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USDA to invest in $92.2 million in grants for local, regional food producers hurt by pandemic
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said $92.2 million in competitive grant funding is available under the 2018 Farm Bill’s Local Agriculture Market Program(LAMP).
May 05, 2021 12:46 PM
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Industry
Crunch Pak adds organic items
Crunch Pak had added new organic snacking items, said Tony Freytag, executive vice president of the fresh-cut apple marketer.
May 05, 2021 06:28 AM
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Organic
Viva Tierra Organic adds stone fruit, ginger
Organic ginger and organic stone fruit are new to the commodity lineup for Viva Tierra Organic, Mount Vernon, Wash.
May 05, 2021 06:27 AM
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Produce Crops
Sunkist sees lemon consumption surge
Lemons have seen a pandemic bounce and that surge has continued into 2021.
May 04, 2021 10:43 AM
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Stemilt Growers
Organic
Stemilt Growers looks to nice crop of organic cherries
Stemilt Growers is looking forward to a nice crop of organic cherries this year, says Brianna Shales, director of marketing.
May 03, 2021 08:52 PM
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Organic
Chelan Fresh adds new organic options
Chelan Fresh will feature organic Rockit, organic Cosmic Crisp and expanding supplies of organic SugarBee apples.
May 03, 2021 08:48 PM
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A shorter crop has reduced russet potato promotions this season, USDA statistics show.
Produce Crops
U.S. potato industry scores win with Mexico’s Supreme Court decision
The long wait to expand U.S. potato distribution and sales in Mexico may soon be over.
May 03, 2021 04:43 PM
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CMI Orchards is working to evolve its digital marketing strategies.
Organic
CMI Orchards looks for organic volume gains
Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards will feature bigger volumes of organic fruit in 2021, according to Joel Hewitt, sales manager.
May 03, 2021 11:52 AM
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Industry
Northeast drives avocado volume growth
For the four-week period ending Feb. 21, the U.S. Northeast showed avocado volume growth of 27.4%, according to the Hass Avocado Board.
May 03, 2021 11:11 AM
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FPAA
Industry
U.S.-Mexico trade relationship examined at FPAA Spring Policy Summit
The strong but sometimes tenuous U.S.-Mexico trade relationship was the focal point of an April 21 session of the Fresh Produce Association’s virtual Spring Policy Summit.
May 03, 2021 08:09 AM
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