Month: July 2017

The California Strawberry Commission (CSC) will kick off a five-day community outreach event in the Los Angeles area on National Night Out August 1, 2017 at Pershing Square at 5:00 p.m. to connect local communities with California strawberry farmers, share unique strawberry dishes, while also raising funds for No Kid Hungry. All food truck proceeds will go to the Los Angeles branch of Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry® campaign. …

Farmers, Buyers, and all other stakeholders in the Agricultural Industry have to try and absorb information from over 60 different databases and sources to make decisions. AG Tools has developed an easy, accessible tool that provides the most Relevant, important factors for decision making. By providing more than 26 real time factors to stakeholders on a daily basis, AG Tools has taken a step forward to optimize decisions regarding the purchase and fulfillment of commodities such as fruits and vegetables. …

A confluence of factors drove the wholesale cost of Hass avocados from Mexico, the biggest supplier to the U.S., to more than double this year. U.S. consumers are eating more of the green stuff than ever before, and growers in Mexico and California were struggling to keep up with demand amid dry weather. But the tightness could start to ease next year as trees enter the higher-yielding half of a two-year cycle. …