strawberries

ProduceIQ: Cherry season coronated with royal prices

Don’t be alarmed. The inclusion of the seasonal cherry harvest explains virtually all the $0.22 increase to the overall industry...

4 years ago 4 minute read

GoodFarms strawberries first EFI-certified product in Whole Foods market

WASHINGTON – Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

California Strawberry Commission launches summer campaign

WATSONVILLE, CA (May 12, 2021) – The California Strawberry Commission BB #:153596 has launched a campaign to connect the heart...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Mexico becomes world’s leading strawberry exporter

Mexico moved ahead of Spain as the world’s leading strawberry exporter in 2020. Spain was the front runner for over...

4 years ago 1 minute read

GRAPHIC: Strawberry prices strong for Mother’s Day

The following graphic was produced by Agtools Inc. BB #:355102 to show the price and volume situation for strawberries headed into Mother’s...

4 years ago 1 minute read

The force of Easter is powerful, rising markets

The theme for the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure event this week, “The rise of produce,” captures the current state...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Ocean Spray specialty berry pack debuts this fall

Three fruit and farming powerhouses tease fresh-forward strawberries in Ocean Spray label Expectations are high for the first-ever Ocean Spray...

4 years ago 6 minute read

ProduceIQ: Supply shortages drive prices higher

Prices are on the upswing, climbing another 7 percent on an industry-wide basis. Momentum continues to build as temperatures rise...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Japanese investment firm to build vertical strawberry farm in NY

TOKYO— March 12, 2021—SPARX Group Co., Ltd. (SPARX; TSE1: 8739) today announced that its Mirai Creation Fund II—established in July...

4 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Growers struggle to push prices higher into break-even levels

Despite valiant surges by bell pepper and cauliflower, the produce industry needs an increase in demand to drive up struggling...

4 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets depressed post Valentine’s

Overall markets descend after holiday pull turns into a lull. While higher-priced fruits and berries finally fall, demand remains anemic...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Florida study shows cold chain importance for strawberries

Right about now, if you eat a Florida strawberry, odds are it’s going to taste oh-so-good. That’s no accident. Strawberries...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Imports pressure U.S. winter strawberry markets

U.S. blueberry growers have made a loud case that imports threaten their existence. Last month, a handful of domestic blueberry...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Oppy sets robotics, pathogen research trials for strawberries

The trials will explore the commercial viability of a specific systems-based approach as well as robotic harvesting Building on its...

4 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Berries ‘rose’ before Valentine’s

Sweeter fruits are at cyclical highs as Valentine’s Day nears. Though not a direct correlation with brix count, some causality...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Bobalu shipping 2021 crop strawberries early

(December 22, 2020 – Oxnard, CA) Bobalu, LLC BB #:354734 is seeing better days ahead as the year of 2020...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Winter strawberry supply peaking early 2021

WATSONVILLE, CA – California Giant Berry Farms BB #:121061 strawberry growers are looking forward to the start of the year...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Wish Farms expands Florida strawberry farm

Plant City, FL – International grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries, Wish Farms BB #:111764, is...

4 years ago 3 minute read
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