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The California Table Grape Commission has downgraded July projections of the third-largest crop in history to a normal production of 109 million 19-pound boxes.

What percent of the U.S. vegetable supply is imported?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is buying $30 million of table grapes.

Fresh packaging company StePac L.A. Ltd., Tefen, Israel, has unveiled a sustainability strategy with four pillars.

The United Fresh Start Foundation has scheduled a web seminar to help companies sell fresh produce to schools.

Foodservice operators, including those that service restaurants and healthcare companies, are using California grapes on their menus this fall.

What percent of the U.S. fruit supply is imported?

The Organic Farming Research Foundation and the Organic Seed Alliance have been given a $500,000 grant through the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Organic Research and Extension Initiative.

London Fruit Inc., Pharr, Texas, has hired Amanda Horney as a sales representative in the Midwest.

iTradeNetwork, which recently announced plans to offer its services free to select growers and shippers to advance traceability efforts in the industry, has scheduled a web seminar to discuss its plans.