Hess Bros. Fruit Co., Lancaster, Pa., hosted a roundtable discussion with Pennsylvania agriculture officials, charities and food companies to discuss how to get crops that farmers can’t use to families in the area.

A referendum on proposed amendments to the federal marketing order for Florida tomatoes is set from May 11 through June 1.

An updated nutrition book for citrus growers is available from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.

Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House to prohibit imports of fresh citrus from China.

Del Monte Fresh Produce NA, Coral Gables, Fla., has opened its own packing facility in Michoacán, Mexico, said Chris Henry, vice president of sales and product management for avocados.

The heat and humidity that tropical avocados crave has shown up right on schedule in South Florida, said Mary Ostlund, director of marketing for Homestead-based Brooks Tropicals Inc.