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The Super Bowl isn’t the only occasion for which shoppers seek extra avocados. Father’s Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day all saw dollar sales grow from 2018 to 2019, according to the Hass Avocado Board.

A growing number of restaurants are incorporating guava into their menus, according to a recent Fresh Insights on Foodservice report from the United Fresh Produce Association.

Which specialty fruits have received increasing interest in recent years? Check out this Nielsen data* that shows the unit growth since 2015 of jackfruit, dragon fruit, papayas, permissions, passion fruit and guava.

Strawberry harvest in the Oxnard, Calif., region is ramping up, and The Oppenheimer Group is promoting two-pound containers of Ocean Spray-brand berries for Mother’s Day (May 10).

USDA Sanctions Hunter Brothers Inc., Montecito Fresh Produce, and Y Farms LLC. Dixie Fine Foods LLC, Fastco Food Service LLC, Food Hub LLC, and Global Harvest Co. are new companies to the Market, plus company updates.

San Francisco-based Full Harvest has been named to the 2020 Fast Company World Changing Ideas list.

Black Gold Farms, Grand Forks, N.D., will start harvest of red potatoes in Texas soon.

Georgia growers who supply mostly retailers say they’re doing fine, but as for foodservice business — well, not so much.

Associations that represent organic growers are asking Congress for provisions in the next coronavirus relief package to help the sector survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

Retailers can expect shortages of mushrooms for the next six to 10 weeks, as mushroom production catches up to shifts in demand brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.