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The Wonderful Co., Los Angeles, is donating $1 million to non-profit organizations and schools in California’s Central Valley to offset COVID-19 losses.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited July 28 with Ann Beaulieu, vice president and director of research & development and regulatory affairs at AgroFresh and Fernando Edagi, commercial technical manager for the company.

Recovering from the human and economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic won’t be easy.

Registration is open for the United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference LIVE!

We invite you to watch the on-demand virtual roundtable discussion of how COVID-19 is affecting the fresh produce industry.

Bolthouse Farms continues its donation program, Argentine lemon importer Salix Fruits reports high demand and New York agencies releases guidelines in this latest roundup of COVID-19-related news.

Jack Bobo, CEO of food consulting firm Futurity, Potomac, Md., took a moment to talk frankly about COVID-19 during a speech Aug. 20 at the U.S. Apple Association’s virtual Outlook 2020 event.

Lipman has provided students with a backpack full of school supplies for the past 10 years, and although the COVID-19 pandemic has altered plans, the company continued the program this school year.

September will be a pivotal month to determine if industry pleas for more COVID-19 relief will be answered, Robert Guenther said.

There should be plenty of good-quality hass avocados available throughout the fall — and beyond — with an estimated 2.6 billion pounds shipped by growers in California, Mexico, Peru and Chile.