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DENVER – Despite the uncertainty with international trade, potato exports see significant gains.

DENVER – There are consumers who love potatoes, and Potatoes USA’s fiscal year 2019 will target them.

Fresh-cut companies breaking out into the trend of microwaveable vegetable packs have a new option from Temkin International Inc.

Index Fresh is highlighting personnel and career opportunities on a dedicated webpage on its site, with the title and theme of “Good Grows at Index Fresh.”

Putting in danger the prospects for a bipartisan farm bill, a House Republican plan to amp up work requirements for recipients of food stamps has stalled progress just before a scheduled late March markup session.

Sweet potatoes continue to find an eager audience in foreign markets.

Sorrento lemons and Tarocco blood oranges from Italy are available via Philadelphia-based wholesaler John Vena Inc.

Retail avocado prices dropped 9.3% while total dollars increased by 11.2% for the four weeks ending Dec. 3, according to the latest retail scan data.

The United Fresh Produce Association and the George Washington Leadership Institute are partnering for the Revolutionary Leadership Conference.

With possible implications for fruit and vegetable servings, the government is seeking public input on how certain foods are counted for nutrition standards in school lunches.