As the winter holidays approach, a demand for fresh produce often peaks, reflecting seasonal cooking traditions and festive gatherings.

For instance, cranberries, squash, and pumpkin are all big staples for a Thanksgiving-day meal, and all saw a rise in sales last month. Though there may be less demand for other winter holidays, these items are still being used for holiday meals.

Delta Fresh Sales, a leading distributor of Mexican produce items from Mexico, with a specialty in tomatoes, is looking forward to a good, if not typical, season of winter vegetables out of Mexico.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture imposed sanctions on CFG Produce Inc. in Lantana, TX, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. These sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

Canadawide Fruits and Les Entreprises Pitre, one of the largest berry producers in Canada, have partnered with Bleu & Bon, a company specializing in the processing of berries. Together, these three companies are joining forces and expertise to develop an even more diverse range of fruit-based products.

With the holiday’s right around the corner, here is an update of some of the more popular items in the produce aisle. 

Dümmen Orange participated in numerous industry poinsettia trials in North America over the past few weeks. Trial locations included Sawaya Gardens, N.G. Heimos Greenhouses and Millstadt Young Plants, Vaandrager Nurseries, Lucas Greenhouses and Plantpeddler.