LEAD STORY
Supply for MAIA-1 apples, marketed as EverCrisp, has more than doubled for the 2018-19 season, and growers and distributors are anticipating strong demand at retail and on farm. All told, there are close to 700,000 MAIA-1 trees and 500 orchards in 32 states.
“We recently harvested our 2018 EverCrisp and are thrilled with the outcome,” said Bill Dodd, president of Midwest Apple Improvement Association and owner of Hillcrest...
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Today's Headlines
- Food Lion launches Holidays Without Hunger campaign
- Leo Rolandelli, affectionately known as the ‘Godfather of Asparagus,’ dies at 77
- Countdown to Cuties promo creates excitement for California season
- Tops produce veteran gets promoted
- CHEP appoints Jake Gilene as SVP of sales and customer service
- Lidl US to acquire 27 Best Market grocery stores
- Fresh Express introduces new chef-inspired salad kits
- Morning Kiss Organic potatoes and onions ready for the holidays
What's New
Six of the Ontario produce industry’s brightest and best were honored at the Ontario Produce Marketing Association 27th annual Gala & Awards Ceremony.
The OPMA Annual Awards are presented to individuals or organizations whose efforts have made a significant impact on the Ontario produce industry. Five hundred people from across the Ontario produce industry...
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Currently, fruit from Del Rey Avocado Co. Inc. is involved in a test marketing program with Apeel Sciences gauging how plant-based materials can act as a second skin and greatly enhance the shelf life of avocados and other fruits and vegetables.
Bob Lucy, president of Fallbrook, CA-based Del Rey, told The Produce News at the end of October that the test program...
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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of 16 members to serve on the National Watermelon Promotion Board. The appointees will serve three-year terms from Jan. 1, 2019, to Dec. 31, 2021.
Members appointed are:
Dalton Willis Borders, Edinburg, TX
Cody Buckley, San Antonio, TX
Jordan...
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WGA honors Stephen Patricio with a magical dinner
PALM DESERT, CA — Before the Western Growers' 93rd Annual Meeting came to a close, attendees raised a toast to the...
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Luis Corella of Baloian Farms with Jerry Wagner, John Dunn and Steve Janedis of Coast Produce.
Markets heat up after freeze hits parts of Mexico
Temperatures got below freezing in many locations in the northeastern part of Mexico, mainly in the states of Coahuila, Zacatecas,...
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