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Dole Food is merging with Ireland-based Total Produce in a deal that would create the world’s largest fresh produce company, the companies said in a statement. The merged company would be listed on a U.S. stock exchange and have global headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, with headquarters for the Americas in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The new company called Dole Plc had an estimated combined 2020 revenue of about $9.7 billion, and would be twice as large as its nearest competitor, according to the statement. Rory Byrne, current CEO of Total Produce, will take on that role for Dole Plc. Johan Lindén, current CEO of Dole, will become COO. As part of the listing, Dole will raise between raise $500 million and $700 million that it will mainly use to reduce debt.
âMost of the Chilean organic blueberry harvest is on its way to the US right now
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Organic Produce Network, despite the logistical challenges and delays in the ports of the west coast of the United States in recent months, there is currently a good volume of organic blueberries heading to the country, especially from Chile.
âMost of the Chilean mid-season to late-season organic blueberry harvest is on its way right now,â stated Stephen Paul, category manager for stone fruits and blueberries at Homegrown Organic Farms (HGO). âDuring the next four to five weeks, we are going to have more organic blueberries. We anticipate there will be a very good volume until the third week of March,â he added.
February 11, 2021
The Organic Produce Network has released its inaugural State of Organic Produce, a comprehensive overview of how the industry performed last year, including data and analysis of retail sales of organic fresh produce.
The year-over-year growth of organic fresh produce compared to conventional
Region-specific organic produce performance
The percentage change in year-over-year monthly produce sales for both conventional and organic
Additionally, the report contains retailer and wholesaler feedback on last year’s record-breaking sales of organic fresh produce.
The downloadable report is available for viewing here.
“Organic produce took center stage in 2020 retail sales. The connection consumers made between their personal health and fresh produce is crystal clear in the data shared in this first-ever report. Organic produce is, and will remain, a key driver of retail sales,” said Tonya Antle, co-founder of the Organic Produce Network.
Bisbach s full-time job is working at Featherstone Farm in Rushford, the site in which he also produces the dry beans that he sells. After graduating from college in 2010, Bisbach worked on several organic farms. At the first farm he worked at, the owner gave each apprentice a plot of land where they could grow anything they wanted. The farm didn t grow any dry beans, and so I thought I would do that mainly because I thought that they looked really cool, said Bisbach. So I grew those and then kept doing it year after year, and people would give me different varieties that I would collect and started to accumulate.