Latest Fresh Produce News & Insights

Elgin, Minn.-based Honeybear Brands will soon offer the first taste of the 2024 apple season with its First Kiss apple variety... Read More

A new study shows that consumers prefer high-flavor apple varieties over mainstream options... Read More

Retailers, growers and associations share how the growing season is progressing, future promotions and what makes New York-grown produce so special... Read More

CMI Orchards says offering parents convenient, healthy snack and lunchbox options this time of year is a win-win for busy families and retailers looking to drive incremental sales... Read More

Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards says the program offers a dynamic in-store merchandising opportunity while allowing retailers to give back to military charities... Read More

Apple purchases are up according to responses in The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2024 survey. Just over 78% of consumers reported purchasing apples in the last 12 months... Read More

Oppy is awaiting the arrival of a new crop of Southern Hemisphere Envy apples alongside a diverse range of year-round varieties, company officials say... Read More

The packer, grower and distributor of pears, apples and stone fruit says promotions and geo-targeting sales of fuji apples are keys to success this spring and summer... Read More

In the U.S. Apple Association’s latest report, fresh and processing apple numbers remain higher than last year and the five-year average for holdings... Read More

In this "Tip of the Iceberg" podcast, Jim Bair, president and CEO of the U.S. Apple Association, talks rising food prices, slowing grower returns and the current challenges to maintaining a profitable apple business... Read More

With ample supply and Earth Day nearing, the Wenatchee, Wash.-based packer, grower and distributor is offering tips on how retailers can capitalize on the growing interest in the organic category... Read More

Honeybear Brands says it is gearing up to deliver a bounty of fresh Chilean apples and pears to retailers nationwide... Read More

The latest monthly report from the U.S. Apple Association shows crop in holding still up year over year and above five-year average figures... Read More

The company says new additions to the sales team will help it add territories and grow in market space in the Midwest... Read More

It’s in every produce department, but the popular fruit’s many varieties and visual versatility make it ripe for dynamic displays... Read More

In its latest bulletin, Stemilt said data shows sales only slightly increased in the last month of 2023... Read More

Shipments of the premium branded apple variety are expected to continue only through April, according to CMI Orchards... Read More

Pazazz apples are now available to retailers and shoppers as an organic option exclusively from Elgin, Minn.-based Honeybear Brands... Read More

The company has promoted Nicole Gordy, who had served as director of business analytics. Gordy succeeds Steve Clement, who becomes CEO of PNW Tree Fruit, which owns Sage Fruit packers and 6,000 acres of orchards... Read More

The event hosted by Yakima, Wash.-based FirstFruits Farms aims to raise the apple's profile through retailer promotions and social media posts... Read More

Marketers recently shared the unique prospects that ample supply provides for retailers and consumers... Read More

With a large crop in apple-producing states, like Pennsylvania, marketers say there is a need to boost consumption. "That will take some time and some effort," said Chris Sandwick of Hess Bros. Fruit., Lancaster, Pa... Read More

Despite weather challenges this season, growers “look hopeful for '24,” said Cynthia Haskins, president and CEO of New York Apples. “We have a good mix of different apple varieties that are out there ...”.. Read More

Michigan apple growers experienced some localized frost damage in the spring but still had a great growing year... Read More

After growers faced a year of weather extremes in 2022, Washington state rebounded in 2023, increasing production by about 38% year over year, according to the U.S. Apple Association... Read More