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BelleHarvest has been involved in the apple industry for more than 50 years and is one of the largest apple shippers/packers in the state of Michigan. The company was established back in 1957, therefore its roots within the apple industry are deep and its reputation is strong. In a typical year, the company packs around 1.6 million boxes of apples.

Wouldn't it be nice if every growing area could accommodate our supply needs at the same time? That would make life a lot easier for retail produce buyers and directors to develop their weekly ad programs. But weather and other obstacles always seem to emerge causing an upward and downward market direction.

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture is looking forward to the 2022 NEPC show as New England is the second largest market for Jersey Fresh fruits and vegetables outside of the immediate tri-state market of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

Tanimura & Antle promoted Brett Champlin to vice president of harvest. This newest promotion comes as the result of Champlin successfully managing the full scope of the company’s harvest department, one of its largest and most fundamental departments.  Champlin is stepping into the role of his predecessor, Nick Sgheiza, who was recently promoted to chief operations officer.   

RJO Produce, one of the nation’s most innovative agriculture businesses, will enter a new era when it begins its 30th year in 2023. Renowned for bringing relationship-driven, fair business practices to the produce industry, RJO is the brain child of brothers Rob and John O’Rourke.

Forty Trader Joe's locations throughout Texas will be selling ultra-clean, non-GMO, leafy greens from Kalera, a world leader in indoor vertical farming. All varieties are grown at Kalera's Houston facility, emphasizing its commitment to providing locally grown produce to urban areas with traditionally short grow seasons. Texas-based Trader Joe's shoppers can find Kalera's leafy greens in Krunch, Butter and Frisée whole-head-sized varieties in the produce aisle for $2.99.

Western Growers released a new video that calls on the U.S. Senate to pass the Farm Workforce Modernization Act to ease the industry's labor shortage and, in turn, help lower the burden of food prices on consumers.

When the New England Produce Council hosts its annual Produce, Floral and Foodservice Expo in Boston on Aug. 24 and 25, Maurice A. Auerbach Inc., will once again be participating, and that’s because the New England market is key to the company’s success. “We enjoy the show and get to see a lot of the customers that we don’t get to see on a regular basis,” said Bruce Klein, director of marketing for Maurice A. Auerbach Inc., a third-generation, family-owned enterprise headquartered in S...

Navigating and adhering to new compliance requirements for organic producers and handlers will be the subject of the first educational session announced as part of the Organic Grower Summit 2022 presented by Western Growers and OPN educational program, slated for Nov. 30-Dec. 1 in Monterey, CA.

Keitt mangos from Northern Sinaloa are now available from Splendid by Porvenir, filling a void in the market with the Ataulfo deal having wrapped up two weeks ago and Kents now winding down. “We started with Keitts the end of last week,” Cindy Schwing, who recently joined Splendid as vice president of marketing, told The Produce News Aug. 17. “There will be a lot of large fruit in the range of fours to eights, with not too many 10s or smaller.”