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Northwest cherry grower-shippers are expecting to have plenty of product for their June-August market window this year.

Sage Fruit Co. will have a new cherry bin this year for retailers to use during the cherry season.

Dandrea Produce LLC, Race-West Company, Trucco Inc are Endorsed. Delco Pizza Products of Indiana Inc & Carden Foods are New Companies. Frank Minardo Inc, New burgh Banana Inc and The ZZ Group Inc have Updates.

Courtesy, and by extension professionalism, begins at the top. Or it should.

Costco Wholesale, CBS Farms LLC and Original Produce Distributing Inc. are Endorsed. Fresh On Arrival Inc. and Vine House Distributing LLC have updated their company profiles to enhance their online presence.

CMI Orchards, Wenatchee, Wash., is ready for another imported apple season, with fruit from New Zealand, Argentina and Chile arriving in June.

McCartney Produce LLC has been Endorsed. Gilcom Produce Distributing LLC, Jumbo Foods Inc., and Blue Sky Organic have Updates. Hizon International LLC, Richard Fahoum and S SHE RFMF are new companies to the Market.

Retail consumer food prices are projected to increase between 0.5% to 1.5% in 2019, according to the latest price forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Tokyo-based Oisix ra daichi sees a big opportunity in meal kits, with the U.S. market expected to double by 2022 and the Japanese market also quickly growing.

The Chilean Kiwifruit Committee is kicking off its first marketing campaign for North America, following rising volumes of the Fruit arriving in the U.S. each season.