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Using fewer materials in packaging for fresh produce costs less in dollars as well as environmental impact, marketers say.

Flexible equipment is an important component in a packaging industry that continues to work with new materials, pack styles and formats, marketers say.

Dragon fruit continues to lead the tropical pack, with gains of 21% in the past three months.

The Packer and Farm Journal are presenting two free web seminars on technology and how it can solve problems from traceability to food waste and supply chain visibility.

The inability to hold the Center for Produce Safety’s annual CPS Research Symposium in its traditional form has opened up new opportunities for greater participation, says Bonnie Fernandez-Fenaroli, executive director.

With consumers buying more chili peppers every year, specialty peppers are taking up a larger portion of retail.

With the domestic chili pepper deal approaching, chili producers and marketers are preparing for a season of flavor.

Garlic supplies were ramping back up in early summer following a spring when the pungent bulbs sometimes were hard to find.

Northwest potato suppliers say they are eager to rev up a major sales engine in their industry — foodservice — as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic passes.

After a relatively light early crop — harvested from May to late June — California fig growers anticipate a full main crop when harvesting begins in July.