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MountainKing Potatoes, Houston, is stepping up its social media presence as potato demand has rapidly increased at retail during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Consumers staying at home on National Banana Day, April 15, will have no problem finding banana recipes and activities to celebrate, thanks to Chiquita Brands International.

Fresh Local Produce of Ohio, Hudson, is shipping salad greens to area retailers under the Free! Leafy Greens.

UPDATED: The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has scheduled another web seminar for retailers, foodservice operators and other buyers, with an emphasis on COVID-19 updates.

It’s hard to overstate the importance of strawberries to a grocery retailer.

Sales of fresh limes seem to be trending upward. At Delano, Calif.-based Wonderful Citrus, Elena Rhodes, director of product management, said in mid-April that sales were up 13% year over year.

Dulcinea brand citrus feature new high-graphic packaging, with different colors to differentiate oranges and mandarins.

USDA has issued actions against Evergreen Fresh Farms Inc., New York Produce Inc., and P.K. Produce, Inc. CTI Logistics LLC, GOLDEN BASIL FARM LLC, and Joe Heger Farms LLC are new companies to the Market, plus more.

USDA has announced actions on Hunter Brothers Inc. and Old West Export Inc. Morton Williams and Phenix MV Inc. are new companies to the Market. Country Creek Produce Farm LLC, Lucas Farms and others have updates.

What is the annual consumer “spend” on fresh produce? That number, organized by age, income, education level, race, and more is available from the Consumer Expenditures data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.