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The Peruvian avocado deal plays an increasingly important role in the U.S. avocado industry, grower-shippers say.

The Northwest pear industry is adjusting to the coronavirus, said Kevin Moffitt, president and CEO of Milwaukie, Ore.-based Pear Bureau Northwest

The warm season is coming on in Peru, and its sweet onion crop is responding, suppliers say.

Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention is still planned for Feb. 2-4 in Hershey, Pa., said William Troxell, publicity and marketing program coordinator.

Robinson Fresh has added five new Peruvian growers this year, said Alan Guttmann, general manager of global vegetable sourcing for the Eden Prairie, Minn.-based company.

The North Carolina SweetPotato Commission has named Michelle Grainger its new executive director.

Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers will feature its A Half Mile Closer to the Moon high-altitude cherries beginning in late July and continuing on through August.

With deep roots in the state, Michelle Grainger was a natural fit for the North Carolina SweetPotato Commission when she hired as executive director in August last year.

Part two of The Packer’s editor Tom Karst and the North Carolina SweetPotato Commission’s Michelle Grainger.

The cherry crop for Orondo, Wash.-based Auvil Fruit will be similar but possibly a little larger than a year ago, said Ray Norwood, director of sales and marketing for the company.