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The Food Marketing Institute’s 2020 Power of Produce Report found that 54% of shoppers said they would like to see a greater assortment of locally grown produce at their primary store.
The Newcomerstown, Ohio-based Fruit Growers Marketing Association has partnered with Fremont, Ohio-based Great River Organics to launch a local organic line of vegetables.
California organic certifier CCOF has received high marks for its GlobalG.A.P. program.
Washington state peach and nectarine volume from Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers will continue with promotable volume well into September.
Organics Unlimited, San Diego, is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the GROW (Giving Resources and Opportunities to Workers) Month in September.
The Organic Trade Association is in the midst of a two-week “Congressional fly-in” to engage legislators on climate change.
Middleboro, Mass-based Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. expects to have more fresh fruit this year compared with 2019.
Organic apples out of Washington are a hot commodity and look to gain further ground in the coming years, marketers say.
West Bridgewater, Mass.-based Oke USA Fruit Co./Equal Exchange Produce has partnerships with four small-scale banana producer cooperatives in Ecuador and Peru that produce organic fair trade bananas year-round.
Veg-Fresh Farms, Corona, Calif., is starting its winter citrus season.