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Thanks to mostly favorable growing weather, Florida grower-shippers anticipate a strong spring season for their fruits and vegetables.

Chapman Fruit Co. Inc., Immokalee, Fl., offered vine-ripe tomatoes for the first time in the fall, plans to have more in the spring and will increase the line next fall, said director Stephen Madonia.

Jacbos Farm Del Cabo, Santa Cruz, Calif., has hired Brad Stark as sales manager.

DENVER, Colo. — The 2019 potato crop delivered lower yields in the Red River Valley and parts of Idaho, but other regions saw growth.

Here are a few charts that detail imports and exports by value and volume.

Chiquita has released an updated sustainability report.

March 1 U.S. fresh apple holdings are up 14% from a year ago and 7% greater than the five-year average.

Duda Farm Fresh Foods Inc. should have a wealth of good-quality vegetables available this spring, said Nichole Towell, senior director of marketing.

Citing the spread of the coronavirus, organizers of the Italian international fruit and vegetable expo Macfrut have rescheduled the event from May to September.

The United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C., has a new slate of officers and directors.