After a more than four-day journey on its cross-country haul, a load of fresh California strawberries was just being backed into Andover, MA, Market Basket warehouse dock as the sun was rising.

San Francisco officials announced new legislation to approve a long-term, 60-year master lease agreement and expansion plans for the San Francisco Wholesale Produce Market, which serves as a hub of San Francisco's fresh food system, providing a steady supply of fruit and vegetables to restaurants and local grocers with nearly $500 million in gross annual revenue.

River Ranch Fresh Foods is moving its Salinas, CA, salad and vegetable processing production to Taylor Farms' foodservice and retail salad facilities, which are only about one mile away. The shift began the week of May 7 and is expected to be completed by the weekend of May 18-20.

Hunts Point Terminal Produce Cooperative Market in the Bronx, NY, one of the world's larger wholesale food distribution centers, is in a 90-day negotiation extension with the city of New York that began in February. According to a statement made on Wednesday, Feb.

Five leaders of the Texas produce industry were added to the ranks of the industry's finest April 16 at the 2012 Texas Produce Hall of Fame Banquet, held at the McAllen Country Club in McAllen, TX.  

The Produce Hall of Fame was established in 1988 in an effort to recognize the contributions of past and present leaders in the Texas produce industry who have made exceptional contributions and have provided motivation and guidance vital to the long-term success of the trade.

For Farm Fresh Produce, movement of Napa cabbage started around May 1, which was several days earlier than normal. “We have an outstanding crop of Napa cabbage in North Carolina this season,” said Steven Ceccarelli, who, with his wife, Bethany Malcolm-Ceccarelli, owns the Faison, NC-based marketer and distributor of a wide range of fruits and vegetables. "The crop is looking outstanding — truly the best crop I’ve seen in years,” he said.