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Nearly 2 in 10 consumers polled by The Packer this year say the biggest influence on their produce purchasing decisions is the type of packaging used.

Market conditions for potatoes were running above year-ago levels in late October and early November.

Wenatchee, Wash.-based Oneonta Starr Ranch Growers is rolling out a new eco-friendly bag for organic fruit in the 2021-22 season.

The Packer’s Tom Karst recently asked Matt Hiltner, marketing coordinator for Santa Maria, Calif.-based Babé Farms, Inc. about current trends in specialty produce marketing.

With talk of sustainability buzzing around our industry, it is gratifying to read about the things companies in the food and agriculture sector are doing to reduce their environmental impacts.

November will mark an important month for Nogales, Ariz.-based grower-shipper Divine Flavor as the company transitions its organic programs from Baja to central Mexico.

Attendees of the New York Produce Show and Conference will find plenty of restaurants open for business in December, but the recovery from the pandemic continues to be rocky for many operators.

Through early November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture was taking comments on a proposed rule that would terminate the marketing order for Washington state potatoes.

Fresh potatoes have struggled at foodservice outlets during the pandemic, but frozen potatoes have gained market share during the past year, according to a new report from Potatoes USA.

“Food inflation is a hot topic,” Michael Swanson says noting that overall prices in the category are running at 6% higher than a year ago, whereas typically year-to-year food inflation is 1%.