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The Giumarra Cos., Los Angeles, is expanding its line of Mystic brand grapes to include grapes from Mexico.

Baloian Farms, Fresno, Calif., is beginning its 40th season of shipping heirloom Fresno Flat Sweet Red Onions.

The National Mango Board will be awarding gift cards to the first 100 people nominated as “Retail Super Fruit Super Heroes.”

Compared with year-ago performance, organic fresh produce sales rose 18% in April and beat conventional produce in both dollars and volume gains.

Chance Only Trucking Company LLC is a new company to the Market. Agri-Sol Distribution Inc., Altar Produce LLC, Camposol Fresh USA, Inc., Les Serres du St Laurent Inc., Rouses Enterprises LLC and others have updates.

DI 2 Tech, Harold’s Supermarket, Sugar Bake Shop & Gourmet Foods, and Vogelsang USA are new companies to the Market. Alma Berry Farms, Gundermann Acres LLC, Hollabaugh Bros Inc. and others have updates.

The road to the new normal as the COVID-19 crisis continues is a rocky one for many in the fresh produce industry.

El Grupo Crespo, which markets mangoes under the Crespo Organic and RCF brands in the U.S., has opened its packinghouse in El Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico for the season.

Avocado sales for fourth-quarter 2019 holidays saw some gains, according to the Hass Avocado Board, which tracks sales and volumes for holidays and events throughout the year.

Fresh markets apples in storage on May 1 totaled 46.8 million 42-pound bushels, which is 21% more than a year ago, and 18% more than the five-year average, according to the U.S. Apple Association.