Fruit Packers News Today

Sander Fruit Packers intends to submit an application to authorize the discharge of effluent from its fruit packing facility on Old Vernon Road.

One resident says the foul stench has been lingering through the air for roughly a month now, but other residents say they’ve noticed it a lot longer.

“This is going to be a busy packhouse”

South African pomegranate season starts later

Free State apple packer expects 35% increase in volumes this year

Stonefruit packhouse offers low chem citrus packing to Boland growers

Wellington packer on the forefront of optical sorting of pomegranates and stonefruit These are peak packing weeks at 21-year old Sonlia Fruit Packers outside Wellington, where late plums like African Delight, September Yummy, Angelenos (and there are a lot of plums this season) and the last nectarines coincide with early pomegranates at what is Africa’s largest pomegranate packer. “It’s been a strong stonefruit crop thus far and it will be the largest volume of stonefruit we’ve yet pac...

Washington grower’s KIKU® apples see strong growth CMI Orchards has announced significant growth in KIKU® brand apple sales and production. KIKU®  sales have grown 37 percent in volume compared to last year. According to Nielsen Answers on Demand, over the past 52 weeks KIKU® ranked seventh in both sales dollars and volume for branded apples in the U.S. KIKU® sales have increased 37 percent in volume compared to last year and are now sold in 3,800 stores throughout the Unit...