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There should be plenty of California winter vegetables available this season, with generally strong markets for grower-shippers and reasonable prices for retailers and consumers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Japan has granted market access for California plums.

Online retailer FreshDirect is promoting its lineup of premium stone fruit varieties from Family Tree Farms.

Strawberries typically aren’t thought of as “fall fruit,” but plenty of promotable volume will be available in the months ahead.

California grape shipments were running ahead of the same time last year through late August, and market conditions were similar to a year ago.

For Delano, Calif.-based Wonderful Citrus, the California mandarin season kicks off in November when Wonderful Halos return to stores, said Dave Rooke, senior vice president of sales.

California citrus production will take a step back in the 2021-22 season, government reports indicate.

The severe drought is contributing to what could be a decline in output for California citrus in 2021-22, industry leaders say.

The U.S. market has opened up significantly this fall as plenty of good-quality, reasonably priced avocados make their way across the Mexican border.

Foodservice business has bounced back significantly from where it was a year ago, but most California winter vegetable grower-shippers say there’s still a way to go before sales approach pre-pandemic levels.