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No matter where avocados are grown, more and more of them are ending up in consumer bags at the supermarket, grower-shippers say, and reusable plastic containers are becoming more popular too.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1 1/9-bushel cartons of jumbos in late August from western North Carolina sold for $8-10.35 for jumbos and extra large.

Sen. Thom Tillis, (R-N.C.), will give the keynote address at the United Fresh Produce Association Washington Conference.

On the final day of the United Fresh Washington Conference, two former Secretaries of Agriculture will discuss their presidential picks.

Yakima, Wash.-based Domex Superfresh Growers has kicked off its “All About Apples” photo contest. To enter the sweepstakes, consumers can post original photos of themselves with apples in the context of

As my 25th birthday draws closer and closer, I’ve begun to look back at what I’ve accomplished throughout my life. Truth be told, I don’t have that many years to look back on or completed goals of wh

California rains are delaying harvest of some strawberries and citrus, and is making vegetable planting problematic.