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Boosting its spicy offerings as of late, Oppy has added garlic from Spain to its product mix amid organic ginger success. Arriving on both the east and west coasts, Oppy’s conventional Spanish garlic is available year-round in bulk and three-pack mesh bags. Varieties include pure white, spring white, spring violet and morado in a range of sizes — Oppy is exploring further options, including black garlic.

Titan Farms has a new partnership with Verdant Technologies to bring the HarvestHold Fresh post-harvest solution to the peach industry. With more than 6,000 acres, Titan Farms is the country's second-largest vertically integrated peach operation. Through rigorous testing, the company plans to utilize HarvestHold Fresh to extend the quality, freshness and flavor of its peaches from harvest to consumption.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture administered four produce businesses have received sanctions from due to failure to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. Suspencion of PACA licenses and barring principal operators from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA are included in the sanctions. The following businesses and individuals are currentl...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture filed an administrative complaint against Frozen Food Development Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. The company, operating from Pennsylvania, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to 22 produce sellers in the amount of $2.48 million from July 2021 through June 2022.

It’s the month of February and that means table grapes from Chile are harvesting and being sent to markets across the globe. At the heart of Chile’s grape production is Santa Elena, a company that is not only a grower of Divine Flavor International but also a partner of the produce brand, which harvests grapes in Chile from December to March. Overseeing a vast majority of Santa Elena’s production is grape specialist and part owner, Gonzalo Tocornal.

As farmers, family and a community, Sunkist Growers is celebrating its humble California roots with Sunkist Citrus Day on March 1. The fresh citrus cooperative began in 1893, making Sunkist the longest-standing agricultural co-op in the United States.

Speaking at the AeroFarms Ag Tech Innovation Summit in Abu Dhabi, Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance Executive Director Tom Stenzel urged global stakeholders to support increased investment and government collaboration to advance CEA production as a cornerstone of future sustainable agriculture.

The online grocery market finished January with $8.4 billion in total sales, down 1.2 percent compared to last year, according to the monthly Brick Meets Click/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey. The drop in total online grocery sales was entirely driven by ship-to-home sales, which declined 15 percent to $1.3 billion. Pickup posted the strongest gains, increasing almost 3 percent on a year-over-year basis to $4.1 billion, while delivery grew less than 1 percent, holding steady around $3 billion.

Wholesale Produce Supply LLC has hired Jeremy Taylor as its vice president of sales and marketing. With over 10 years of extensive hands-on experience in fresh produce sales and marketing, Taylor brings an exceptional ambition and knowledge to Wholesale Produce Supply.  In his new role, Taylor will be responsible for leading the sales and marketing teams and developing strategies to drive growth and customer success.

Pete Pappas & Sons added Kevin Benson and James McKinnis, two industry veterans, to its sales team. The Jessup, MD-based company said Benson and McKinnis are a dream-team duo for its rapidly growing organic sales division.