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(UPDATED, 4:38 p.m.) Longtime Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association president Mike Stuart is ready to retire.

Crystal Valley Foods is shipping organic and conventional blueberries from Florida under the Crystal Valley label this year.

Florida peach growers see interest in their fruit increasing and anticipate a strong crop this spring.

The San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market is rebranding with a new, shorter name — The SF Market — and a new look to highlight the market’s role in the Bay Area’s food economy.

Despite widespread damage to the crop as reported by a survey of Florida blueberry growers, the Florida Blueberry Growers Association is predicting a good season for the fruit.

Liberty Fruit Co. CEO Arnold Caviar celebrated his last day as CEO with friends, family and business partners May 18.

Florida peaches run on the small side, and several in the industry noted that could be an advantage for the sweet fruit.

Boston wholesalers continue to see demand for regionally grown produce.

A man from Cameron, Texas, faces three counts of forgery after cashing in checks from the sale of someone else’s cattle.

Chicago-based Agrow Fresh Produce Co. is introducing a new steam bag for petite potatoes, said Ed Romanelli, vice president of sales and marketing.