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For worldwide avocado marketer Index Fresh, a new partnership with Managed Services Provider (MSP) ZAG has resulted in a 30% reduction in IT costs and increased productivity across the organization.

Beginning this fall, Sprouts shoppers can visit the DoorDash mobile app or website, where they can choose to have their fresh produce and groceries delivered on-demand or later in the week.

Average annual consumer expenditures rose 9.1% in 2021, including a massive 13.4% increase in expenditures on food, a new report reveals.

Do you know which farmers market is no. 1 in America? American Farmland Trust and the Farmers Market Coalition hope to answer during the annual 2022 America’s Farmers Market Celebration.

Food prices are still hot to handle, the latest Consumer Price Index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates.

The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against Burbano Corporation, doing business as CasaBella Farms Corp. (Burbano) for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against Island Fresh De Puerto Rico Inc. (IFPR) for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

The USDA has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under PACA.

A number of suppliers are working to inform retailers and consumers about the difference they can make when buying fair trade bananas.

In a complaint filed on Sept. 30, 2019, the USDA alleged that New York Mart Group Inc. failed to make full payment promptly in the amount of $896,107 to 23 sellers for multiple lots of produce in violation of PACA.