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As more produce is offered with a fair trade label and more consumer seek it out, sales are greatly increasing, with Fair Trade USA reporting a 30% jump in 2018.

It sounds like the start of a joke: A bear walks up to a 4-ton Idaho potato ….

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Habanero guacamole is a new offering from Jalisco, Mexico-based Freshcourt, and the company is soon planning to introduce several flavors of an avocado smoothie product.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed six people to serve three-year terms on the Hass Avocado Board.

Eight years into the 10-year Eastern Broccoli Project, the broccoli industry in the eastern U.S. is valued at $90 million and the project is expected to meet a $100-million goal.

The United Fresh Produce Association wants your help in forming education sessions at its 2020 convention and expo.

Applications are open for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.

The quarantined area for citrus greening disease in Texas has expanded to Brazoria and Galveston counties.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Packer has named garlic giant Don Christopher the 2019 Produce Marketer for All Seasons.

Farm Pak Products Inc., Spring Hope, N.C., is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.