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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is inviting bids from domestic marketers of fresh apples and pears to supply federal nutrition programs.

Apple sales were up nearly five percent year over year from November 7, 2020 to January 23, 2021 while volume stayed relatively flat according to the latest 12 weeks of Nielsen retail scan data.

A year after it opened, the Kopke Distribution Center is fully operational in Vineland, N.J., and providing key logistic support for Great Neck, N.Y.-based William H. Kopke Jr., Inc.

Macfrut, an international produce trade fair, is scheduled for Sept. 7-9 at Italy’s Rimini Expo Centre.

The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that challenges California’s 45-year-old access regulation for union representatives.

San Francisco-based Imperfect Foods has announced increased investment in the company.

The 2021 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention will open Feb. 8 online and continue with live sessions through Feb. 11.

Newark, N.J.-based AeroFarms, an indoor vertical farming company, won the Circular Economy Innovation of the Year from the EDIE Sustainability Leaders Awards.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is launching an assignment to collect romaine lettuce samples from commercial coolers in the Yuma County, Arizona growing region during the current harvest season.