Pacific Northwest moves significant onion volumes into national pipeline
Onion production continues to be a thriving industry in the Pacific Northwest. Several publications issued by the states of Oregon and Washington provided a snapshot of regional production for the 2011 crop year.
Domex expects larger-size apples for new crop year
Domex Superfresh Growers has been gearing up for the new crop of Washington apples in the fall. The official estimate will be announced Aug. 10, however currently the industry range of estimates are from a low of 110 million boxes to a high of 125 million boxes.
OHL makes sure international shippers have smooth sailing into Delaware River region
PHILADELPHIA — One of the larger customs brokers in the Delaware River region, OHL is a global supply chain management solutions leader with teams dedicated to air and ocean transportation, trade services and customs brokerage focused on specific industry verticals, including retail, apparel, footwear, chemicals, steel, forest products and especially perishables.
Ed Fitzgerald, assistant vice president of import operations, has been with OHL for 19 years and manages the perishable customs brokerage team, solving international shippers’ challenges before they become problems.
After coming in under the radar, AMC Direct is ready for its turn in the spotlight
GLOUCESTER CITY, NJ — Importer AMC Direct Inc., with U.S. headquarters in New Jersey, has made much headway in North America in the past few years, despite the fact that the company has been flying under the radar.
With consumption of imported fruit, like AMC’s South African summer citrus, on the rise, the company is becoming more visible in the Americas.
DRS President Palaima a driving force behind Philadelphia’s Chilean trade
PHILADELPHIA — The Tioga Marine Fruit Terminal is not the biggest on the Delaware River, but it offers advantages that other facilities cannot, said Robert Palaima, president of Delaware River Stevedores, which operates the facility.
Manfredi continues to grow from outside Philly
KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Frank Manfredi has a hard time sitting still. Though over the years the former mushroom farmer has built a simple cold storage facility into a major league transportation and logistics hub an hour outside of Philadelphia, he is constantly tinkering with the formula and facilities that have made The Manfredi Cos. successful.
Seatrade has niche in shipping fresh produce but continues progressive approach
TAMPA, FL — Though Seatrade Group Reefer Chartering N.V. has been in business for more than 60 years, the Curacao-based company — with North American operations in Tampa and Philadelphia — is still taking a progressive approach to business, carving out a niche in the produce industry as a leading carrier of international fresh cargo.
Position as first stop along the Delaware River gives port of Wilmington advantage
WILMINGTON, DE — Being the first port along the Delaware River from the coast gives the state-owned port of Wilmington, here, a competitive advantage.
Just four hours upriver from the Atlantic, Wilmington is among the top-ranked North American ports for fresh fruit imports and juice concentrate and has one of the larger dockside cold storage facilities in the U.S. Each year, more than 1.5 million tons of bananas, pineapples, grapes, deciduous fruit out of Chile and Argentina, and citrus from Morocco are offloaded at the port.
Hot temperatures lead to hot lettuce market
Warm weather in California’s Salinas Valley, as well as throughout the nation, has led to a demand-exceeds-supply situation with iceberg lettuce driving that market to $20 f.o.b., and bringing other items along with it.
Producers supply creative campaigns and fresh produce for children
Marketers of fresh produce are creatively crafting campaigns designed to increase consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables among children.