Hunts Point Deal Keeps Jersey At Bay

The on-again, off-again exclusive lease negotiations between the city and the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market have been extended for the third time. The market, a co-op of 115 merchants, and the city’s Economic Development Corp. agreed Monday to keep talks between themselves through Oct. 31, keeping New Jersey officials at bay.

Dole Food Company Donating Salad Bars To Monterey Peninsula School District

October 2, 2012 Dole Food Company

Dole Food Company was joined today at Foothill Elementary School by representatives from the Monterey Peninsula School District, Monterey Health Department, California Department of Education, and Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner, Eric Lauritzen, to mark the donation of five salad bars to schools in the Monterey Peninsula School District.

Idaho Potato Commission Wins Retail Marketing Honors From Produce Business

October 2, 2012 Idaho Potato Commission

Batman and the Avengers may rule the summer popcorn movie scene, but the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) Fearless Field Force superheroes reigned once again in the annual Produce Business Marketing Excellence Awards.

Consumer Survey: Local Produce Increasingly Preferred To Organic

October 2, 2012 Joe Satran, Huffington Post

A recent survey of grocery shoppers commissioned by Whole Foods Market gives new credence to a belief that's taken hold in the sustainable food movement over the past few years: when it comes to consumer preferences, local is the new organic.

Scallops Keep Cape May Port Ranked No. 2

Cape May remained the East Coast’s second-most valuable fishing port last year, aided by rising scallop prices that offset a declining catch, according to a report.