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U.S. fresh potato exports soared 16% in the 12 months from October 2022 through September 2023, USDA trade numbers say.

The Florida company is best known for sourcing tropical and exotic fruits and vegetables such as plantains, yellow yams, yuca, avocados and dragon fruit.

The merger expands the opportunity and scope of both companies to serve their unique customer base, while also working together with the customers the two companies share coast to coast.

The recall list of vendors impacted by the salmonella outbreak in cantaloupes now includes Stop & Shop products sold in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York.

This holiday season, Healthy Family Project and Lowes Foods partnered with 21 health-conscious brands for the first-ever Season of Sharing, providing 525,000 meals to local Feeding America food banks.

The use of food-date labels such as “use-by” and “best if used by” causes consumer confusion that results in many shoppers discarding food that is safe to eat or donate, according to a Consumer Food Insights Report.

NoKota Packers is locked and loaded for the 2023-24 season, says Carissa Olsen, president and CEO of the Buxton, N.D.-based marketer.

The Department of Pesticide Regulation said the move is in response to outreach, public meetings and pilot projects.

As importers argue for its preservation, Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott has reiterated his request for the immediate termination of the 2019 tomato suspension agreement.

A newly updated report shows that foreign investors held an interest in over 43.4 million acres of U.S. agricultural (farmland and forest) land at the end of 2022.