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The Fresno, Calif.-based California Table Grape Commission has hired Jodi Devaurs as director of trade policy.

Good growing conditions should result in plenty of high-quality vegetables out of the California desert this winter, grower-shippers say. But rain in Yuma, Ariz., could affect early iceberg lettuce volume.

Grape buyers don’t need to hit the panic button. California grape holdings are down compared with a year ago, but promotable fruit volumes will be shipped through early January.

California onion grower-shippers are looking forward to a strong season this summer with plenty of good-quality onions available.

After eight years, WP Rawl decided it was time to revamp its line of conventional, triple-washed and ready-to-use leafy greens with a packaging refresh.

COACHELLA VALLEY, Calif. — The Packer’s Northeast editor, Amy Sowder, goes west to join the farm tours at West Coast Produce Expo.

Dominated by Mexican fruit, total U.S. imports of avocados rose 6.4% in 2019 to more than 1.1 million metric tons.

Exports typically don’t account for much of the volume from California avocado grower-shippers, but most companies have at least a small export program, which they say can be quite lucrative.

Good weather this winter should result in plentiful supplies of top-notch spring produce from California’s grower-shippers.

As more consumers eat more avocados during more dayparts, the fruit is turning up on more restaurant menus.