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Midwest retail markets show generally strong market share by Walmart, but also very competitive retail performances by other regional chains.

Much of Philadelphia’s produce wholesale business is concentrated in the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market, a facility that marked its seventh anniversary in June.

In April the U.S. Department of Agriculture filed a complaint against Chicago’s Goodness Greeness Inc., alleging that the organics-focused wholesaler had failed to pay $259,993 to 12 produce sellers.

SiCar Farms, Mission, Texas, is building a new distribution center in McAllen that will handle three times the current production capacity.

Foodservice consumers in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., are looking for more fresh local goods and clean labels on non-produce local items.

Demand growth in organic produce and value-added fruits and vegetables are key trends for Jessup, Md.-based Lancaster Foods.

Ahold Delhaize controls about 35% of the retail market share in Maryland/District of Columbia, northern Virgina and Delaware in 2018.

With a full roster of vendors, the Maryland Wholesale Produce Market still strives to meet the produce needs of an increasingly diverse set of consumers in Baltimore and Washington, D.C.

Officials in Texas have come to a temporary resolution that will allow the use of Cattle Fever Tick spray boxes for 45 days until a permanent solution is found.

Catch up on recent developments with the Ohio Restaurant Association and the Ohio Grocers Association, as well as wholesalers based in Ohio.

A herd of cows and calves in Florida assisted police in their efforts to apprehend a car jacker.

Research at the University of Florida on citrus greening disease isn’t focused solely on helping trees fight the disease. Researchers also are attacking the source: the Asian citrus psyllid that spreads the disease.

Green Plains Cattle Co. continues to grow after buying Bartlett Cattle Company's two feedlots, leaving Bartlett & Co. with no feedlots and raising Green Plains capacity to 355,000 head.

Ohio continues to be fertile ground for sales of locally grown produce. “Every year it increases, and everyone wants it longer."

Alex DiNovo is the new president and chief operating officer of DNO Inc., a Columbus, Ohio-based distributor.

Produce companies operating in Atlanta provide updates on the latest happenings in their businesses.

Local produce continues to see strong interest in the Atlanta market, and industry members say the Georgia Grown logo has been key.

Atlanta remains one of the fastest-growing metros in the nation, and demand for fresh produce seems to be keeping pace.

(UPDATED, 4:38 p.m.) Longtime Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association president Mike Stuart is ready to retire.

For almost 25 years, we have been working to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (TB) from Michigan’s northeastern Lower Peninsula.

Two additional arrests made at Larson Dairy for animal cruelty.

Mucci Farms’ Huron, Ohio, greenhouse is now officially open with the start of harvesting from phase 1 of the 60-acre facility.

Liberty Fruit Co. CEO Arnold Caviar celebrated his last day as CEO with friends, family and business partners May 18.

A Florida agri-science teacher and the advisor of the school’s FFA club, was placed on administrative leave after school officials were told that he had students help him drown wild raccoons during class.

Read a couple quick updates from produce wholesalers operating on the New England Produce Center in the Boston area.

Commercial food waste bans have been a boon for Boston-based Spoiler Alert, an organization that works with food companies throughout the U.S. to mitigate the costs of unsold inventory.

Boston wholesalers continue to see demand for regionally grown produce.

Boston wholesalers report business has been mostly as expected this winter, and companies are looking forward to spring.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released new information on disaster relief through the 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity (WHIP) Program.

Two workers from a Florida dairy have been sentenced to 20 days in jail following an undercover video investigation by an animal rights group.

Despite widespread damage to the crop as reported by a survey of Florida blueberry growers, the Florida Blueberry Growers Association is predicting a good season for the fruit.

Nine states are impacted by a 7,146 lb. raw beef recall.

The San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market is rebranding with a new, shorter name — The SF Market — and a new look to highlight the market’s role in the Bay Area’s food economy.

Florida peaches run on the small side, and several in the industry noted that could be an advantage for the sweet fruit.

Crystal Valley Foods is shipping organic and conventional blueberries from Florida under the Crystal Valley label this year.

The top two steers at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo brought a combined

Florida peach growers see interest in their fruit increasing and anticipate a strong crop this spring.

Florida’s spring vegetable deal already was going at full throttle as March began, growers said.

Crowley Logistics is opening a second cold storage operation in Florida, at the company’s distribution center in Jacksonville.

TORONTO — Ontario’s new minimum wage is affecting the city’s entire food industry.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has sanctioned six produce companies that have failed to pay Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act reparation awards.

Last year marked the launch of the Dallas Fresh Food Association, and now the group has named its 2018 board of directors and is seeking members.

Check out the latest news from companies involved in the Toronto fresh produce scene.

Loxahatchee, Fla.-based J&J Family of Farms has introduced a new field-grown pepper variety that will be branded Sunny Sweet.

TORONTO — The demand for fresh-cut fruit and vegetables continues to grow as Toronto restaurants look for ways to pare labor costs and millennials demand fresh, healthy convenience at home.

TORONTO — The Ontario Food Terminal is once again in expansion mode.

TORONTO — Local produce importers began 2018 in an uproar over record-high freight rates, which they blame on the Dec. 18 implementation of electronic logs on trucks traveling in the U.S.

Catch up on the latest from companies and organization featured in The Packer's Texas Know Your Market.

Walmart is the retail market leader the West Texas retail market, but Albertsons/Safeway have gained share in the past year, according to the latest figures from The Shelby Report.

H-E-B has the leading share of retail sales in east Texas, barely beating Walmart and Kroger in the latest Shelby Report.