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Organic Produce Market Guide 2024

Following an initial announcement in May, the retailer identifies 32 stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island it will close before the end of the year.

The 90,000-square-foot Meijer Grocery store in Noblesville, Ind., brings a condensed footprint with essential categories.

From increasing difficulty in accessing households due to new telephone technologies to concerns about data privacy and time constraints from farmers, the number of farmers participating in USDA surveys is on the decline.

Owned by Four Star Fruit, a producer and marketer of table grapes, the companies say this partnership will help expand the Predictable Commerce Programs for more growers.

The program has nearly doubled in scope to 13 new states with support from the USDA.

The company has introduced three new services to help food manufacturers and importers ensure compliance with the industry’s complex food safety regulations and standards.

Compostable packaging supplier will donate a portion of its profits to promote regenerative agriculture, waste reduction and carbon drawdown.

U.S. specialty crop exports to China have slid in the past six years, hurt by retaliatory tariffs, improved Chinese output and free trade agreements with other trading partners.

Consumer prices in June edged slightly lower compared with May.