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Retailers can expect shortages of mushrooms for the next six to 10 weeks, as mushroom production catches up to shifts in demand brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
USDA filed an Administrative Complaint against Double D Sales Company Inc. Agros Produce LLC, Couzins Food II Corp., Honestly Cranberry, and JB Fresh Produce Inc. are new companies to the Market, plus more.
The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, Sacramento, has appointed Willette Crawford to compliance officer.
Trucco Inc., Bronx, N.Y., is introducing eco-friendly packaging for KiwiStar brand kiwifruit.
A new bill in the House of Representatives provides $25 million for states to streamline donations from farmers to food banks.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making some changes in reporting organic acreage as the pandemic alters normal reporting patterns.
It’s hard to say what, if any, impact COVID-19 will have on sales of organic vegetables, but growers in California’s Salinas Valley tend to remain optimistic.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to shift consumer shopping patterns, and the demand for bagged/packaged produce has clearly been influenced by the virus.
Stemilt Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., is suggesting growers focus on galas in the summer to bolster the category.
USDA has filed action against So Ono Food Products LLC. Longo Brothers Fruit Market Inc. has been Endorsed. Ashton Potter, Polyplex USA, and PPC Flexible Packaging are new companies to the Market, plus more.
The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on freight volumes in April, according to transportation analysis firm DAT.
A program that donates boxes of fresh produce to health care facilities for employees to take home is gaining steam as it enters its third month.
United Natural Foods Inc. is recalling packages of organic fresh basil from Colombia because it might be contaminated by Cyclospora.
Please join us for a PMA Virtual Town Hall at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, January 6: New Year, Old Food Safety Problems.
A coalition of agricultural and business employers has filed a lawsuit challenging the COVID-19 related emergency temporary standards recently approved by the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board.
Fresh apple inventories appeared to be down in December, compared to a year earlier, according to the Falls Church, Va.-based U.S. Apple Association.
Organic apples continue to find a reliable base of loyal consumers and attract new buyers as well, marketers say.
Though COVID-19 has taken away the opportunities for in-person sampling and other strategies, retailers have plenty of apple promotion options, marketers say.
The COVID-19 crisis has supercharged apple packaging in multiple ways, marketers say.
With COVID-19 having forced consumers to stay indoors and sharpen their skills as online shoppers, apple marketers say they have adjusted, too.
As most eyes were focused on the coronavirus relief package this past week, ports all across America were waiting for President Trump to sign the Water Resources Development Act of 2020.
Apple marketers view the Cosmic Crisp as a particularly bright star in a growing constellation of new apple varieties.
Not surprisingly, many marketers said the lack of in-person engagement has been the biggest drawback of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Embassy in Lima, Peru on Dec. 23 reported widespread protests of agricultural workers in multiple regions of the Andean country.
The status of the 2021 H-2A program wage rates is up in the air again.
Didn’t get to attend all the education sessions at the Sustainable Produce Summit? We’ve got you. Now you can listen on the go — while driving, exercising, cleaning, whatever! — on the Lettuce Learn More Podcast.
Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ (FDACS) are issuing a Certificate of Animal Movement to Mr. and Mrs. Claus of the North Pole.
On January 1, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will open the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) application portal for fiscal year (FY) 2022.
Grimmway’s Jeff Huckaby and Cal Poly’s Andy Thulin will discuss organic produce research at an education session Jan. 27 during the 2021 Global Organic Produce Expo.
Frieda Rapoport Caplan, founder of Frieda’s Specialty Produce, is memorialized in Inc. Magazine’s list of iconic entrepreneurs who died in 2020.