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The chain also noted a 3.2% gain in comparable store sales versus the same quarter a year ago.

As the CEA industry matures, investors are increasingly eager to see results in the form of productivity and profitability.

London Fruit operates a facility in south Texas that spans almost 50,000 square feet, including refrigerated cold storage and a USDA organic-certified repacking space.

The organic importer says it’s delivering a steady supply of ginger from Peru into a tight market this year.

Do you have “diamonds” that “eat like candy”? Let’s hope your stock has “legs” but isn’t “kicked.” Columnist Armand Lobato explains some of the unofficial terms heard around the produce aisle.

The USDA has released Version 3.0 of its free USDA Market News mobile app.

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division has found the Timberville, Va.-based Mt. Clifton Fruit Company LLC violated multiple requirements of the H-2A agricultural worker program.

As part of shifting its business model, the hydroponic grower is pausing production, closing three of its four container farms across the U.S. and laying off staff.

The Organic Produce Performance report has tracked a 1.5% growth in sales and about 1% growth in volume in organic fresh produce for the second quarter of 2023, compared with the same period in 2022.