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ORLANDO, Fla. — The trade show was so huge and so elaborate, it was almost like a theme park at IFPA's Global Produce and Floral Show. This is what one of our editors saw and learned.

Co-founded by Chef Dan Barber, Row 7 Seed Co., based in Newburgh, N.Y., has launched a line of branded vegetables available in select Whole Foods Market locations in the Greater Boston area.

Two large Chilean-based fruit exporters are combining efforts to maximize sales in China.

Sabre’s smooth-skinned roots offer strong resistance to root canker, according to the company.

Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards is steadily growing in organic apples, pears and cherries, said Joel Hewitt, organic sales manager.

Ryan Fernandes is the produce manager at Longo Brothers Fruit Markets in Ontario, Canada.

When you hear of a new record sale of farmland it raises eyebrows — and your farmland’s worth. With this key asset rapidly increasing in value, you need to analyze your estate plan. 

Hot topics at the Global Produce and Floral Show ran the gamut from sustainability to controlled environment agriculture to technology to new varieties to the power of social media to snacking, convenience and more.

As HelloFresh has grown in recent years, it has relied on IFCO to provide durable, space-saving crates that move in and out of the company’s system rapidly while reducing environmental impact.

Procurant and Uber Freight have launched a new shipping logistics platform at 2022’s IFPA Global Produce & Floral Show.

Kim Chackal is the director of sales and marketing at Equifruit in Montreal, Canada.

About 20% of the produce from Yakima, Wash.-based Domex Superfresh Growers is organic certified, and that percentage is moving up to 25% in the future, says Catherine Gipe-Stewart, director of marketing.

Consumers want both convenience and sustainability in organic produce packaging, and marketers say they will deliver.

Speaking before the crowd at International Fresh Produce Association’s big show, Chef José Andrés said food — handled in a better way — has the power to heal the body, the spirit and the community.

The Salinas, Calif.-based grower-packer-shipper of premium strawberries says deal offers opportunities for growth.

Nick Carter is the CEO and co-founder of Market Wagon based in Indianapolis, Ind.

Profitable farmers create financial habits that separate them from others. These habits, consistently applied through the years, add up, and the results are evident.

Sarah Frey started a simple produce delivery route that has evolved into a fresh fruit and vegetable operation that distributes products nationally.

Jennifer Strailey, editorial director of The Packer, presents the 2022 Produce Marketer of the Year award to Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, president and CEO of Produce for Better Health Foundation.

Amy Sowder, Produce Market Guide editor and The Packer's retail and education editor, presents PMG's 2022 Produce Retailer of the Year award to Chris Miller, produce director for MOM's Organic Market.

Troy Bland is the CEO of Bland Farms based in Glennville, Ga.

In the third quarter of 2022 retail fresh produce organic sales rose 4.1%, but volume was off 4.5% compared with the same period a year ago, according to a new report from Organic Produce Network and Category Partners.

Award recipients were honored at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce and Floral Show.

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a solicitation to procure fresh oranges.

Farmers seeking to transition to organic production will soon get more help.

Yakima, Wash.-based Sage Fruit Co. will see an increase in organic volume across all of its commodities, says Chuck Sinks, president of sales and marketing.

Organic growers and marketers are facing the vice of higher input costs on one side and the desire to limit price increases for customers on the other.

The Springfield, Ohio, operation has more than 2 million plants growing at any given time, with the capacity to grow more than 2.4 million packages of herbs and leafy greens in a year.

Market research company Numerator says the Kroger and Albertsons merger will eventually mean Kroger will be reaching 2 in 3 shoppers in the U.S.

A new report outlines several ways organic agriculture should benefit from the next farm bill.

The inaugural International Fresh Produce Association’s Global Produce and Floral Show was off to a high-energy start Oct. 27, as IFPA CEO Cathy Burns took the stage for a rousing state of the industry address. 

Five grand prize winners for both 2021 and 2022 were announced, and those winners, not previously notified, were told to go on stage at IFPA's Global Show Oct. 27, for even more recognition.

Saul Macias has been hired by the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas as communications coordinator.   

Grocery inflation is hot now, but USDA economists are predicting a big chill in 2023.

The conventional and organic mesh sweet potato bag designs are being unveiled at The Global Produce & Floral Show in Orlando, Fla.

Oakes Farms Food and Distribution Services LLC, Naples, Fla., has been awarded a maximum $238.5 million federal contract to supply fresh fruit and vegetables to defense and school customers in Alabama.

Joe Atchison is the assistant secretary and director of marketing and development of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.

For many years, retail organic sales seemed to increase at a minimum of 10% every year. Times change and the winds of inflation and worries about the economy are slowing the momentum toward organics.

Registration is open for the Nov. 29-Dec. 2 show held in the heart of New York City.

Miami, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. has released its 2021 Sustainability Report.

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service has signed a cooperative agreement with California for more than $23 million to increase purchases of nutritious, local foods for school meal programs.

Elyse Lipman will succeed Kent Shoemaker, who led the Immokalee, Fla.-based company for 13 years.

If you’re planning to buy farm equipment before the end of the year, here’s a refresher on two tax tools you can use.

The Retail Produce Tour on Oct. 26, at the International Fresh Produce Association's Global Produce & Floral Show in Orlando, offered two buses and was sold out with a waiting list.

Chicago-based FourKites and Food Shippers of America have released the results of a survey of more than 115 industry leaders about logistics challenges in the food and beverage supply chain.

Proceeds from the sale of illegally planted grapes will support an organization that helps women who are victims of violence.

McAllen, Texas-based Fox Packaging is celebrating its 60th anniversary serving the produce industry this year. 

The Texas-based greenhouse grower has updated its website and logo to reflect expanded product line and new brand strategy.

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences will build a 19,000-square-foot artificial intelligence (AI) hub at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center in Balm, Fla.

Coral Gables, Fla.-based Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. is going large with its newest pineapple product, according to a news release.