tomatoes

NatureSweet debuts Cherubs and Constellation snack packs

SAN ANTONIO, TX, Aug. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The producer of North America’s best-selling snacking tomato, NatureSweet BB #:152351,...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Tomato Taste Test – Hiiros vs. Sugar Bombs

DALLAS, TX — I always leave produce shows with bags of interesting things to sample. This time I brought back...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Vine-ripened tomatoes from Oppy are ‘ripe for the picking’

Oceanside, Calif. — With nearly 2.2 million cases of rounds and over 1.6 million cases of romas expected to be...

3 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Abnormal weather with even higher produce prices

Week #20 coverage is brought to you by scorching heat, a freak snowstorm, and a megadrought. This past weekend, the...

3 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Industry index reaches its highest price point

Merriam-Webster, we have a nomination for 2022’s word of the year, inflation. Rising costs are haunting the conscience of the...

3 years ago 6 minute read

Tomato prices strengthen as supplies transition to U.S.

The Mexican tomato season is winding down causing Roma and vine-ripe prices to rise. The outlier on pricing comes from...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Wholesum offers spring organic tomato pack

AMADO, ARIZ., March 14, 2021 — Wholesum, BB #:135847 Fair Trade Certified growers and shippers of organic fresh produce, is...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Lipman Family Farms to feature Crimson tomato at Southern Exposure

Lipman meets demand for flavorful, fresh produce through continually improved Crimson varieties IMMOKALEE, FL. – At the peak of Florida’s...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Fact Check: Calling something unfair doesn’t make it so

The following is a letter to the editor from Lance Jungmeyer, President of the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas BB #:144354...

3 years ago 6 minute read

GRAPHIC: Plum tomato volume rises on strong demand

Tomato sales have been strong the past several years, and the plum variety leads the way. Annual volume has grown...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Tomatoes: Ongoing Innovation

When it comes to growing tomatoes, most believe technology will continue to play a leading role, due in large part...

3 years ago 6 minute read

Tomato trends at retail

The pandemic changed the dynamics of nearly every aspect of business and industry, and this was certainly true when it...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Tomatoes: China’s Role

China is not only the largest producer of tomatoes worldwide, but it is also the top exporter of tomato paste,...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Tomatoes: A look at Mexican imports

According to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s 2021 Tomato Annual Report, Mexico’s SIAP (Agrifood and Fisheries Information System) cites an...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Tomatoes: Greenhouse-grown grows

While most tomatoes are grown traditionally in an open field, greenhouse tomatoes are an ever-expanding portion of the market, due...

3 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Western crops add magical ride East to their Christmas wish list

A few heavy volume commodities held big numbers this week, preventing an industry-wide collapse in prices. Supplier discipline kept the...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Tomatoes: Old favorites and new flavors keep the category surging

Love apple? Wolf peach? Call it what you may, the tomato is one of the world’s most popular produce items...

3 years ago 5 minute read

NatureSweet seeks specialty tomato exceptions from the tomato suspension agreement

NatureSweet has submitted a request to the Department of Commerce for a “Changed Circumstance Review,” which would release certain greenhouse-grown...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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