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Industrywide, early Northwest pear estimates are coming with about 30% less volume compared with 2023, said Kaci Komstadius, vice president of marketing for Sage Fruit Co., Yakima, Wash.

Brad Franklin is one of only 20 produce managers nationwide being recognized with the International Fresh Produce Association’s 2024 Retail Produce Manager of the Year Award.

The grocer has made the list for 11 consecutive years, ranking No. 5 of the 20 best large retail workplaces this year.

The University of Nebraska team’s goal is to grow the first acre of corn on Mars’ soil, but today the focus first is on growing leafy greens like lettuce.

Fresh fruit importer and exporter Salix Fruits is tracking several significant trends that are transforming the global grape market.

Following an announcement that the state eradicated all infestations of invasive fruit flies, the California Department of Fruit and Agriculture has initiated a quarantine in Alameda County due to a new finding.

The report from Purdue’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability considered food spending, consumer satisfaction and values, support of agricultural and food policies, and trust in information sources.

All the company’s premium varieties are available in bag and bulk items and have complementary POS material to help market the product at the store level.

The Degree of Certainty tool provides users with an understanding of the potential discrepancies between reported and actual values, the firm says.

The newly redesigned application offers the public access to maps and accompanying data to help visualize, download and analyze ag census data down to the county level.