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A study has found that a compound found in grapes is associated with a 48% decrease in risk of Alzheimer dementia.

California summer fruit grower-shippers traditionally credit weather with having a say in what kind of season they’ll have.

Fresh fruit sales were up about 9% for the four-week period, while fresh vegetable sales were up 25%.

New grape varieties are quickly supplanting older, established cousins across Mexico, growers say.

Mexican grape harvest has begun.

Many California table grape growers have adopted sustainable growing and business strategies to guide their vineyards into a productive, profitable and ecologically sound future.

Black table grapes rank a distant third in sales after red and green varieties, but there’s a decided group of consumers who have taken a liking to the darker-hued fruit.

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.

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

Growers were reporting good quality on California strawberries as the season passed the halfway point in early July.