Agriculture Dept. gets $352K to promote specialty crops
September 25, 2013
The Puerto Rico Agriculture Department has been awarded $352,290 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop eight projects that will increase sales of specialty crops by improving food safety through training and mentoring programs, ...
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After 5-yr hiatus, Indulac selling white cheese again
September 9, 2013
Following a five-year absence from the local market, Industrias Lecheras de Puerto Rico will again sell its traditional white cheese in more than 3,000 establishments, including supermarkets, gas stations and grocery stores, Larry Lugo-Cruz, president ...
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Puerto Rico plantain prices remain high, despite surplus
August 23, 2013
The Puerto Rico Farm Bureau “outed” local retailers Thursday, claiming they have failed to reduce plantain prices at the register despite an abundance of the staple item at the farm level.
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