FPAA says Florida actions drive up tomato prices – Produce Blue Book producebluebook.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from producebluebook.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The North American table grape market is facing a tricky transition throughout the end of May and into June with a potential for heavy concentration in early July, an industry member told FreshFruitPortal.
Mexican table grape shipments begin amid slow sales in U S market freshfruitportal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from freshfruitportal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tim Hearden California, Sonora racing to get product on store shelves for Memorial Day.
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California grows 99% of America’s table grapes some 80 different varieties coming from Coachella and San Joaquin Valleys and available in U.S. stores from May through January. And the race with Mexican grape growers is on as both entities struggle to get product on store shelves to fill a traditional Memorial Day shopping surge.
The Sonora Grape Growers Association is projecting a minimum of 21.5 million 18-pound cartons to be shipped from the Nogales Port of Entry between early May and mid-July.
Spring Policy Summit 2021 kicks off monthly webinar series
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) held its annual Spring Policy Summit on April 21st -23rd. The selection of panelists covered some of the most important topics for the fresh produce industry including the current relationship between the U.S. and Mexico, sustainability trends in fresh produce and the latest on improving barriers to trade.
Day 1 of the summit featured Kenneth Smith, former lead NAFTA negotiator for Mexico and current partner with AGON. Smith focused on discussing changes in Mexican policy and collaborations between the U.S. and Mexico that could positively impact the fresh produce industry. This session also featured Britton Mullen, president of the Border Trade Alliance and principle with Clarke Consulting. Mullen focused her presentation on the USMCA and the transition from the last Administration to the current Administration and what the produce industry could expect moving forward.