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Maine Farmers Exchange, Utz Quality Foods Inc., and Wise Foods Inc. are Endorsed. Eatem Corp., Fresh Aloha Direct Inc., Inland Northwest Farmers Market Association, K2 Trading Inc. are new to the Market, plus changes.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 8 with Mike Mauti, managing partner of the consulting firm Execulytics on the Canadian retail perspective during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council has launched a podcast, “The Business of Blueberries,” aiming to bring the blueberry industry together.

Field Fresh Farms, Watsonville, Calif., has refreshed its branding and packaging and expanded to retail business.

BrightFarms has started construction on a 280,000-square-foot hydroponic greenhouse in Hendersonville, N.C.

Wenatchee, Wash.-based Starr Ranch Growers has launched a consumer blog and sweepstakes to support cherry marketing efforts.

California garlic harvest will begin by mid-June, but COVID-19-related demand is expected to keep market conditions firm in the weeks ahead.

Harding’s Market and Musso Farms are new companies to the Market. Aztecavo SAPI de CV, De Palma Farms Inc., Migliorelli Farm, Paul Steinberg Associates Inc., Santa Maria Wholesale Produce Corp. and others have updates.

Avocados saw a resurgence in early May, according to the Hass Avocado Board’s latest report on sales during the pandemic.

Consumers will flock to stores for Northwest cherries, and they will have plenty of choices, marketers say.