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China said Aug. 5 it would no longer buy U.S. farm commodities, signaling another escalation in a more than year-long trade battle with the U.S.
New research indicates that close monitoring of citrus trees can prevent the spread of citrus greening.
Registered dietitians at Village ShopRite stores around New Jersey are hosting Jersey Fresh Fridays in July and August in their produce departments, featuring a different Jersey Fresh fruit or vegetable each week.
For the first two months without the tomato suspension agreement with the U.S., both volume and value of U.S. imports of Mexican tomatoes have fallen below year-ago levels.
Wholesum, an Amado, Ariz.-based fair trade, organic grower-shipper, published its Conscientious Company report for the 2018 fiscal year, highlighting social and environmental responsibility efforts.
The weight of evidence that points to the health benefits of blueberries is substantial, and a recent paper outlines what is known so far.
Boasting nearly a 20% increase compared with the 2018 crop, this year’s Washington fresh apple crop is estimated at 137.3 million boxes.
The Quebec Produce Marketing Association signed an annual partnership agreement with financial institution Desjardins to support its Cultivating the Next-Generation program, part of the Next-Generation Network.
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The latest estimate for the 2019 Northwest pear crop is up 8% from the early May forecast.
New York apples are entering the home stretch and conditions are near perfect, one marketer reports.
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Clinton Griffiths shares the first ever campaign from the American Pecan Council.
Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, but the state’s citrus was spared.
Health officials have again increased the number of consumers who’ve contracted Cyclospora illnesses linked to recalled Del Monte vegetable trays.
California’s 2017 almond acreage is estimated at 1.33 million acres, up 7% from the 2016 acreage of 1.24 million acres.
America’s love of the pistachio will be mostly spared from any fresh sanctions against Iran, a major world producer of the nut.
Sure, Windsor Castle in England is a nice spot for a royal wedding, but the California Avocado Commission has a better idea.
Just as immigration reform continues to elude lawmakers in Washington, D.C., a stable workforce continues to elude grower-shippers in California’s Salinas Valley.
Banana supplies should be steady, and sales look favorable for the next several months, grower-shippers say.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has stepped forward to fight the spread of Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of fusarium wilt in Latin American and Caribbean banana-growing regions.
Monterey Mushrooms plans to feature its vitamin D mushroom line at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit in Anaheim, Calif.
Nashville, N.C.-based Nash Produce is adding to its Mr. Yam brand lineup.
The U.S. Apple Association has launched its 2019-20 Apples4Ed initiative.
Trade problems continue to linger for U.S. importers and exporters.
U.S. importers of European citrus will soon have to pay an additional 25% tariff after the World Trade Organization sided with the U.S. in its dispute with the European Union over illegal subsidies to Airbus.
Fairfield, N.J.-based Crispy Green Inc., maker of Crispy Fruit freeze-dried fruit snacks, plans to showcase two new flavors at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
Florida tomato volume remains steady, while quality is holding strong.
While one might associate tropical fruits with summer months, tropicals also shine well into the fall and winter.