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Washington apple marketers are forecasting a fresh crop of 131 million 40-pound boxes in the 2018-19 season, a 2% drop from the previous crop of 134 million boxes.

Sakata Seed American, Morgan Hill, Calif., has sold its onion breeding program to Cape Town, South Africa-based Zaad Holdings Ltd.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued a “before” shot of food safety practices on the farm, perhaps followed ten years from now with a more flattering “after” shot.

I am still getting some insightful responses to my recent question:

Saint-Rémi, Québec-based fresh-cut company Saladexpress Inc. has partnered with investor Agrial, a major French agriculture and agri-food cooperative.

Philadelphia-based AgroFresh Solutions Inc. has launched a new tool to predict the freshness of produce.

See Fresh Trends data on the demographics of who’s buying apples in the U.S. market.

Santa Paula, Calif.-based Limoneira Co. has closed on a deal to buy a packinghouse and related assets of Oxnard Lemon Associates Ltd., Oxnard, Calif.

Amazon wants you to buy groceries online, and it seems they will succeed.

Previewing the Aug. 23-24 2018 Apple Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference, U.S. Apple Association president Jim Bair talked with The Packer’s editor Tom Karst July 31.