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The Packer is seeking input from melon suppliers for The Packer’s June 7 Westside Melon section.

The Packer wants to hear California onion suppliers’ insights and perspectives on this year’s crop.

Riverbend Fresh LLC will see peak melon volume out of California in July, said Dennis Peterson, owner of the Kerman, Calif.-based company.

The Packer is seeking input from California lettuce suppliers for the July 19 California lettuce and leaf special section.

California’s peach, nectarine and plums crop should offer good volume and strong quality this year, according to Levon Ganajian, retail relations director for Trinity Fruit Sales Co., Fresno, Calif.

Nash Produce LLC supplies sweet potatoes 52 weeks per year and the Nashville, N.C.-based company is preparing for the start of cucumber packing around mid-June, said Thomas Joyner, president.

North Carolina produce shipments dipped slightly from 2019, U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics reveal.

Overall cantaloupe and honeydew volume for Firebaugh, Calif.-based Westside Produce should be similar to recent years, said Garrett Patricio, president of the company.

The nutrition of the cantaloupe will take on new focus in social media promotion efforts of the California Cantaloupe Board.

California melon shipments have come under pressure in recent years, with lower trending volume reported in the past five years.