Tag: strawberries

As the summer season begins to wind down, the produce market reflects the changing weather and the evolving demands of consumers, says ProduceIQ.

Strawberry growers, shippers, processors, researchers and agricultural stakeholders gathered on Aug. 8 for the 10th Anniversary Cal Poly Strawberry Center Field Day, the largest research and education event for the California strawberry industry.

Strawberries, Canada’s favourite fruit, are top for consumers in taste, and research shows that they may be a good choice in promoting heart health as well.

Vertical farming leader Oishii announced they are bringing their coveted Omakase and Koyo berries to local farmers markets across the Mid-Atlantic region this summer.

Plenty Unlimited Inc. and Mawarid Holding Investment—a subsidiary of Alpha Dhabi Holding, a major publicly listed company on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX)—announced they have entered into an exclusive, multi-year, region-wide partnership to bring locally grown fresh produce to countries across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

The Watsonville, CA-based Driscoll's, Inc. line of premium, high-flavor berries being sold under the “Sweetest Batch” label gained some national attention.

In this week’s edition of ‘What in the Weather,’ a hurricane aims at Houston, and the heat dome takes a trip West. Excessive heat warnings are in effect from Arizona to Washington State and Florida to New York.

Fourth of July holiday demand, rain in Mexico, and extreme heat throughout much of the US are tightening the supply of commodities such as strawberries, blueberries, limes, and tomatoes.

For more than a hundred years, Driscoll’s has been known for Only the Finest Berries, so they’ve teamed up with Instacart to give customers a free sweet strawberry treat for one day only

Oishii’s most technologically advanced farm yet is designed to grow 20 times more strawberries, bringing delicious, always-in-season fruit to more people along the East Coast.