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West Bridgewater, Mass.-based Oke USA Fruit Co./Equal Exchange Produce has partnerships with four small-scale banana producer cooperatives in Ecuador and Peru that produce organic fair trade bananas year-round.

Leafy-greens-focused traceability pilots being conducted by industry operators now will help reveal insights about industry gaps in traceability.

Just about all of the Red River Valley potato grower-shippers were impacted to some degree by a drop in foodservice business during the coronavirus pandemic.

The California Table Grape Commission, Fresno, and the Radio Health Journal network have developed a series of messages about the health benefits of eating grapes

The Produce Marketing Association and Center for Growing Talent have announced the recipients of four annual awards honoring industry members during virtual Fresh Summit events..

The United Fresh Produce Association is accepting applications for class two of its Produce Safety Immersion Program.

Woodland, Calif.-based Sakata Seed America has tabbed plant breeder Bill McCarthy as its new associate director of research and development.

The Produce Marketing Association has opened the 2020 Fresh Summit virtual platform for the buyer preview of the produce, floral, solutions and complementary items marketplaces.

U.S. imports of fresh vegetables from September 2019 through August were up 11%, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A United Fresh Produce Association web seminar on root cause analysis will feature food safety experts from three industry trade associations.