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WP Produce adds solar and builds sustainability in the Dominican Republic
WP Produce adds solar and builds sustainability in the Dominican Republic

WP Produce, and their Desbry Tropical Avocado brand, has completed a major milestone towards their initiatives to increase sustainability in the Dominican Republic.

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Brooks Tropicals will distribute the Carla variety tropical avocado through the end of April.
Dominican Republic avocados give Brooks Tropicals year-round supply

As the 2020-21 Florida tropical avocado season winds down, Brooks Tropicals has been supplementing supplies of their original tropical avocado branded SlimCado™ with fresh fruit from the Dominican Republic.

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Dominican avocado supply ramps up for WP Produce
Dominican avocado supply ramps up for WP Produce

WP Produce, Miami, is reporting a strong start of the peak Dominican Republic avocado season, which it packs under the Desbry brand.

Chris Koger
Fruit
Cocaine found in orange shipment at Florida port
Cocaine found in orange shipment at Florida port

Customs and Border Protection officers at Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., found cocaine stashed in boxes of oranges.

Chris Koger
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Hazel Tech partners with WP Produce on avocados
Hazel Tech partners with WP Produce on avocados

Chicago-based Hazel Technologies Inc. has partnered with Dominican Republic avocado exporter WP Produce to use the post-harvest technology on Desbry brand avocados shipped to U.S. markets.

Tom Karst
Retail
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WP Produce takes green-skinned avocados year-round

Tropical fruit grower, packer and shipper WP Produce, Miami, is kicking off its 2019 season with green-skinned avocado varieties that will be available year-round.

Chris Koger
Retail
WP Produce takes green-skinned avocados year-round
WP Produce takes green-skinned avocados year-round

Tropical fruit grower, packer and shipper WP Produce, Miami, is kicking off its 2019 season with green-skinned avocado varieties that will be available year-round.

Chris Koger