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CHICAGO — The Mexican apple crop is down for 2018, which is good news for U.S. apple exporters.

Giving his outlook on the next few months in Washington D.C., Robert Guenther, senior vice president of public policy for the United Fresh Produce Association, talks with Tom Karst, editor of The Packer, on Aug. 14

What are the best ways to spur organic sales at the retail level?

(UPDATED, Aug. 16) The California lemon market isn’t backing down from $50 cartons in mid-August, and tight supplies could exist well into September and even October.

University of California economists estimate U.S. exporters of 10 fruits and nuts could see a loss of $2.64 billion a year due to tariffs — and up to $3.34 billion a year for potential effects on other markets.

Western Growers’ president and CEO Tom Nassif recently posted an opinion piece on the Western Growers website, and I am excerpting his blog post with permission from WG.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a pair of web seminars scheduled to take companies through the steps of becoming an approved USDA Foods vendor.

The new Kwik Lok 912, combined with Matthews Marking Systems eSolarMark Fiber laser-coding system, allows new capabilities to include information and graphics on closures.

Capital City Fruit, Norwalk, Iowa, continues its donation program, recently donating 135 watermelons to area charities.

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