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For the quarter ending Oct. 31, lower avocado prices hurt overall sales and profits for Santa Paula, Calif.-based Calavo Growers Inc.

Late Thursday afternoon, Lori Kelley, received a phone call from AgroFresh Solutions, Inc.

A near-double digit gain in potato retail sales wasn’t enough to offset a decline in foodservice sales during the 2019-20 marketing year.

The first-ever digital Potato Expo is on tap for Jan. 5-7 and the event has plenty to offer the industry, National Potato Council leaders say.

Frontline essential food and agricultural workers should be a high priority population to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It’s like a holiday gift your mom gets (somewhat) right: United Fresh’s Tom Stenzel explains the key wins for the produce industry in the December COVID-19 relief package — and some of the losses.

California’s 800,000 farmworkers have been hit hard by COVID-19, the disease that has infected more than 25 million people and killed more than 420,000 in the United States.

Pinnacle Claims Management, part of the Western Growers Family of Companies, today announced the launch of rapid COVID-19 testing in Arizona and California.

Registration for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’s 2021 Fresh Week is now open and free.

Produce industry show organizers had tough decisions the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic, when it was so uncertain what was necessary to maintain health and safety.