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The COVID-19 pandemic reduced big gatherings for the Thanksgiving holiday, but retail produce sales data showed fresh produce continued to show strong gains compared with year-ago levels.

Organics Unlimited, the San Diego-based grower and distributor of organic tropical fruit, now offers Fair Trade Certified™ label organic bananas for its customers.

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council’s new strategic positioning and call-to-action, Grab a Boost of Blue, officially kicks off this month with a comprehensive marketing campaign.

PEI Potatoes will be on the small screen once again this year, with a brand new message and commercial.

Fresh produce retail inflation for 2020 was less than 1% and the forecast for 2021 calls for continued stability in retail prices.

Genuine Coconut has launched three products in North America.

The National Mango Board has scheduled a web seminar to introduce its retail strategy for whole and fresh-cut mangoes for 2021.

December was a very strong month for apples and pears, which were up 7% and 12% in dollar sales, respectively.

Crawford discusses how FreshDirect has worked to its online platform a positive experience for shoppers, and he discusses merchandising fresh food in the online space.

Jeff Huckaby expects the Cal Poly organic center to be a significant asset for the industry in the coming years through talent development and research on key areas like weeding, soil health, fertility and automation.