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The Packer is seeking input from onion marketers about their outlook for this spring and summer, to be used for The Packer’s May 10 Onion Marketing Section.

While the U.S. West Coast has long been dominant for organic demand, marketers surveyed by The Packer offered a diversity of answers about regions with above-trend growth in organic demand.

Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce NA Inc. is expanding its organic fresh-cut fruit production in the U.S. and Canada.

Cal-Organic Farms will start shipping new crop organic red and gold potatoes to customers from its facility in Lamont, Calif.

Chelsea, Mass.-based Morning Kiss Organic has started its imported organic pear season.

According to The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2021, 43% of surveyed consumers said they purchased fresh lemons in the past year.

Rochelle Bohm has roots in New Zealand apple country but now is making a difference for fruit growers on the other side of the world.

The same courage that propelled Sarah Frey to build a thriving produce business is what ultimately compelled her to share with the world how she did it.

Despite a shorter Northwest cherry crop and the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the value of U.S. cherry exports grew 2% in 2020.