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"Large retailers have been putting stone fruit prices under great pressure"
13+ hour, 48+ min ago (352+ words) The stone fruit season is entering its final stretch in the Spanish province of Lleida and in the Aragon region, with volumes broadly in line with last year's, following a downward revision of initial forecasts due to spring frosts and…...
Greenhouse lettuce already seeing lift on wholesale demand
1+ mon, 16+ hour ago (310+ words) For the greenhouse grower, it's starting to see it first on the wholesale side of the business. "Foodservice tends to be the first impacted if a significant amount of their production is coming from the fields. So we're starting to…...
"Pushing processing varieties into the consumer market doesn't benefit anyone"
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (273+ words) FreshPlaza "We did hit a low point in potato sales to consumers last week But then again, what do you expect? When it's 34 degrees, nobody's going to be standing over the stove," says Ton Kruythof Nevertheless, the market trader looks…...
Fresh offerings remain focus at NGA grocery summit
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (279+ words) As Citrus America marks 15 years of supporting grocery retailers with fresh juicing programs, founder Brian Framson recently moderated a leadership panel at the National Grocers Association (NGA) Fresh Summit in St. Louis. The session, "The Fresh Future: Reimagining the Independent…...
Lithuanian orchards face long-term losses after winter freeze
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (344+ words) An unusually harsh winter has caused extensive damage in some Lithuanian orchards, with commercial growers estimating that around 90% of Lithuanian-variety apple trees may have died, according to LRT.lt. The damage extends beyond the 2026 harvest because, in many cases, the…...
Pennsylvania fruit growers report freeze losses of up to 100%
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (428+ words) Fruit growers across Pennsylvania are assessing heavy crop losses following repeated spring freezes that affected orchards already in bloom. According to estimates from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and Penn State Extension, losses range from 70% to 90% for apples, 90% to 100% for…...
Late-April freeze causes heavy losses for eastern U.S. fruit growers
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (389+ words) An unusually warm start to spring followed by a late-April freeze caused damage to orchards, vineyards, berry operations, and other perennial specialty crops across parts of the eastern United States. According to the USDA Risk Management Agency, the freeze caused…...
“Restrictions on approved pesticides could threaten the sector’s existence”
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (460+ words) FreshPlaza...
Pennsylvania seeks federal aid after freeze causes crop losses
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (366+ words) Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited Cherry Hill Orchards in Lancaster County following severe freeze damage in April and called on the federal government to expedite support for affected growers. Governor Shapiro sent a letter to…...
"We are very proud that for the last 25 years we have not used any pesticides on our beds"
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (362+ words) FreshPlaza The Watercress Company farms 16 hectares of beds, but as they are cropped multiple times, the area could be likened to 96 hectares The watercress is grown outside on large Victorian-built watercress beds They are gravel on chalk, based on which…...