Continental Fresh is a grower, shipper and importer of fresh fruits and vegetables from Latin America, specializing in mangos year-round. Connecting dependable growers to its customers in the U.S. market, Continental Fresh has nurtured a reputation of being highly knowledgeable of the import market, providing regular market updates and forecasts to ensure that its product is delivered on time and in peak condition.

Lineage earned the No. 46 spot on the 2024 CNBC Disruptor 50 list. The achievement marks Lineage's fourth consecutive year being named a CNBC Disruptor 50 company.

Enza Zaden has a complete spinach portfolio resistant to the new type of fungus, Pe:20.

The International Working Group on Peronospora in Spinach announced on May 13 the identification of a new race Pe: 20 of the downy mildew pathogens (Peronospora effusa) affecting spinach. The determination was based on a comprehensive review of isolates collected from growers' fields and experimental markets worldwide.

Numerous factors are contributing to the current quality and supply issues in California. While weather patterns are the main factor, the problems began with heavy winter rains delaying and disrupting planting schedules along with the overall lack of labor. 

Yesterday a bus transporting approximately 50 farmworkers to Cannon Farms in Dunnellon, FL, was hit by an oncoming pickup truck that crossed over the center line of the road, sending the bus off the road where it overturned after crashing through a fence and hitting a tree. 

Officials at the scene said there were eight fatalities. Of the remaining passengers, 34 were transported to local hospitals with eight in critical condition and the other 26 with non-life-threatening injuries.

Procacci Bros., operating four units at the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, stands out as a prominent wholesaler in the Northeast. As a comprehensive distributor, Procacci Bros. supplies a full range of produce, including niche items such as salads, dressings, floral products, organic goods and specialty items.

Additionally, the family-run company, which just celebrated its 75th year in business, manages a warehouse in South Philadelphia and oversees farming operations in South Jersey.