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Here is a quick look at some exports numbers in the July-June period for the last handful of years.

New York apples are entering the home stretch and conditions are near perfect, one marketer reports.

The following articles from The Packer’s “A Century of Produce,” were published in 1993. The Innovators highlights those who made significant industry developments in The Packer’s second 50 years.

The genome of the avocado has been sequenced.

To the profound disappointment of U.S. fruit exporters, the tit-for-tat trade war with China shows no signs of ending soon.

Unhappy with the progress of trade talks with China, President Trump will slap a 10% tariff on $300 billion worth of goods from China starting Sept. 1.

Pineapple, collard greens, plant-forward kebabs, parsnips and grapefruit are either trending now or will be soon, according to the latest United Fresh Produce Association’s “Fresh Insights for Foodservice” report.

The USDA’s Greg Ibach stirred a hornet’s nest when he recently said the agency’s National Organic Program may consider whether gene-edited crops could be allowed for organic growers.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses.

The Packer’s Editor Tom Karst and Retail Editor Ashley Nickle collected these video interviews July 27 on the floor of the 2019 Produce Marketing Association’s Foodservice Conference and Expo in Monterey, Calif.