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With U.S. agricultural and related products to South Korea totaling more than $8 billion in 2023, this is an important destination, posing as the 5th largest country for U.S. exports.

For newcomers to the fresh produce industry, learning the complexities of the global agriculture trade can be difficult. That’s something that veterans of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association, CPMA, recognize and seek to address through their 14-year-old program, Passion for Produce.  This year 20 participants, considered rising stars in the industry, will participate in the […]

The United States has banned entry of cherries from Quebec, Canada, following detection of the European cherry fruit fly in the province.

Available online, the dashboard lets users choose by state and county to view local farming news from USDA, cattle and other commodity prices, weather data, and more. 

CGA Director Wayne Prowse celebrated an increase in exports, but clarified that Australian cherry exports have not fully rebounded.

Safeway Fresh Foods LLC is accused of failing to make payments of nearly $3.9 million to 13 produce sellers from October 2021 through July 2023.

PRESS RELEASE - Berry producer Naturipe Farms hires experienced marketer to lead marketing efforts Salinas, CA – Naturipe Farms, one of the world’s largest producers of fresh berries, is pleased to announce Ashley Finster as its new Vice President of Marketing. Finster is a marketing professional with nearly three decades of management experience. Her experience […]

PRESS RELEASE -  The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce has launched its second global survey into the costs of fruit and vegetable production and trading, and the prices received by growers and intermediaries. The survey is a follow-up of the survey conducted by the Coalition in March 2023, when producers and traders the world over […]

The nationwide Nursery Value Select program serves as a great alternative as the Nursery Field Grown and Container program ends.

The Eckharts grow strawberries, cherries, cane berries, peaches and more on their 100-acre farm. FSA Rhode Island features their story.