – After tripling the company’s acreage on its home site in Leamington over the last 2 years, Pure...
USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on Maryland produce business
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Sunrise Produce Inc. satisfied a reparation order in...
Kroger launches Boost membership program with discounts and unlimited grocery delivery
CINCINNATI, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073, America’s largest grocery retailer, today announced the national launch...
Driscoll’s and Think Beyond Plastic Reveal winners of Plastics Innovation Challenge
Watsonville, Calif. – Fresh berry leader Driscoll’s and industry partners today announced winners of the Agricultural Plastics Innovation Challenge. Carbon...
Agriculture minus three basic things
American agriculture is going to have to do without three things that it has long taken for granted, according to...
PBH celebrates National Fruits & Veggies Month with new toolkit
The Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) BB #:157162 is setting its sights on September to commemorate its fourth annual...