Month: August 2017

Wish Farms, grower-shipper and year-round supplier of strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries recently announced the company is adding raspberries to their growing and marketing programs. …

The Chilean Blueberry Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX), supported by ProChile, is organising its first trade mission dedicated to blueberries, visiting India and Dubai ahead of its participation at Asia Fruit Logistica 2017. Between 30 August and 4 September, members of The Chilean Blueberry Committee will travel to New Delhi, Mumbai and Dubai for meetings with potential buyers and logistics service providers to promote Chilean fresh blueberry exports backed by a new marketing programme. …

Coastline Family Farms today announced that Tami Gutierrez has joined the company as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing, a newly created position. …

The 10th Annual AMHPAC Congress commenced August 24-25, 2017 at the Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta, Nuevo Vallarta, Nayarit, Mexico.  There were close to 400 participants attending this year’s expo with 50 booths and 61 sponsors contributing to the success of the AMHPAC event.  The decade of achievement from this expo and congress has evolved from its inception in 2008. …

The value of mushrooms produced in the United States hit an all-time high last year of $1.22 billion, riding on the recognition of mushrooms as a major food trend combined with the increasing popularity of The Blend, according to a report released August 21 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Production dropped two percent to 929 million pounds, due in large part to the ongoing challenge of an inadequate agriculture workforce. …