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Sprouts Farmers Market plans Florida expansion
Phoenix, AZ – Sprouts Farmers Market, BB #:168563 recently named Progressive Grocer’s Retailer of the Year, today announced plans for significant expansion in 2025,...
California Giant updates Florida strawberry crop
Watsonville, CA – January 21, 2025 – California Giant Berry Farms BB #:121061, a leader in fresh berries, today shared a...
Florida citrus projected at century-low levels
USDA’s December Florida citrus forecast puts the crop at levels that haven’t been this low in 100 years. Orange production...
Southeast growers brace for Hurricane Helene
Hurricane Helene has intensified into a Category 2 and is expected to make landfall in Florida Thursday night. It could...
Rouge River Farms to acquire True North Farms
CLEWISTON, FL (Aug. 20, 2024) – Rouge River Farms BB #:164770 announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to...
Kroger delivery quits Central Texas, South Florida
Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. BB #:100073, can’t handle the heat in South Florida and Central Texas. The company is closing its...
BJ’s Wholesale Club to open North Florida location
January 04, 2024 MARLBOROUGH, Mass. & NORTH JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–BJ’s Wholesale Club BB #:162875, a leading operator of membership warehouse...
USDA amends Florida citrus marketing order
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending the Florida Citrus Marketing Order to reduce membership of the Florida Citrus...
Florida winter storm update
Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this update on the Florida weekend storm December 22, 2023: Growers report minimal crop damage...
ProduceIQ: Wait…isn’t hurricane season over?
Overall produce prices are accelerating as holiday demand swells and Eastern supply paddles through swampy, fall weather. If you, like...
Lipman honors four retirees
IMMOKALEE, FL (DECEMBER 14, 2023) – Lipman Family Farms, BB #:110471 a pioneering force in the agriculture industry, celebrates the...
Florida strawberry growers plan tech-driven marketing for 2023-24 season
November 8, 2023 DOVER, FLA – The Florida Strawberry Growers Association (FSGA) BB #:162601 is thrilled to unveil its dynamic...
Lipman exceeds anniversary celebration initiative goals
IMMOKALEE, FL (NOVEMBER 2, 2023) – As their year-long celebration of their 75th anniversary comes to a close, Lipman Family...
USDA projects big jump in Valencia production
U.S. Valencia orange production will be 23 percent higher in 2023-24, at 20.85 million boxes, up from 16.91 million boxes...
Florida Blue Foundation invests $14.5MM to improve food security and health outcomes
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Florida Blue Foundation, the philanthropic affiliate for the state’s Blue Cross Blue Shield...
Kapi Kapi Growers appoints senior director of sales
MIAMI (Oct. 3, 2023) – Kapi Kapi Growers of Grupo Acon, one of the leading producers of premium pineapples and...
Letter to the Editor on ‘Florida strawberries’ secret problem’
Dear Editor, I’m writing to express my dissatisfaction with the article, Florida Strawberries’ Secret Problem, that was published online September...
Florida strawberries’ secret problem
“Rising costs erode the competitiveness of Florida strawberries and squeeze growers’ profit margins. Combined with rising imports of strawberries from...
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