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Apples took over the No. 1 spot on Produce Market Guide last week, pushing oranges to No. 2.

Love Beets, a company specializing in ready-to-eat beets, has partnered with Genuine Coconut, creators of ready-to-drink coconut products.

Georgia peach grower Robert Dickey III and Florida vegetable grower Charles Obern have been named 2019 Farmers of the Year by Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo.

Applewood Fresh Growers, Sparta, Mich., expects production increases for several apple varieties and has added equipment to meet those needs.

The newly formed joint sales alliance of Grand Rapids-based Michigan Fresh Marketing and BelleHarvest has added Sparta, Mich.-based Elite Apple as another supplier.

SFL Cos., a supply chain management and logistics firm specializing in fresh produce and refrigerated goods, is moving to accommodate growth.

Michigan apple marketers Belleharvest Sales Inc. and Michigan Fresh Marketing are combining sales desks in a union that will represent about 150 growers and three million bushels of apples.

Bloom was about 10 days late and harvest could be about four or five days late for Michigan apples, but early signs point to a full crop.

Mike Krage is the Idaho Potato Commission’s newest retail promotions director, covering the Northeast and Midwest.

From its annual conference hosted in Austin, Texas, Produce Alliance announced Joe Collier’s retirement and Melissa Ackerman’s transition to president of the Chicago-based produce management company.

Love Beets took home a NEXTY Award in the Best New Savory or Salty Snack category at the 2019 Natural Products Expo West.

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association expressed its approval for the federal government’s investments that benefit the fresh fruit and vegetable industry. 

Fresh-Link Produce LLC has hired Randy Bolhuis to open an office in Hamilton, Mich., where he will be the sales agent for Sandy View Farms.

Love Beets, Bala Cynwyd, Pa., created a “Love Your Heart-BEET” promotion for February, National Heart Health Month.

Fresh produce takes four spots on a new top 10 list of superfoods.

The Michigan Potato Industry Commission will highlight potatoes produced in the state with 90 branded display bins and 4.6 million Kwik Lok tags with the Michigan Potatoes logo.

BelleHarvest Sales Inc., Belding Mich., has hired Milt Fuehrer as CEO.

A new Michigan company, Applewood Fresh Growers LLC, Sparta, is shipping Michigan apples.

JOH has hired Andy Dykstra as an account manager in the company’s Grand Rapids, Mich., office.

Although this season got off to a slower start than last year, Chile expects to ship a record 101,000 tons of mandarins to North America this year, a 32% increase from 2017.