Year: 2018

Hass Avocados Exports From Colombia To The United States Will Continue

January 8, 2018 Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario

Hass avocados exports to the United States will continue in accordance with regulations and the Work Plan signed between Corpohass, the agricultural and food safety authorities in Colombia and their counterparts in the United States. The ICA (Colombian Agricultural and Livestock Institute) continues the surveillance and eradication program for Hass avocado quarantine pest in 21 municipalities located in 7 departments of the country. …

Veggies And The Brain: Top 2018 Healthy Eating Trends Lead To The Produce Department

January 8, 2018 Frieda’s Inc.

Brain foods and carb alternatives are two of the hottest healthy eating trends for 2018, and shoppers will be looking in the produce department to find what they need. …

Japan's Historic Tsukiji Market Holds Final New Year Auction

January 5, 2018 Natsuko Fukue, Agence France-Presse

Tokyo's world-famous Tsukiji fish market held its last pre-dawn New Year's auction on Friday before closing down for relocation, with the highest bidder paying more than $320,000 for a giant tuna. …

Are You Eating Sustainable Fish? Blockchain May Provide The Answer

January 5, 2018 Jeff John Roberts, Fortune

Eco-conscious diners can rely on restaurants to tell them their fish comes from a sustainable source, but it can be hard to know for sure. That’s why a new certification system, launched by blockchain companyViant and the World Wild Fund for Nature, is intriguing: It provides a step-by-step way to verify a fish’s journey from the ocean to the market to the dinner plate. …

Big New Seafood Processing Plant Planned For Seaport

January 5, 2018 Jon Chesto, Boston Globe

Don’t tell Eden Milroy that the local seafood industry is dying. Milroy is making a big bet on its future in Boston: a 200,000-square-foot seafood processing complex in the marine industrial park in South Boston. …