produce blueprints

When the Colombian government signed a ceasefire agreement with the leftist rebel group FARC in 2016, this country of 45...

Produce marketers look for new ways to differentiate their product. “Suppliers want to really draw consumers in with their branding,”...

Agricultural products account for more than half of Argentina’s total exports. While the bulk is wheat, fresh produce plays a...

Will 2019 be a renaissance for managing postharvest freshness in produce? Kristen Park, extension specialist at Cornell University thinks so....

Soaring in popularity are Peruvian avocados, which were first imported to the United States during the summer months back in...

Traceability has been in the spotlight, but there have also been advances in product testing to reduce costs and identify...

Here’s a fun fact: Peru is the third-largest exporter of blueberries in the world, with more than 10,000 acres dedicated...

The industry’s own Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) for food safety is poised to make a comeback, as it dovetails with...

One of the longest countries in the world, Chile features everything from mountains (nearly 75 percent of the country is...

While increased food safety scrutiny is nothing new, the produce industry will experience more regulatory attention in 2019. Jennifer McEntire,...

The following is a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) example of its ruling when a buyer reneges on a sale...

In addition to Americans’ healthy appetites, free trade or trade promotion agreements have helped accelerate the growth of business between...

“In food safety, things did not go very well [in 2018],” says Jennifer McEntire, vice president of food safety and...

Technology is omnipresent. It is making life easier and more difficult—it is hard to figure out how to use all...

Trade organizations and commodity groups have always been at the forefront of increasing produce consumption, so it’s fallen to them...

While the numbers may sound daunting, Mexico’s success and proximity to one of the world’s biggest consumer markets is not...

While restaurants have always been a big part of the produce industry’s overall picture, their role in promoting fruit and...

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas, based in Nogales, AZ, is one of the oldest trade groups dedicated to...