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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has restricted produce companies in California, New Jersey, Texas and Washington.

Shipments of California grapes are down about 8% from last season, but average per-pound prices for the major varieties are the same.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is leading a trade mission to Canada, with representatives from produce and other agricultural industries, in an effort to expand trade.

The National Mango Board has two new members and four returning members.

Health officials have linked a death in California to an E. coli outbreak from romaine lettuce grown in Arizona, and the numbers of sick people continues to increase.

The high-tech ag revolution on produce farms is on the menu at a luncheon sponsored by Western Growers and the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

America’s love of the pistachio will be mostly spared from any fresh sanctions against Iran, a major world producer of the nut.

Sure, Windsor Castle in England is a nice spot for a royal wedding, but the California Avocado Commission has a better idea.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, citing lack of interest from growers, has put an end to a campaign for a national research and promotion program for organic produce and other products.

Alex Ott is leaving the California Apple Commission and other commodity boards to become the full-time executive director of the American Pecan Council.