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Wonderful Citrus has multiple sourcing options for both lemons and limes, company executives report.

Health and wellness, a pillar on which the Mission-based Texas International Produce Association is founded, will be a continued focus of this year’s Viva Fresh Expo, set for April 21-23 in Grapevine, Texas.

Sunkist Growers has an ample supply of domestic conventional and organic lemons this season, said Christina Ward, senior director of global marketing for the Valencia, Calif.-based marketer.

A highlight of the Texas International Produce Association’s Viva Fresh Expo will be the culmination of the third annual Viva Fresh Clean Eating Challenge.

SYRACUSE, Utah-based Onions 52, has reached an agreement with Deming, NM and Hatch, NM-based growers, Cody Shiflett Produce and Hatch Valley Produce, to market their full line of onions for the 2022 summer season.

Getting the right quantity of bananas to consumers in a perfectly ripened condition is hard enough.

Bananas sourced in Mexico will feed consumer demand in both North America and Asia for Coliman, said Audee Rios Canobbio, director of corporate sales for the Jalisco, Mexico-based company.

Dole Food Co. is playing in the Marvel universe.

Import volume of U.S. conventional bananas declined 1% in 2021, while the volume of fresh organic banana imports rose 5%, according to the USDA.

As a new entrant in the North American market, Favorita has been focused on reaching out to customers in the U.S. and Canada, said Dionysios (Dennis) Christou, director of the U.S. Division for Favorita USA Corp.