Tag: melons

For 40 years Jim Malanca has been at the helm of melon sales as an owner and integral leader of the Westside Produce Company family in Firebaugh.

Ayco Farms, headquartered in Pompano Beach Fl, is one of the top offshore Melon grower, importer and distributor from Central America, and Mexico.

Super Starr International, Mexico’s premier papaya and melon grower, shipper and processor, has begun the transition to Winter Honeydew Melon season with availability beginning early January 2023.

After the successful launch of Solara, North America’s first commercial greenhouse grown melon in May 2022, Pure Flavor is set to unveil Alonna Canary Melons at the upcoming IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show in Orlando, October 27-29.

Things are heating up; unfortunately, we aren't referring to the demand for fresh produce. From Dallas, TX, to Coachella, CA, temperatures reached record highs over the weekend.

With an emphasis on driving innovation in new product development, leading greenhouse company Pure Flavor has launched the fresh produce industry’s first greenhouse grown melons, which will be branded under the Solara name.

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., one of the world’s leading vertically integrated producers, distributors and marketers of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, is currently harvesting a variety of melons including cantaloupe, honeydew, specialty Harper and Tara melons and watermelon just in time for prime melon season.

Fyffes has concluded its first community needs assessment in the surrounding communities of its melon farms in Choluteca, Honduras.

Current price losers include categories of berries, wet vegetables and lettuce. Blackberries led the decline, -22 percent, as Mexico continues to offer reliable supply.

Predictably, industry prices fell further. The downward trend will likely continue this week as demand remains low. We have a bit more time before the Thanksgiving pull typically impacts demand.