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Here are a few charts to illustrate what the avocado market has been like this year.

What is the relative importance of each state to the fresh produce industry?

California citrus growers saw the coldest temperatures of the season as the new year started, but preparations staved off any damage that would have occurred.

Jerry Twinam has created a patented process that preserves fresh peeled and cut potatoes for at least 35 days when the product is refrigerated.

Josh Mitchell has been hired as vice president of business development and sales at Inteligistics.

Shipping point prices of romaine lettuce in December slid very low, from nearly $24 per carton early in the month to just $8 per carton late in the month.

Fowler, Calif.-based Bee Sweet Citrus is touting the availability of heirloom navels until June.

New Jersey vegetable producer James Abma Jr., Wyckoff, is New Jersey’s 2019 Outstanding Young Farmer.

Gleaning produce for charitable organizations is one of several ways that employees of NatureFresh Farms gave to charities in Ontario, Canada, and Ohio, where it has production.

With the Safe Food for Canadians Act and the Safe Food for Canadian Regulations going into effect in January, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has published an overview of requirements for fresh fruit and vegetables.