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Community Food Co-op and Willimantic Food Co-op are new Companies to the Market. Bay Valley Foods, Butte Produce Co Inc., Dawson’s Orchards Inc., Quality Sales Foodservice, and others have updates.

Chicago Indoor Garden is recalling all of its products containing red clover sprouts, after the Food and Drug Administration advised consumers to avoid them.

With reports of panic buying of food across the U.S. because of the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, growers are on the front lines to replenish emptied retail produce department bins.

Giunta’s Meat Farms and Hungry Hollow Co-op are new companies to the Market. General Produce Co Ltd., J R Produce Supply Inc., Keene Organics, La Budde Group Inc., Valvilla Produce LLC, and others have changes.

We’ve received more than 100 additional responses to our poll about how the new coronavirus is affecting the produce industry since we initially tallied the results March 12-13.

Inspections of California and Arizona leafy greens, as outlined in the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements for those crops, continue despite the spread of COVID-19.

Retailers can find promotional material for Cinco de Mayo from both Avocados From Mexico and the California Avocado Commission.

Consumers who want a strong immune system are looking to fresh produce.

The National Mango Board is offering new display bins and headers to retailers.

Nebo Market and Pines Market are new companies to the Market. Alida’s Fruits, Berg Harvest LLC, J R Simplot Co., Kiowa Valley Organics Inc dba Golden West Farms, Orchard View Cherries and others have updates.