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Bell pepper prices should drop as U.S. supplies rise
The bell pepper market remains elevated as Mexican supplies leave the market and U.S. production kicks into full gear. Overall...
Stemilt promotes Piñata as summer apple
WENATCHEE, WA – Stemilt BB #:113654 is ready to help retailers rock their apple category by providing high quality, flavorful...
PBH Promotion to Honor Growers
The Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) BB #:157162 is excited to lead the industry in a virtual salute to...
Care in Crisis: PACA/DRC Violators Report
In Blue Book Services’ “Care in Crisis” video No. 4, Marketing Director Jeff Lair highlights the PACA/DRC Violators Report –...
COVID-19 grocery shopping week 10: fresh produce sales up 16%
Two months after panic purchases drove the biggest sales weeks in the history of modern grocery retailing, coronavirus-related shopping patterns...
Markon Crop Report: Domestic supplies taking over
Domestic supplies of many crops will continue to ramp up now that we’re on the cusp of June. Restaurants across...
Chelan Fresh feels well prepared for food box contract
Chelan Fresh Marketing BB #:170403 Chelan, WA, sees its participation in USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program as a...
Strong summer supplies for watermelons
With the unofficial start of summer this weekend, the unofficial fruit of summer already has good supplies with the domestic...
Natural Delights promotion yields new director of sales
YUMA, AZ (May 21, 2020) – Effective June 1st, Neil Merritt will enter the role of Director of North American...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 22, 2020
Greg and Pamela discuss the roller coaster $40 million contract awarded to Ben Holtz of California Avocados Direct in the...
How many grocery stores are too many?
In 1999-2000, when I lived in Brooklyn, I found a retail grocery landscape far different from any I’d known living...
Do we trust farmers markets during COVID?
Pamela and Anne-Marie discuss COVID-19 retail sales for week 9, the week ending May 10. Fresh fruit and vegetable sales...
Retailers ask appeals court to overturn California worker classification law affecting truck drivers
PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Retail Federation this week asked a federal appeals court to overturn a recently...
USDA terminates avocado grower’s $40MM food box contract
Ben Holtz, whose small produce company won a $40 million USDA Farmers to Families Food Box contract, said USDA terminated...
USDA responds to United Fresh’s food box program questions
Statement from Tom Stenzel, United Fresh CEO, regarding USDA response: We greatly appreciate the serious commitment to oversight that USDA...
FDA issues report on fall 2019 Romaine lettuce outbreaks
Statement from Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response – Food and Drug Administration Frank Yiannas May 21, 2020 As...
LGMA members to use FDA report to prevent future outbreaks
Sacramento, CA – California leafy greens growers are pledging to incorporate findings from a report issued today by the U.S....
John Vena Inc. upgrades website
PHILADELPHIA – John Vena Inc. BB #:104221 has been in the produce business for a century. As the company approached...
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