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Produce Crops
Peru’s grape exports show big export growth
Exports of Peruvian grapes totaled $521.8 million in the first six months of the year, up 29% from the same period a year ago.
August 11, 2021 08:52 AM
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Opinion
Plenty of opinions on “most buzzworthy” fruit or vegetable variety
What is the most buzzworthy variety of fruit or vegetable that you have experienced/seen in the last year? What makes it special?
August 11, 2021 08:45 AM
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Industry
Foodservice employment still lagging pre-pandemic levels
The COVID-19 pandemic depressed foodservice sales and employment for much of 2020.
August 10, 2021 03:45 PM
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USDA announces TEFAP produce box awards
Industry
Industry misses USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program is missed by fresh produce distributors everywhere, including in Maryland and Virginia.
August 10, 2021 01:30 PM
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Packer Tech
New global genetics business seeks to build a premium and sustainable fresh produce sector
T&G Global has launched VentureFruit, a global genetics and variety management business.
August 09, 2021 12:52 AM
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Produce Crops
Triple-digit heat shrinks Northwest fruit crops but extent of damage uncertain
An unprecedented run of triple-digit heat has stressed and diminished the Northwest tree fruit crops, but the full extent of damage is not yet known.
August 06, 2021 03:30 PM
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Industry
USDA: Time to tweak Buy American provisions of feeding programs?
Should the U.S. Department of Agriculture change the way Buy American provisions in school meal programs are used?
August 06, 2021 09:02 AM
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Industry
USDA appropriations bill stalled but infrastructure legislation draws attention
Disaster and drought relief is coming to growers, but there is a hitch.
August 05, 2021 06:23 PM
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Fresh Del Monte
Industry
Fresh Del Monte Produce reports 5% increase in net sales for most recent quarter
Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. reported that net sales for the quarter ended July 2 increased 5% to $1.14 billion.
August 04, 2021 03:32 PM
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Industry
USDA seeking more than 500,000 cartons of grapes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking more than 500,000 cartons of table grapes to be used in the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs.
August 04, 2021 08:05 AM
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