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Three health tips for breast cancer awareness month courtesy of Peri and Sons' Farms. We are all going PINK in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Need a break? We have the "Better Break" that's perfect for you! I have a new way for you to take a break - a better break that is. Here are three reasons why you’ll love the new Better Break from Del Monte.

Want something tasty that’s also beneficial to your health? It’s time to abandon processed, unhealthy sweets from your chain’s out-of-the-box bakery and turn to the orchard.

Tastiness and sweetness shouldn’t just be reserved for desert. At Farm Star Living®, we like to have fun with all our meals - including dinner!

King Produce LLC has been Endorsed. Gencon Inc., SOGO Prime Inc., Stone Mountain Produce, Yellow Dog Farms, and Zacherl Farms are new companies to the Market. Alpine Fresh Inc, Dynamic Foods and other have updates.

Carissa Mace, president of the Anaheim, Calif.-based Fresh Produce & Floral Council for the past 12 years, has been terminated by the council’s board of directors.

USDA files action against National Produce Sales. Harvest Group LLC, Shady Hill Produce, Thompsons Farm, Titus N Weaver and Wilmer Stoltzfus are new companies to the Market. Updates and more.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, has filed a complaint against National Produce Sales for more than $820,000 in unpaid produce shipments.

Drawing broad bipartisan and industry support, House lawmakers on Oct. 30 introduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act. 

AgSafe Food & Farms, Java's YMCA, Triple B Farms, Williams Valley Farms, and Willow Wise Organic Farm are new companies to the Market. D J Forry Company Inc., Ontario Produce Marketing Association & others have updates.

Advances in growing and advocacy propel industry expansion

The Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit expo was a boon to Anaheim, Calif.-area feeding programs with 228,400 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables going to Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.

Three health tips for breast cancer awareness month courtesy of Peri and Sons' Farms.

Coast Citrus Distributors Inc. has been Endorsed. Chihuahua Foods LLC, CI Frutireyes SAS, Colorada Fresh Pineapples, Shemron Produce Distribution LLC, and White Oak Farms are new companies to the Market and more!

“Magnificent” fittingly describes Divine Flavor’s Magnifico sweet grape tomatoes. Each bite is an explosion of flavor in your mouth with a perfect balance between acidity and sweetness.

What percentage of shoppers bought these green items in the past 12 months?

PA Veggies has launched four news directories as an enhancement to the available listing at paveggies.org to service farmers, consumers and wholesale buyers.

Bright Farms Inc., has been Endorsed. AgBiome Innovations, Baccota, Bushel Boy Farms, Butler Market Gardens and Tropic Fruit Company are new companies to the Market. Calco Sprouts Inc. and other companies have updates.

Live from Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit – AgroFresh and Crispy Green

Live from Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit – Bright Farms Inc.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visits with Craig Carlson of Carlson Produce Consulting Oct. 25 about the just-concluded 2019 Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit. 

The U.S. Senate has passed legislation to address a shortage of agricultural inspectors at borders who inspect imports for invasive species and other potential threats.

Produce Delights satisfied PACA order. Baber Export, Berry Cruz, Borquez Exports LLC, Buffalo Repack LLC and The Food Exchange LLC are new companies to the Market. American Farm, Bright Farms Inc. & others have updates.

Produce Delight LLC is no longer barred from operating in the fresh produce industry after satisfying a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act order.

Agriculture Capital, Amazon-Fruit Frexot Productora Y Comercializadora, Anawi Export SAC, ATV Farms & Imperfect Foods are new companies to the Market. ERC Produce, Fruitsmart Inc. and Westside Produce LLC have updates.

Live from Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit – NewYork Apple Sales

Live from Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit – Mastronardi BerryWorld

Live from Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit – Honeybear

Live from Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit – Houweling's Group and Apeel Sciences

Live from Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit – Villita Avocados Inc.

Live from Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit – iTradeNetwork

Live from Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit – Sunview Marketing International

Want something tasty that’s also beneficial to your health? It’s time to abandon processed, unhealthy sweets from your chain’s out-of-the-box bakery and turn to the orchard.

What one element are you most looking forward to at PMA?

The United Fresh Produce Association wants your help in forming education sessions at its 2020 convention and expo.

Tastiness and sweetness shouldn’t just be reserved for dessert.

The Produce for Better Health Foundation is set to exhibit its consumer call to action, Have A Plant, at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo in Philadelphia.

The USDA updates the responsibly connected status of an individual of Sandifer Farms LLC. Larson Marketing has been Endorsed. Bio Soil Enhancers, Inc., Cambridge Crops are new companies to the Market and more!

UPDATED: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has restricted Florida and South Carolina businesses from operating in the produce industry due to Perishable Agricultural Act violations.

Live from Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit – Well-Pict Berries

USDA reports the U.S. is free of the plum pox virus. It's a virus that harms stone fruit trees, like peaches and almonds. It can cause yield losses and can reduce the marketability of stone fruit.

Check Country Store, ERC Produce, Garden Fresh Restaurants, Giardino Gourmet Salads, and Vine Line Produce Distribution are new companies to the Market. California Specialty Produce Inc. and other firms have updates.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ruled that Nicholas Allen was “responsibly connected” to a company involved in a $10 million PACA case.

When The Packer’s second century began in 1993, the world had just begun to experience email.

Agricola Coscomatepec, Colimas Veggies & Fruits Inc., E & L Produce, Ireta Produce, and Pebble Beach Investment Group LLC are new companies to the Market. Cosgrove Distributors Inc., Edible Cuts LLC & more have updates.

Daily coverage of Produce Marketing Association's 2019 Fresh Summit; including, related articles and social media coverage.

Daily coverage of Produce Marketing Association's 2019 Fresh Summit; including, related articles and social media coverage.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - The “new normal” in the global trade of fruits and vegetables is uncertainty, but trade experts said traders can still find opportunities by mapping supply chain risks and exploring new markets.

B & B Potato LLC, BR LLC, Cardenas Kennedy, Fruition Fresh LLC, and Little Creek Produce LLC are new companies to the Market. Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc., Blue Hills Orchard Inc. and other have changes.

Daily coverage of Produce Marketing Association's 2019 Fresh Summit; including, related articles and social media coverage.