This time of year, they look like overgrown softballs that are almost lime green in color. The pomelo is the original grapefruit. In fact, when I first got into the produce industry, it was simply known as “Chinese grapefruit.” Whatever you call it, this giant citrus — the “king of citrus” — is still very popular in Asian markets. …
The passage of a fiscal package late Tuesday evening excluded key specialty crop priorities. While the bill does avert the dreaded “fiscal cliff,” efforts to roll a new five-year Farm Bill into the bill were rejected in favor of a nine month extension of the 2008 law. The extension does not include funding for certain expiring programs such as the Specialty Crop Research Initiative and Clean Plant Network. …
Debt-ridden Bianfishco, a major exporter of pangasius fish fillet until 2011 has resumed overseas shipments. …
As many as seven commercial crawfish harvesting operations could be up and running at Lake Tahoe in 2013. The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency approved permits for four crawfish harvesting start-ups at a Thursday hearing in Stateline. …
Gulf of Mexico shrimpers have filed petitions with the federal government seeking relief from subsidized shrimp imports. The move came several weeks after Gulf of Mexico shrimpers hailed a House bill that included a provision to increase U.S. Customs and Border Protection's powers to combat illegal imports. …
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