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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed six people to serve three-year terms on the Hass Avocado Board.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mini sweet peppers and sweet baby broccoli were two new items featured at the Southern Specialties booth at the Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit.
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.
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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.
Los Alamitos, Calif.-based Frieda’s is offering solutions for plant-based eating during the holiday season.
Eight years into the 10-year Eastern Broccoli Project, the broccoli industry in the eastern U.S. is valued at $90 million and the project is expected to meet a $100-million goal.
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Live from Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit – Well-Pict Berries
The citrus industry in California’s Ventura County is going to the dogs.
Fowler Packing Co. Inc., Fresno, Calif. will debut its Peelz mandarin brand in November, according to a news release.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — “Stack them high and sell them cheap” may not be great modern-day merchandising advice.
New research from Rabobank indicates increasing supplies of imported blueberries will weaken prices in 2019-20, particularly in the spring and fall seasons.
Johnston Farms, Edison, Calif., is adding capacity to pack more satsuma mandarins during the peak season, said Derek Vaughn, citrus sales manager.
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Opal apple variety is back, with volume similar to a year ago.
The United Fresh Produce Association wants your help in forming education sessions at its 2020 convention and expo.
Applications are open for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.
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United Fresh is accepting nominations for the 2020 Produce Excellence in Foodservice Awards Program.
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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.
Expansion across the Delaware River into New Jersey is one way that Toughkenamon, Pa.-based Manfredi Cold Storage is looking to accommodate future growth in imported fresh produce.
Florida tomato suppliers looking to push product through retail and foodservice channels have some help from the state department of agriculture’s Fresh From Florida program.
(UPDATED, Dec. 6) The number sickened in outbreak caused by E. coli O157:H7 linked to romaine lettuce from Salinas, Calif. continues to grow, while traceback investigators are focusing on three farms in the region.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Dec. 4 filed an administrative Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act complaint against Oregon-based Hood River Juice Company Inc.
New recyclable corrugated packaging options are available from Castroville, Calif.-based Ocean Mist Farms.
Youth entrepreneurship group Lemonade Day and citrus supplier Limoneira Company have established a two-year charitable licensing agreement.