PMA Fresh Connections: China Connects Global Suppliers With Local Buyers

Fresh produce professionals from around the globe will travel to Shanghai, China for Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) fourth annual Fresh Connections: China to create successful business opportunities in the fast-growing China market.  Importers and exporters, retailers, producers, wholesalers, government officials and more will gather March 17, 2016, at The Westin Bund Center hotel.

High Demand For Dorot Farm Carrots At Fruit Logistica

February 4, 2016 Dorot Farm

Dorot Farm, #1 exporter of fresh and sweet carrots to U.S, Europe and other destinations all over the world, is reporting high demand for its products.

Renaissance Food Group Taking Pre-Orders For Irish Stew Mix

February 4, 2016 Renaissance Food Group

Renaissance Food Group, a fresh food company that is a division of Calavo Growers, Inc., is now taking pre-orders of their popular Garden Highway brand Irish Stew Mix.

Clam Farm Contemplated For Bay St. George

February 3, 2016 Staff Reporter, CBC News

There could soon be a new industry on the province's west coast, with three sites under review for a possible clam farm in Bay St. George, but the company behind the proposal says there are many challenges.

Norwegian Salmon Prices Scale 30-Year High After Record Sales For Sushi

February 3, 2016 Whitney McFerron, Bloomberg

It’s a pretty good time to be a salmon farmer in Norway. Export prices surged to a 30-year high, global demand has been growing, and profit margins have ballooned. As recently as 2014, the world’s largest salmon-producing country was mired in a slump, forced to sell the fish at discounts when trade sanctions led to a halt in shipments to Russia, a major buyer.