We’re still feeling the squeeze on small citrus, but carrots have become the next challenge out west. In a market where jumbos matter, harvest conditions have made it difficult to get the size and volume the market expects.

Across California’s Central Valley, repeated rain events and cooler temperatures have slowed harvest activity and limited field access. Saturated ground has kept crews out of some fields entirely, while others are being harvested cautiously to avoid equipment and quality issues. When the product is coming out, yields are lighter, and pack-outs are more variable.

Jumbo carrots

For more than 75 years, Bland Farms has done one thing exceptionally well: grow sweet onions that taste like home. Long before “farm‑to‑table” became a buzzword, the Bland family was already living it—three generations deep in the sandy soils of southeast Georgia, raising Vidalia sweet onions with the same values they raised their kids on. Real food. Real work. Real family.

Because a good meal is more than ingredients. It’s a ritual. A reason to gather. A reminder that the best things in life still come from the ground up.

And that’s the part Bland Farms love most—being invited into family

Del Monte Foods Corp. has selected three successful bidders in its court-supervised auction process. The company has negotiated asset purchase agreements for substantially all of its assets and business operations as going-concern businesses. 

The sale transactions are:

• The sale to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. of the company's vegetable, tomato and refrigerated fruit business assets, including Del Monte and S&W packaged vegetable brands, Del Monte, Contadina and Take Root Organics packaged tomato brands, Del Monte refrigerated fruit brand, and the JOYBA beverage brand, together with global

Mission Produce Inc. and Calavo Growers Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement under which Mission will acquire Calavo in a cash-and-stock transaction. The transaction, which values Calavo at a total enterprise value of approximately $430 million, is expected to close by the end of August 2026.

“This acquisition marks an important milestone for Mission and for our industry,” said Steve Barnard, co‑founder and CEO of Mission. “By bolstering Mission’s vertically integrated platform and trusted global distribution network with Calavo’s complementary sourcing, prepared foods capabilities and

Walmart Inc. and Google plan to launch a new experience that pairs the intelligence of Google’s Gemini with Walmart and Sam’s Club’s assortment, value and convenience, to make shopping more intuitive, reliable and perfectly aligned with the rhythms of everyday life. The new experience — built by Walmart and accessible directly within Gemini using the Universal Commerce Protocol — addresses several key customer needs:

• Great items, at great prices: Gemini will automatically include Walmart and Sam’s Club in-store and online products when it’s relevant. 
• Personalization and familiarity: When

NCC Automated Systems, a leading provider of industrial conveying solutions, will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2026. Since its founding in 1986, NCC has specialized in designing and manufacturing reliable, high-performance conveyors for a wide range of industries, including optical manufacturing, assembly, packaging and material handling.

Over the past four decades, NCC has built a reputation for durable, precision-engineered conveyors that keep production moving efficiently. Unlike many suppliers that resell off-the-shelf conveyors, NCC focuses on engineering the conveyor itself as a