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The observations come from a USDA Economic Research Service report examining changes in domestic production, consumption, prices and trade for strawberries and blueberries over two decades.

The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers’ “This is Greenhouse Goodness” campaign has converted the baggage claim area at Windsor International Airport to resemble an educational greenhouse farm.

Oxnard, Calif.-based Westfalia Fruit USA has recently launched a 100% plastic-free bagged avocado program in the U.S.

Highlighted by a 12.7% increase in food purchases, average consumer expenditures were way up in 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports.

An International Fresh Produce Association case study reveals how tropical fruit grower Kapi Kapi approaches sustainable banana production and bringing carbon-neutral bananas to market.

DENVER — Patrick O’Brien, produce manager of a Safeway store near the University of Denver, was recently honored with the International Fresh Produce Association’s 2023 Retail Produce Manager Award.

If you’re going to be successful in the packaging industry, it’s imperative that you stay in tune with your customers’ needs, industry experts say.

The Pennsylvania-based fruit marketing company is launching its Eastern apple season with ginger gold, Honeycrisp and mcintosh varieties, and it expects peak supply from November to January.

Oppy has elevated Ben Vallejo and Jim Leach from management roles to director-level responsibilities.

The sanctions include barring the business and the principal operators of the business from engaging in Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.