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More citrus-growing areas of Australia have been cleared to export to the U.S.

Effective Aug. 24, the USDA is implementing restrictions on all commercial consignments of fresh fig fruits imported into the U.S. from Mexico to prevent the introduction of black fig fly.

The long, jolting journey that has been the COVID-19 pandemic is not ideal for organic marketers, but it isn’t disaster either.

Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises has acquired Irvington, N.Y.-based BrightFarms, the indoor farming company and provider of locally grown packaged salads in several states.

This era of COVID-19 uncertainty is getting old.

Applewood Fresh, a premier produce brand and fourth-generation grower, packer/shipper and marketer of Michigan-grown apples is counting down the days to the start of their flavorful harvest.

After a bountiful domestic season, California Giant Berry Farms is anticipating a high-quality, on-time start to the import season thanks to its Peruvian-grown blueberries.

Brena Mengarelli and Catherine Gipe-Stewart of Domex Superfresh Growers were on hand Aug. 6 to talk to attendees of The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo Golf Tournament.

A big increase in benefits is on the way for Americans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits.

Catalytic Generators’ ethylene-based product, Ethy-Gen II Ripening Concentrate, has received approval from the Dutch Board for the Authorisation of Plant Protection Products for banana ripening in the Netherlands.