Salinas lettuce shippers were experiencing lower demand over the past month in direct proportion to the rise in production of California melons, grapes and stone fruit. California and New Mexico yellow onion shippers were seeing steady and fairly good demand. Idaho russet shippers had modestly improved carton demand.

TRANSPORTATION & FUEL

Demand for trucks and the cost of freight remain at peak levels and are expected to continue as such through July.  

CITRUSDAL, South Africa – While the Western Cape of South Africa has a climate that is ideal for growing citrus, it also supports one of the main pests that would present a barrier to shipments to the United States: the false codling moth.

This season, the label for organic blueberries marketed by Rainier Fruit Co. has been redesigned, making it easy for consumers to identify organic product.

Toronto — With the recent acquisition of shares in Bay Growers Inc., a packer-shipper of Ontario apples representing 2,500 acres of farms, Bamford Produce is working to become more vertically integrated.

CITRUSDAL, South Africa – As citrus growers were busy harvesting the early citrus crop in this region on the Western Cape of South Africa, grower-members of the Western Cape Citrus Producers Forum were focused on the attention to detail needed for producing top-quality citrus and maintaining a disciplined approach to exporting their fruit to the United States.

Ready Pac Foods Inc. in conjunction with Disney Consumer Products, is announcing a new line of innovative Disney-themed Mini-Meal and Salads formulated specifically for kids ages 6-12 under the popular Ready Pac "Cool Cuts" brand.