Latest Fresh Produce News & Insights

As the summer season hits, marketers of specialty produce in the Los Angeles area say sales remain strong, and at least one distributor is going beyond product sales to focus on additional support services.

Consumer demand for California strawberries is running high this season, said Jeff Cardinale, director of communications for the Watsonville-based California Strawberry Commission. 

Retailers — and consumers — looking to liven up their melon menus continue to turn to the specialty category.

Blackberries, watermelon, sweet corn and tomatoes are just few of the approximately two dozen fruits and vegetables Arkansas growers will be marketing this spring and summer, and they say quality should be excellent.

Increased competition from foreign growers has prompted producers in Georgia — and other states — to encourage produce buyers to buy U.S.-grown items, especially during the spring and summer season.