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Riverfront Packing is now a compilation of three multi-generational citrus families, said Dan Richey, president of Riverfront Packing, Vero Beach, Fla.

The company is designing a 25,000-square-foot cold storage facility on premises at the Fort Pierce headquarters to store valencia oranges.

Marketers say they are gearing up for promotable volumes of fruit from Chile for the upcoming winter months.

Florida citrus production is projected to be slightly lower this season than last, but high demand is expected throughout the season.

Cannabidiol oil applied to strawberries can extend the berry’s shelf life, according to research published in ScienceDirect from University of South Florida scientists.

“When we have cooler years, the berry quality is a lot sweeter and firmer...this year’s quality of fruit is going to be next-level. Hopefully, the market will prevail, and everyone is happy, COVID notwithstanding.”

The transition between Southern Hemisphere and Northern Hemisphere grape harvest could leave a gap in green grape supplies, shippers say.

California’s Coachella Valley grape output may slip in 2021, as bearing grape acreage has declined and the industry has consolidated.

U.S. imported spot grape prices were rising in early February after heavy rains in central Chile destroyed a good part of the mid-season grape crop.

With expanded acreage in Sonora, Mexico, Nogales, Ariz.-based Divine Flavor LLC expects to grow its volume by about 25%, said Michael DuPuis, quality assurance and public relations coordinator.