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The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Nov. 2 with Dante Galeazzi, CEO and president of the Texas International Produce Association, about the prospects for citrus and the winter produce deal in Texas and Mexico.

The focus on eliminating as much plastic and packaging as possible that permeated the produce industry not too long ago seems to have dissipated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carrots, potatoes, lettuce, onions and tomatoes were among the top 10 categories by volume in the third-quarter Organic Produce Performance Report released Oct. 21 by the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners.

Peruvian grape exports are expected to rise again in 2020-21, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Chicago-based Hazel Technologies Inc. will hold its first-ever virtual Mango Quality Summit.

The United Fresh Produce Association is hosting a traceability seminar on Nov. 5.

Each week The Packer releases its digital version of the print newspaper. Check out this week’s issue.

Donations made to the Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) will be matched twice in the month of November.

With water in short supply, how can farmers ensure that every drop of water is efficiently used by their crops?

Berry People, a year-round, full-line shipper of branded organic and conventional strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and avocados, recently secured partnerships with growers in Peru.