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Riverbend Fresh LLC will see peak melon volume out of California in July, said Dennis Peterson, owner of the Kerman, Calif.-based company.
Overall cantaloupe and honeydew volume for Firebaugh, Calif.-based Westside Produce should be similar to recent years, said Garrett Patricio, president of the company.
The nutrition of the cantaloupe will take on new focus in social media promotion efforts of the California Cantaloupe Board.
California melon shipments have come under pressure in recent years, with lower trending volume reported in the past five years.
Cool temperatures may delay the start of field-grown vine-ripened Arkansas tomatoes until about June 10-15.
Parma, Idaho-based Owyhee Produce expects stable onion volume compared with year-ago levels.
The Packer is seeking input from California lettuce suppliers for the July 19 California lettuce and leaf special section.
Grapes are great for health, and August kicked off a big round of health messages for California grapes in print, on social media, online and over the airwaves.
Central California growers have come a long way in one year to push back against the COVID-19 pandemic, but the journey isn’t over yet.
Lettuce from California’s Salinas and Castroville regions is the focus for the next three months for Castroville-based Ocean Mist Farms.