Month: December 2013

Win $6,500 In Shopping Dollars To The Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market

December 7, 2013 Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market

Don’t miss your opportunity to be a winner at this year’s New York Produce Show and Conference! Produce buyers who visit Booth #404 are invited to enter for their chance to win $6,500 in market bucks from the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market. Additional prizes include an iPad Mini and 10 free passes to the Philly Market, which includes a tour, lunch, and a $100 Visa giftcard. Winners will be invited to bring their buyers and drivers to learn the benefits of buying and loading in our totally enclosed marketplace. …

Begich Praises Pacific Seafood Processors For Salmon Donation

December 3, 2013 Office of U.S. Senator Mark Begich

U.S. Senator Mark Begich praised members of the Pacific Seafood Processors Association (PSPA) for their donation of 40,000 pounds of seafood to the residents of St. Lawrence Island who are facing a severe food shortage this year due to unusual ice conditions that stymied this year’s walrus hunt. …

Oregon's Famous Dungeness Crab Season Delayed

December 3, 2013 Staff Reporter. Associated Press

Dungeness crab from the Oregon Coast probably won't make it to dinner tables until late December because tests have yet to show the crabs are at the correct size for harvesting. …

Creative Salmon Achieves Organic Certification

December 3, 2013 Creative Salmon Company Ltd.

Creative Salmon is the first farm-raised salmon producer in North America to achieve organic certification. …

Cattle Prices Rise With Drought’s Side Effects

December 3, 2013 Josie Musico, Lubbock Avalanche Journal

The cattle industry has taken some hits from lack of rainfall in the last few years. Many frustrated producers have limited their cattle herds, while grocery shoppers might notice higher prices at the meat counter. …