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Wish Farms said G&D Farms has harvested the year's first strawberry flat in Florida.

Wish Farms harvests year's first strawberry flat in Florida

Farm manager Chris Parks shared the news with the Florida Strawberry Growers Association, which celebrates the annual feat officially kicking off the season.

Jill Dutton

Nov 04, 2024
Florida , Strawberries

Katelynn Long, global marketing director for Florida Department of Citrus said the Florida citrus harvest begins in early fall and includes red and white grapefruit, orange varieties such as hamlins, navels, tangerines and mandarins.

Florida's fall harvest bringing seasonal favorites to stores

From citrus to other fruits, these crops are essential to the state’s economy but also provide opportunities for retailers to meet consumer demand.

Jill Dutton

Nov 03, 2024
Citrus , Florida

Florida citrus assessment to increase

Effective Aug. 21, the assessment rate for Florida citrus will increase to 2 cents per carton, up from the previous rate of 1.5 cents per carton, which has been in place since 2018-19.

The Packer Staff

Jul 24, 2024
Florida , Citrus

USDA is reporting the Florida all orange forecast at 17.9 million boxes, which is up less than 1% from the previous forecast

After a historically small citrus crop, is Florida finally bouncing back?

USDA is reporting the Florida all orange forecast at 17.9 million boxes. See what that latest snapshot means to the state's citrus industry.

The Packer Staff

Jun 14, 2024
Citrus , Florida

Justin Timineri, state chef and culinary ambassador for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, develops recipes featuring Florida avocados that are published on freshfromflorida.com and shared with more than 900,000 social media followers.

Why stores and restaurants tout Florida avocados

Consumers, retailers and many foodservice operators eagerly await the arrival of Florida green-skin avocados every year, grower-shippers say.

Tom Burfield

May 20, 2024
Foodservice , Produce Retail , Avocados , Florida

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