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Grower-shippers share the latest news from their operations, plus plans for the future.

May 1 fresh apple holdings were down 13% compared with a year ago, according to the latest U.S. Apple Association market report.

Cashmere, Wash.-based Crunch Pak will be the exclusive slicer of newly available Cosmic Crisp apples, beginning in December.

AMCO Produce, Leamington, Ontario, is “aggressively seeking new distributors, wholesalers and retailers in the U.S.,” said Paul Arrowsmith, sales manager.

Employees of Kingsville, Ontario-based Red Sun Farms have again upped their generosity in giving to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for Southwestern Ontario.

Vandervoet & Associates Inc. will have valencia oranges from northwest Mexico for the first time this year, starting with early varieties in January and then regular valencias in late winter/early spring.

Matt Quiring is now director of sales for Leamington, Ontario-based Nature Fresh Farms.

Favorable planting and growing conditions have onion growers and shippers in South Texas anticipating a timely start and smooth season in 2020.

Organics are still a niche category in the Texas onion business, but they still grow — and sell, suppliers say.

The Weslaco, Texas-based Onion House has fewer acres planted this year than last, said Don Ed Holmes, owner.