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Sun World International is using data to develop grape category messages for retailers, pointing to a two-tiered plan that includes a value category and a more specialized proprietary variety category.

Raleigh, N.C.-based L&M Cos. and Deming, N.M.-based Billy the Kid Produce LLC have formed a partnership, giving L&M the exclusive rights to market Billy the Kid’s onions.

If consumers noticed larger potato displays at their local grocery stores earlier this year, it’s probably because the Idaho Potato Commission’s annual display contest drew the most in its 27-year history.

(UPDATED May 24) Fresh fruits and vegetables continue to hold the top spot of organic food sales, according to the Organic Trade Association’s 20th annual survey on the sector.

Big California volume was contributing to low shipping point prices and strong promotion opportunities for California strawberries in mid-May.

Watsonville, Calif.-based California Giant Berry Farms has been talking with consumers, and conversations from the first quarter of 2018 are in.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Retailers, a metacognition expert and a venerable football coach shared experiences and applications for produce professionals May 12 during the education program of the West Coast Produce Expo.

The United Fresh Produce Association has chosen the 36 finalists for its 2018 Innovation Awards.

Twenty-eight more illnesses have been attributed to the E. coli outbreak linked to romaine from Yuma, bringing the total to 149 cases.

Where you live says something about what you eat — a trend highlighted by the newest Hass Avocado Board research into regional consumption of the fruit.