Produce

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Produce on display at La Boqueria market in Barcelona, Spain.

Produce is a general term for a group of farm-produced goods, generally limited to fruits and vegetables. More specifically, the term "produce" often implies that the foods are fresh and generally in the same state as when they were harvested. In supermarkets the term produce is also used to refer to the section where fruits and vegetables are kept. Produce is the main product sold by greengrocers, farm markets, and fruit markets.

Produce labels (stickers) are as follows: Beginning with a 3 or 4 - produce is conventionally grown (herbicides, pesticides) Beginning with an 9 - produce is grown organically (no herbicides or pesticides) Beginning with a 8 - GMO produce (contains genetically modified material)

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