In the wake of Hurricane Ian, DNO Produce has mobilized seven companies to donate 25,950 pounds of ready-to-eat produce and 350 cases of bottled water to storm victims.

Shelley, Idaho-based GPOD of Idaho has just completed the largest renovation in its history relative to its grading, sorting and sizing capabilities, said Kevin Searle, general manager.

As Canada’s second-largest producer of fruits and vegetables, the province of Quebec is home to 650 vegetable growers and more than 3,500 businesses devoted to fruit and vegetable production.

Wada Farms Marketing Group has concluded its potato harvest, with quality looking very good for the 2022/23 season, said Kevin Stanger, president of the Idaho Falls, Idaho-based company.

Acreage and yield might be down for Idaho potatoes, but higher fresh packouts could help to counter those realities, said Ross Johnson, vice president of retail and international for the Idaho Potato Commission.

A labor strike along U.S. railroads is still a possibility after the third-largest railroad union rejected a tentative labor agreement this week. The agreement had the support of the White House.