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Pink Lady apples are in healthy supply as Valentine’s Day approaches, and it is also time for retailers to start planning granny smith ads for St. Patrick’s Day, says Catherine Gipe-Stewart, director of marketing.

The additional payments will be equal to 15% of the producer’s previous CFAP 2 payments.

Because of their proximity and similar climates, Central America and the Caribbean islands grow many of the same fruits and vegetables, which largely fall into two groups.

A sought-after ingredient in soups, dips, omelets and more, green onions are a mainstay for American consumers.

Why carry specialty produce when they typically are not top sales items? Because they can still drive sales, columnist Armand Lobato says.

Emerging branded apple varieties should keep the excitement level high in retail produce departments despite lower overall volume from Washington state, say officials with CMI, Wenatchee, Wash.

A shorter crop of apples in Washington has led to declines in exports at the start of the 2022-23 season.

A partnership with the National Football League’s Buffalo Bills team has raised awareness of SnapDragon apples in Eastern markets, says Jessica Wells, executive director of Crunch Time Apple Growers, Lockport, N.Y.

A challenging apple marketing season has meant more focus on assuring supplies and preventing gaps in fresh apple availability in 2023, says Don Roper, vice president of sales and marketing for Honeybear Marketing LLC.

More than 1,800 attendees and 175 exhibitors convened at the Colorado event.