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Wild Flower Vineyards, Bakersfield, Calif., will start harvesting the California crop on July 13.

Mostly favorable growing conditions for leaf and lettuce items have helped produce some good-quality crops from California this summer, grower-shippers say.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Dole Food Co., which grows about 80% of its leaf and lettuce items in California at this time of year, has implemented strict COVID-19 safety protocols.

California’s 2020 avocado harvest is expected to reach nearly 400 million pounds — almost an 85% increase over last year, according to the Irvine-based California Avocado Commission.

Jonathan Sparks has joined Oxnard, Calif.-based Bobalu Berries’ sales team.

Multiple hurricanes damaged some Central American crops but left others unscathed as the 2021 U.S. export season kicks into high gear.

The California Table Grape Commission, Fresno, has dropped its production forecast for the season slightly.

Hass Avocado Board is creating awareness for research into the role avocados play in promoting good gut health and expanding access to its Avocado Quality Manual Guide to Best Practices.

There’s good news for fans of organic avocados — and those who market them. Supplies out of Mexico should be plentiful this season, and prices should be reasonable.

Smurfit Kappa executive Juan Pablo Perez has been appointed as the president of the Corrugators Association of the Caribbean and Central and South America.