CMI Orchards is primed to supercharge summer sales this Fourth of July. Rochelle Bohm, vice president of marketing, said patriotic holidays like the Fourth of July offer retailers special opportunities to honor veterans and support military families.

The International Fresh Produce Association released two new reports underscoring the impact of the agricultural labor crisis on the fresh produce industry and U.S. food security. The reports, conducted by Texas A&M University, Center for North American Studies, and leading agricultural experts, found that unless Congress acts quickly, American consumers will rely on foreign countries to meet U.S. food needs, jeopardizing food security and national security.

North Bay Produce, a cooperative of 33 grower-owners representing more than 1,000 farms from around the world, has deep roots within Michigan, both from a company standpoint and also within its grower/membership network. In fact, Michigan is North Bay’s flagship region and will continue to be a very important part of its overall sales strategy for blueberries, apples and asparagus.

New Jersey had a great winter and spring to give our blueberry growers the perfect conditions needed to harvest a full crop of the bigger, better, more flavorful berries your customers crave.

Jersey Fresh blueberries will be ready for your shelves from early June into early August, and your customers look for blueberries from the Garden State all year long because they know Jersey Fresh blueberries will provide the flavor and size they desire.

Cherries, apricots, peaches, plums, nectarines and... peacherines? In the early 1900s, J. W. Philippi, a horticulturist, combined a peach with a nectarine, and presto — he developed peacherines, a stone fruit with an old-fashioned flavor and a pinch of citrus taste.

Though Mission Produce is one of the leading exporters of avocados from Peru, this year it will rely on several points of supply to fill demand for avocados during the summer months.