Fruit Logistica, the largest international trade fair in the fruit and vegetable sector, was held Feb. 8-10 in Berlin, bringing together attendees from around the world and offering exhibitors a platform to showcase their products and make contacts with potential buyers. 

It was the sixth participation for Salix Fruits, a leading company in the import and export of fresh fruits, which had a unique booth and one of the most popular and photographed in the fair.

Should the banana retail be $1.99 a pound in 2023?

Inflation has forced prices up in all categories throughout the grocery store. We cannot escape the persistent reminding from the media. The egg crisis has been primarily used as the dominant representation of extreme runaway food prices. However, hardly any item on the grocery shelf, meat case, dairy, frozen food or the fresh produce department have escaped inflationary price increases — except one. The banana.

Colombia’s Sugar Mango Association is preparing for the first entry into the U.S. market, with arrivals beginning the second week of March.

Preparations for entry to the U.S. market have been under way for several years, and consumers will finally get their first taste of this sweet, pocket-sized mango with a full marketing and social media campaign titled, “We’re Small, Sweet, and Easy to Eat.”

In 1948, two generations of the Wilcox family established Floyd Wilcox & Sons in the little town of Thornton, ID. Seventy-five years later, the fourth generation of family members has moved into leadership positions with the same fire in the belly to grow, pack, sell and ship the best potatoes they can in whatever packs align with the demands of their customers and consumers.

Keystone Fruit Marketing, a division of Progressive Produce LLC, has supported the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure show every year since its inception.

CMI Orchards announced that Brett Reasor will be joining New Columbia Fruit Packers LLC as its new CEO on March 1.