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Johnston Farms, Edison, Calif., is adding capacity to pack more satsuma mandarins during the peak season, said Derek Vaughn, citrus sales manager.

The Fresno, Calif.-based California Table Grape Commission has hired Jodi Devaurs as director of trade policy.

Good growing conditions should result in plenty of high-quality vegetables out of the California desert this winter, grower-shippers say. But rain in Yuma, Ariz., could affect early iceberg lettuce volume.

Grape buyers don’t need to hit the panic button. California grape holdings are down compared with a year ago, but promotable fruit volumes will be shipped through early January.

The California Strawberry Commission has been working with field workers through its bilingual outreach and training team to provide training during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nature knows best for California pear growers.

Awe Sum Organics, Santa Cruz, Calif., will be starting its Mexican table grape program in mid-May.

Marketing the spring harvest and stored produce of the Carolinas isn’t the same game these days.

In the Carolinas, spring and summer produce is an edible rainbow. And the harvest is looking good, growers say.

There should be no gap between old crop and new crop sweet potato shipments in Arkansas, one leading marketer reports.