MountainKing Potatoes Launches Crawfish Season Promo

February 8, 2016 MountainKing

As grocers prepare for the start of springtime crawfish season, a new promotion from Texas-based MountainKing Potatoes is giving retailers the opportunity to cash in on big selling opportunities of the company’s Crawfish Red Potatoes, one of its most popular varieties specially grown and uniquely packaged with crawfish fans in mind.

Apple Retails And Category Dollar Volume Trend Up

February 8, 2016 Stemilt Growers

According to the latest Stemilt-O-Graphic, apples contributed more dollars on average to U.S. produce departments in December 2015 than in 2014, despite volume being down slightly year-over-year. The latest apple category insights from Stemilt are based off of four weeks of data from Nielsen FreshFacts® which compare the timeframe of November 29-December 26, 2015 to the same period in 2014.

Prince Edward Island Potatoes Celebrates Potato Lovers Month With Spudtastic Sweepstakes

February is Potato Lovers Month in Canada, and Prince Edward Island potato growers are celebrating by offering consumers a chance to win a potato-packed trip to Prince Edward Island!  To enter the Spudtastic Sweepstakes, consumers can visit spudtastic.ca. 

WAPA Releases Southern Hemisphere Apple And Pear Crop Forecasts

The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) held its Annual General Meeting on Friday morning 5 February at the Fruit Logistica in Berlin. Representatives of the key global apple and pear producing and exporting countries met to discuss the Southern Hemisphere production forecast as well as the final Northern Hemishpere and other matters currently on the Association’s agenda.

Cofer And Guenthner Enter WPVGA Hall Of Fame

The Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association Hall of Fame honors lifetime achievement in the development of the state’s potato industry.  It is the intention of the WPVGA to continue to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the potato industry in Wisconsin by making annual Hall of Fame inductions.