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Viva Tierra Organic, Mount Vernon, Wash., will be shipping new crop apples and pears from California in July.

U.S. fresh fruit exports rose by nearly 10% in May compared with a year ago, offsetting an equal decline in fresh vegetable exports.

The Texas International Produce Association, Mission, has new board members.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program recently clarified updated regulations in California to allow certifiers to issue approval faster.

Terphane has films that use a process that avoid chemical solvent coatings to provide antifogging of produce containers, allowing a heat-sealed package that shows the product clearly even when there’s condensation.

ProSeal America, Richmond, Va., has a new tray positioning system that eliminates the trial and error usually associated with establishing the spacing of trays in the sealing process.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture web seminar will provide an overview of proposed changes to enforcement regulations of organic agriculture.

Homegrown Organic Farms has promoted Amanda Vietti and hired Stefaun Avakian as sales account managers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against LoneStar Produce Express LLC, alleging the company violated the Perishable Agriculture Commodities Act.

Israeli company Top Seeds International has hired Ofir Elasar as vice president of sales and marketing.