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Move over, blueberry pie: Chelsea Consalo, executive vice president of Consalo Family Farms and Fresh Wave, Vineland, N.J., loves to bake this blueberry pie.

Yes! Apples, the woman-owned and New York-grown apple brand of New York Apple Sales, is one of more than 100 brands showcased at Pop Up Grocer – possibly one of the first traveling pop-up grocery stores.

A nearly 20% decline in spending on eating out contributed to a 5% decline on food spending in 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reports.

A recent Wall Street Journal article titled The Airline Safety Revolution caught my eye and should be required reading for the leafy greens industry and our food safety regulators.

In the newspaper game, editors attempt to capture attention with catchy headlines. They hope the reader is intrigued by a compelling “hook” and sticks around to read on.

The first estimate from Northwest Cherries pegs the 2021 crop at 23.79 million cartons, up 20% from 19.83 million cartons in 2020 and up 2% from 2019.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Fresh Produce Inc. (Fresh Produce), Dallas, Texas, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

Retail fresh produce sales totaled $5.4 billion in April, down 3.6% from 2020 but up 10.3% from 2019.

The Produce Marketing Association and the United Fresh Produce Association have won member support to move forward in creating a single new organization representing the global produce and floral communities.

New York City-based vertical grower Bowery Farming has opened Farm X, an innovation hub for plant science in Kearny, N.J., next to Bowery’s original R&D Center of Excellence and first commercial farm.