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Holistic Solutions Global, a grower and distributor of Dominican Republic tropical fruit, will be using shelf life extension products from Hazel Technologies on mangoes and other fruit.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting a tomato brown rugose fruit virus survey of tomato greenhouses and has restricted imports to crack down on the virus.

Awe Sum Organics, Santa Cruz, Calif., is starting its new crop of Southern Hemisphere apples.

Vision Import Group, Hackensack, N.J., has hired Alberto Obregon as director of global procurement.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering allowing imports of fresh raspberries from Peru into the U.S.

U.S. imports of fresh fruits in May were down 10.4% compared with a year ago, while fresh vegetable imports jumped 17%, according to newly released statistics.

You probably saw the news that field hearings to consider protection measures for U.S. produce against fruit and vegetable imports have been postponed.

Canada’s House of Commons and Senate voted in favor of implementing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, one of the final hurdles before it becomes law.

Field hearings to consider protection measures for U.S. produce against fruit and vegetable imports have been postponed.

Produce importer Jac. Vandenberg, Yonkers, N.Y., is replacing citrus bag plastic netting with a compostable netting made from beech tree pulp.