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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed nine members to the Hass Avocado Board.
The Washington Apple Commission has two new members.
State officials will be joining the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association in an update of state agricultural funding.
Proprietary Variety Management (PVM) and affiliates Brandt’s Fruit Trees and Pink Lady America, have a revamped website.
PennRose Farms, Wimauma, Fla., a grower-owned company that has a network of growers in the U.S. and Mexico, is expanding its geographic footprint.
As the Mexican grape season begins, importers will be seeing an expected 22-million carton crop this season, a one-third increase from last season.
Terra Exports, Las Vegas, has hired Manuel Escandon, who is based in Chile, as part of its South American expansion.
Applewood Fresh Growers LLC, Sparta, Mich., will be marketing fresh asparagus this spring.
The Mexican table grape deal may be getting off to a slightly later start than usual this season, but grower-shippers expect volume to be significantly higher than last year.
A vote that will decide whether frozen mangoes should be included in National Mango Board programs has been delayed for more than a month.
If current demand of onions continues through June, the supply of onions held by U.S. companies will be gone by the time spring and summer harvests start.
A Los Angeles private equity firm is acquiring Bolthouse Farms from Campbell Soup Co. for $510 million.
Though prices were high in early April, seasonally increasing supplies of watermelon are on tap through the summer months.
The Hass Avocado Board is seeking new members for domestic grower and importer seats on the board.
Wonderful Pistachios is hosting a plant-based event on nutrition, culinary applications and leadership dialogue.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Pharr, Texas, seized more than $6 million worth of methamphetamine concealed in a shipment of fresh honeydew melons.
The California sweet corn crop, grown in the Imperial Valley, is ready for shipping.
Ridge Spring, S.C.-based Titan Farms is ready to kick off another season of South Carolina peaches this week, ahead of Memorial Day celebrations.
Mastronardi Produce, Kingsville, Ontario, is investing in a partnership with vegetable exporter Soho Produce, Maasdijk, Netherlands.
With harvest recently concluding, growers report that good quality and volume are expected.
Although the industry faces serious challenges such as drought conditions and water restrictions, the Golden State’s avocado growers are reporting good quality, increased sizing and healthy yields for the 2022-23 season.
Wildfires in Chile during February caused extensive damage to agriculture but limited damage to fruit crops, according to a new report from the USDA.
Effective April 10, the USDA will decrease the assessment rate for Texas oranges and grapefruit.
Bee Sweet Citrus says now is a great time for store-level marketing for the versatile citrus, whether marketed by itself or used as an cross-marketing tool for other items.
California-based seed breeder Tozer continues to improve arugula varieties, introducing mildew-resistant wild types such as Aphrodite and Eros this spring.
Early season poppi and royal gala apples are kicking off the New Zealand apple harvest season, with growers reporting high quality fruit despite recent cyclone.
Elgin, Minn.-based Honeybear Brands is bringing in Chilean Honeycrisp apples to help fill a shortfall in the U.S. supply of that variety.
While the overall Washington state crop is down from last year, Rainier Fruit Co. says its diversity in growing locations mitigated some of the weather events from last spring.
Pacific Trellis Fruit has become a full-year supplier of grapes, says Howard Nager, director of marketing and business development for Los Angeles-based Pacific Trellis Fruit and its Dulcinea brand.