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Pristine grapes are on the shelves again.
Gladstone Land Corp., McClean, Va., has purchased 2,515 acres of pistachio trees and organic farmland in the Fresno, Calif., area.
Farm Fresh Direct, Monte Vista, Colo., has promoted Lonnie Gillespie to a new position for the company, chief organic officer.
As leafy greens growers prepare to move from California’s Central Coast regaion to the desert regions of California and Yuma, Ariz., to start fall/winter production, they’re taking extra precautions.
Chilean navel oranges are riding the wave of popularity the citrus category is seeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
As mango shipments from Mexico start to wind down, imports from Brazil already are picking up, and Ecuador and Peru won’t be far behind, importers say.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association and the Canadian Horticultural Council are proceeding with the 2020 Fall Harvest event online.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions through the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act on Hunter Bros. Inc., Philadelphia.
Julie Krivanek, whose Krivanek Consulting, specializes in strategic planning, management consulting and mergers and acquisitions, is launching a new service in response to the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on business.
Cindy Adkins, who marketed organic fingerling potatoes in Colorado’s San Luis Valley for 22 years, is now a sales representative for MountainKing Potatoes, Houston.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, has removed a Mexican fruit fly quarantine area in Harlingen, Texas.
The warm season is coming on in Peru, and its sweet onion crop is responding, suppliers say.
During what seems to be shaping up as a downer of a year, there may be a bright spot in the upcoming California pomegranate season.
California Citrus Mutual is commending the Trump administration plan to protect domestic growers of seasonal produce.
French vegetable processor Bonduelle, whose wholly owned subsidiary Bonduelle Fresh Americas markets the Ready Pac Foods brand, has joined three other companies in establishing the B Movement Buliders initiative.
Pacific Trellis Fruit is marketing its third season of Cotton Candy grapes from the Murcia, Spain, growing region.
BrightFarms has opened an expansion to its Chicago-area facility, allowing continued growth in the market, including a 34% jump in year-over-year sales at Mariano’s.
Stokes Purple sweet potatoes are back in season and Frieda’s Specialty Produce is preparing for the holiday season.
Starr Ranch Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., has consolidated sales offices in Yakima, Wash., and hired Shawn Loudon to its sales team there.
Calavo Growers reported avocado volume rose 18.2% in the quarter ending July 31, but that was offset by a 37% decline in average selling prices.
RLS Logistics, Mt. Laurel, N.J., has added Gress Refrigerated Services & Logistics, Scranton, Pa., to its network of Partnering Regional Operators and member of the RLS network of cold chain solutions providers.
The number of cases of salmonella linked to Prima Wawona brand California peaches has risen to 78 in the U.S. and 48 in Canada, according to health agencies in each country.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Standards Board’s fall meeting will be online, and meeting materials, proposals and other information is available for viewing.
West Pak Avocado, Murrieta, Calif., hired Ruben Barahona in a new position of director of logistics.
Smurfit Kappa executive Juan Pablo Perez has been appointed as the president of the Corrugators Association of the Caribbean and Central and South America.
The South Texas Onion Committee is conducting a referendum through the U.S. Department of Agriculture on whether to continue the marketing order.
The International Banana Convention 2020 will be an online event for the first time because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Total losses from the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on the Washington State’s potato industry is estimated to top $1 billion, according to a study by Washington State University.