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The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2024 data shows younger shoppers, higher-income households, those with more kids at home were among those reporting the highest organic artichoke purchase rates.
Apples are an organic powerhouse in the fresh produce department. Learn why in this story from The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2024.
The versatile potato is one fresh produce commodity that consumers turn to when they are faced with grocery price inflation, The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2024 survey reveals.
A new medley variety pack from Southwind Farms is now available, says Derek Peterson, vice president of sales and operations for Wilcox Fresh, Rexburg, Idaho.
U.S. fresh potato exports soared 16% in the 12 months from October 2022 through September 2023, USDA trade numbers say.
The use of food-date labels such as “use-by” and “best if used by” causes consumer confusion that results in many shoppers discarding food that is safe to eat or donate, according to a Consumer Food Insights Report.
NoKota Packers is locked and loaded for the 2023-24 season, says Carissa Olsen, president and CEO of the Buxton, N.D.-based marketer.
As importers argue for its preservation, Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott has reiterated his request for the immediate termination of the 2019 tomato suspension agreement.
A newly updated report shows that foreign investors held an interest in over 43.4 million acres of U.S. agricultural (farmland and forest) land at the end of 2022.
Potato movement has been good throughout the Red River Valley at the start of this season.