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The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Texas Department of Agriculture has established a Mexican fruit fly quarantine in a resident area in Zapata, Texas.

Eagle Eye Produce, Idaho Falls, Idaho, continues to ship Idaho-grown red potatoes, thanks to investments in storage technology.

The Produce Marketing Association is taking nominations for the Impact Award to recognize a company or individual that has advanced the industry.

The Packer is calling for nominations for the 2020 Apple Man or Woman of the Year.

Fresh carrots from South Korea have been approved for shipment to the U.S.

30% of customers purchased peaches within the past 12 months. The likelihood of a peach purchase increased according to income and age for the third straight year.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Otay Mesa, Calif., discovered more than 5 ½ tons of marijuana instead of the limes that were listed on the manifest.

Douglas Rockstead, an engineer for Tri-Pak Machinery Inc., Harlingen, Texas, has died.

Farm Credit donated nearly $255,000 to create an endowment fund for agribusiness students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Drought conditions in Mexico’s citrus regions have cut the country’s 2020 orange crop potential by nearly half, but fresh citrus shipments to the U.S. will only suffer minor reductions, according to the USDA.