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A stormy, volatile market due to the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced many New York growers to stay conservative this year with their planting and initiatives.

Riverside, Calif.-based Index Fresh is seeing peak volume and quality of Peruvian avocados.

Bonnie Lunblad was elected chairwoman of the New Jersey Peach Promotion Council.

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture is giving consumers the chance to thank the state’s growers during the pandemic.

The fresh produce industry continues to stress worker safety during the pandemic, while helping consumers eat healthfully during the COVID-19 crisis. Here are some recent news items related to the pandemic.

Summer harvests are later than usual after a cold, wet spring delayed some plantings in the mid-Atlantic states of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia.

A cold, wet spring may have gotten Ohio vegetables off to a slow start, but growers look forward to warmer days ahead and strong demand for local produce.

By any measure, 2019 was an exceptional year for New Mexico onion marketers, and the outlook for 2020 is again calling for good sizing and quality, suppliers say.

The Peruvian avocado deal plays an increasingly important role in the U.S. avocado industry, grower-shippers say.

Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention is still planned for Feb. 2-4 in Hershey, Pa., said William Troxell, publicity and marketing program coordinator.