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Last week on Produce Market Guide searches for watermelon and orange content dominated demand.

BC Fresh Vegetables Inc., Delta, British Columbia, has added Dawn Gray to its board of directors.

Pete Pappas & Sons, Jessup, Md., has hired John Garin as general manager and promoted Don Martin to vice president of sales.

South Carolina growers are promoting their crops to mid-Atlantic and Northeastern buyers as a seasonal alternative.

Sweet potato grower-shipper Wayne Bailey Produce, Chadbourn, N.C., is closing after 85 years, and its customers will now be served by Jackson Farming Co.

The 25th Annual Memorial Golf Tournament honoring Paul Cappelluti and Judi Powell is April 28.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Painful changes are coming soon in how Mexican tomatoes are sold to U.S. importers.

Randy Jacobson, sales manager at Cecilia Packing Corp., Orange Cove, Calif., is retiring from the company after 24 years.

Harvest is just starting for what is expected to be a big and promotable crop of California cherries.

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement has partnered with the Produce for Better Health Foundation and Dallas-based dietitian consultant Neva Cochran to educate consumers on the food safety steps growers take.