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Larry Alsum, president and CEO of Alsum Farms & Produce Inc., and Dick Okray, president of Okray Family Farms, are the newest members of the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Association Hall of Fame.

Chris Ford is the new business development and marketing manager at Viva Tierra Organic in Mount Vernon, Wash., in the Skagit Valley.

Delta Trak, Pleasanton, Calif., is showcasing its data loggers at the Fruit Logistica expo.

Ocean Mist Farms, Castroville, Calif., has hired Tom Botelho as sales representative.

If you would like to see a graphic representation of the growth of U.S. imports of avocados, check out this chart.

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association, Ottawa, Ontario, has launched an initiative to spread the word on produce consumption benefits, the Half Your Plate Health Professionals Network.

West Pak Avocado has added Chris Wortman to its sales and business development team.

Here are newly released statistics on 2019 imports of Mexican tomatoes. Stay tuned for more charts in this space.

New Zealand’s T&G Global fruit company has entered into an agreement that will bring larger blueberries to export markets.

The World Apple and Pear Association’s annual Southern Hemisphere production forecast shows slight drops in both crops compared to the past season.