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Matt Miles, 49, long-time organic salesman in the Washington apple industry, passed peacefully Dec 7th.

The grape season in Peru and cherry season in Chile had their shipments interrupted due to demonstrations by different transport sectors of both countries in protest against the rise in fuel costs.

Farm bills, which outline federal policy toward agriculture, including price supports and the food stamp program, tend to address specialty crops only incidentally: the large commodities—principally grains and soybeans—get the vast amount of attention. This time it’s a bit different.

Four Star Fruit is a premier full-service grower and marketer of year-round table grapes.

Freshii Inc. today announced that it has entered into an arrangement agreement pursuant to which Foodtastic Inc. will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Freshii for $2.30 per share in cash, representing total consideration of approximately $74.4 million on a fully diluted basis.

The Kroger Co., America's grocer, today shared how it is helping shoppers save as they prepare for the holidays, including affordable meal ideas while families enjoy time together.

Even though prices are declining, lettuce markets are still in record-breaking territory. USDA reported iceberg to be sold for an average of $74 in week #50.

USDA today announced that producers of south Texas onions voted to continue their marketing order program.

The I Love Produce team spent the last week inspecting the new crop garlic coming into the harvest season in Mendoza, Argentina and got a dose of the World Cup and soccer culture to boot.

The U.S. produce industry is far from united in its sentiments about imports.