Freshfel Europe Releases COVID-19 Impact Assessment For the European Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Sector

May 6, 2020 Freshfel Europe

In conjunction with its members, Freshfel Europe compiled the 88-page COVID-19 Impact Assessment to accurately outline the effect the pandemic has had on the sector over the last few months and what implications this may have in the short, medium and long-term for the supply of fresh produce to consumers.

California Strawberry Growers and Farm Workers Pick Safety

I Pick Safety is a new effort from the California Strawberry Commission to highlight farm worker safety and industry-leading training and safety practices by emphasizing that everybody is responsible to always pick safety.

Chesapeake Bay’s Blue Crab Industry Suffers One-Two Punch With Less Seasonal Help, Virus

The crab season is off to a slow and foreboding start around the Chesapeake Bay, with many crabmeat processors crippled by an inability to import seasonal workers and by watermen worried they’ll be unable to sell all they can catch as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Fishermen Getting Desperate As $ 300M Federal Bailout Stalls

It has been more than a month since President Trump agreed to set aside $ 300 million in COVID-19 bailout money to help the beleaguered U.S. fishing industry, but regulators have yet to say who is eligible for financial rescue, much less distribute any of the money.

Impossible Foods to sell Plant-based Burgers in Kroger’s 1,700 Stores

May 5, 2020 Reuters

Plant-based meat maker Impossible Foods will start selling its flagship burgers in supermarket chain Kroger Co’s 1,700 stores in the United States, as it taps growing demand for vegan alternatives among home chefs.