The Chilean Blueberry Committee, together with iQonsulting, updated its export estimate for the 2023-24 season, forecasting exports of 76,500 tons of fresh blueberries. This new figure reflects a decrease of 7 percent compared to the first estimate made in October, and a decrease of 13 percent from 2022-23.

Did you ever wonder where all the produce plants originated? We are so busy with keeping up with our responsibilities in the industry that the history of produce items is not on a daily agenda. It’s more of a priority to achieve numbers so we don’t have to explain missing the budget in a meeting.

2023 is a special year for Danziger, celebrating 70 years as a company alongside the celebration of the founder, Ernest Danziger’s 100-year birthday on Nov. 16.

Edible Garden AG Inc., a leader in controlled environment agriculture, locally grown, organic and sustainable produce and products, announced a partnership with high-tech firm BRISEA Group Inc. to deploy BRISEA’s nanobubble generator demo unit at the Company’s Belvidere, New Jersey facility.

Ocean Mist Farms mourns the passing of Ed Boutonnet, its beloved former president and CEO, a visionary and industry titan.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Cantero Produce Corp. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The company, operating from Florida, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to two produce sellers in the amount of $412,050 from August 2022 through September 2022.