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The first Frank & Able tomatoes-on-the-vine from an expanded greenhouse have been shipped.

Fresh produce continues to flow relatively smoothly through the Nogales-Mariposa Port of Entry, although some challenges do remain at the major border crossing of the southwestern U.S.

There’s a new North American Free Trade Agreement, but “NAFTA 2.0” likely will not change the flow of fresh produce across the U.S.-Mexico border, suppliers say.

Edinburg, Texas-based Frontera Produce Ltd., is offering calabaza/gray squash for the first time, said Trevor Stuart, account manager.

Matt Mastronardi, executive vice president of Leamington, Ontario-based Pure Flavor, said the company has seen continued growth in snacking products.

A new packaging innovation for NatureFresh is a compostable fiber tray for its 6-count mini cucumber trays, said Ray Wowryk, business development director for the Leamington, Ontario, company.

Harold Paivarinta, senior director sales and business development for Red Sun Farms, Kingsville, Ontario, said the company “hit a home run” in the fall of 2018 with the launch of the company’s Sweetpops.

A partnership between Kingsville, Ontario-based DelFrescoPure and CubicFarms will result in an indoor automated vertical growing machine that continuously produces living lettuce, living basil and microgreens.

The employees of Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt Growers provided holiday gifts to nearly 130 children in foster care in the Wenatchee region.

Kingsville, Ontario-based Red Sun Farms has nearly doubled its donation to the Make-A-Wish Southwestern Ontario compared with a year ago.