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Organics are a relatively tiny part — about 2% — of the Northwest cherry deal, but they play a key role.

Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention is still planned for Feb. 2-4 in Hershey, Pa., said William Troxell, publicity and marketing program coordinator.

The mental health of Quebec’s produce growers is top of mind among all the stress of the summer peak season.

Riverside, Calif.-based Index Fresh is seeing peak volume and quality of Peruvian avocados.

The Peruvian avocado deal plays an increasingly important role in the U.S. avocado industry, grower-shippers say.

Robinson Fresh has added five new Peruvian growers this year, said Alan Guttmann, general manager of global vegetable sourcing for the Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company.

The North Carolina SweetPotato Commission has named Michelle Grainger its new executive director.

Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers will feature its A Half Mile Closer to the Moon high-altitude cherries beginning in late July and continuing on through August.

Farm Fresh Produce Inc., Faison, N.C., has hired Oscar Avila as its lead salesman specializing in sweet potatoes.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit Peru, and it has touched onion grower-shippers there, marketers say.