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Growers Express, which sold its fresh commodity vegetable and fresh value-added vegetable businesses to Church Brothers Farms, is moving from its longtime headquarters in Salinas, Calif., to offices in nearby Monterey.

TerraFresh Organics, Mill Valley, Calif., has hired Lorena Garcia as director of sales and business development.

After two years of late harvest starts, the California pear crop will be on a normal schedule, with harvest starting in early July.

Black Gold Farms, Grand Forks, N.D., will start harvest of red potatoes in Texas soon.

Rouge River Farms has been Endorsed. Avoexport Co Inc., Food Connection US Corp., Kooljet Refrigeration Systems, New Era’s American Asparagus Packing LLC, and Organic World LLC are new companies to the Market & more.

Georgia growers who supply mostly retailers say they’re doing fine, but as for foodservice business — well, not so much.

Associations that represent organic growers are asking Congress for provisions in the next coronavirus relief package to help the sector survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

Retailers can expect shortages of mushrooms for the next six to 10 weeks, as mushroom production catches up to shifts in demand brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

USDA filed an Administrative Complaint against Double D Sales Company Inc. Agros Produce LLC, Couzins Food II Corp., Honestly Cranberry, and JB Fresh Produce Inc. are new companies to the Market, plus more.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to shift consumer shopping patterns, and the demand for bagged/packaged produce has clearly been influenced by the virus.