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Are we already in the “new normal”?

U.S. onion growers should be paid $5 for every 50-pound bag of onions they have had to dump or donate because of the COVID-19 crisis and the subsequent loss of foodservice sales.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has posted a recording of its May 14 web seminar for growers interested in applying for direct payments through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.

No good deed goes unpunished.

Produce companies should not back off marketing or advertising efforts now.

A program that donates boxes of fresh produce to health care facilities for employees to take home is gaining steam as it enters its third month.

Never mind.

The U.S. Apple Association is changing its annual Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference into a virtual event to comply with regulations in Chicago limiting the amount of people who can congregate.

Despite the pandemic, ports on both coasts have optimistic fresh produce outlooks, and the Alliance for Food and Farming is looking at small, but positive changes during the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect companies and individuals in the fresh produce industry.