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With a season hampered by heat, wind and fire, California avocado growers have been challenged.

The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association has completed its Fresh Asparagus Category Statistics and Trends document.

Tanimura & Antle, Salinas, Calif., has hired Don Klusendorf as executive vice president of sales and marketing.

Pistachio and almond grower-processor Nichols Farms, Hanford, Calif., is expanding its marketing and sales due to increased supply and demand, and has hired two people in marketing and retail sales.

Chicago-based Carlson Produce Consulting LLC has launched a new website on its fifth anniversary.

As we look back on the one-year anniversary of the Amazon-Whole Foods merger, we reflect upon how the grocery industry was changed forever.

Some people interpret the limited adoption of online grocery ordering as a sign that most shoppers simply are not interested in pickup or delivery and probably won’t be in the future either.

The Michigan Apple Committee has created a retail dietitians’ kit to reach out to nutrition-minded consumers and is bringing back strategic partnerships to spread the word about Michigan apples.

Mango shipments from Brazil are underway, with the season delayed compared to previous years.

Prices for limes have risen noticeably in the last month, and suppliers listed seasonal factors, weather and the ongoing lemon shortage as pieces of the puzzle.