After the first month of shipping 2022-03 onions from his company’s Nyssa, OR, facilities, Snake River Produce General Manager of Sales and Marketing Joshua Frederick said in late September that demand had begun to level and movement to be good.

“Things have been moving at a steady pace,” Frederick said. “Demand out the gate was in abundance, but now that we here at SRP are in our fourth full week of shipping. It’s leveled out, which we needed to happen so we can focus on getting our crop put away in storage for the season.”

The Pretty Lady Vineyards team will be featuring its premium California table grapes at the revamped IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show in Orlando, FL. The Pretty Lady fields are currently being harvested for their fall crop and will be on display at this year’s show.

California just became the first state to sign a bill that bans the distribution of plastic “pre-check out” bags, a victory for environmental groups and Lotus Sustainables, a Carlsbad, CA-based provider of reusable mesh produce bags.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent signing of Senate Bill 1046 will affect all grocery stores in California and eliminate those rolls of plastic bags that are ubiquitous in every produce section. State Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) authored the bill, which passed the legislature on a party-line vote.

Kroger and Albertsons Cos. Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Kroger will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Albertsons common and preferred stock for approximately $24.6 billion, including the assumption of approximately $4.7 billion of Albertsons Cos. net debt.

The transaction is expected to close in early 2024, subject to the receipt of required regulatory clearance and other customary closing conditions, including receipt of clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

PHARR, TX — What started as a simple idea in October 2013 to mark the start of the Mexican produce season has blossomed into a full-fledged celebration of one of the most important points of crossing for fresh fruits and vegetables into the United States from Mexico.

On Oct. 6, members of the Rio Grande Valley produce industry joined Pharr International Bridge officials and state and local politicians to commemorate the 10th year of the Start of the Produce Season event held at the Pharr International Bridge, here.