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The Baton Rouge-based Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission is celebrating its 70-year anniversary in 2022, a milestone that doesn’t even tell the complete story of the roots of sweet potatoes in the state.

One in three people surveyed in The Packer’s 2022 Fresh Trends report said they purchased fresh sweet potatoes in the past 12 months.

The North Carolina SweetPotato Commission is celebrating 60 years and a big part of that celebration has come from RFD TV’s Chip Carter’s new TV series called “Where the Food Comes From.”

Nash Produce is well-positioned to manage sweet potato demand for the balance of the season, said Thomas Joyner, president of Nash Produce, Nashville, N.C.

Wynne, Ark.-based Matthews Ridgeview Farms is growing and has no plans to slow down, said Autumn Campbell, sales manager, speaking at the SEPC Southern Exposure expo in early March.

With final comments due by early April, the FDA’s ag water proposed rule is drawing big industry attention, said Jennifer McEntire, chief food safety officer for the International Fresh Produce Association.

Wonderful Citrus has multiple sourcing options for both lemons and limes, company executives report.

Health and wellness, a pillar on which the Mission-based Texas International Produce Association is founded, will be a continued focus of this year’s Viva Fresh Expo, set for April 21-23 in Grapevine, Texas.

Sunkist Growers has an ample supply of domestic conventional and organic lemons this season, said Christina Ward, senior director of global marketing for the Valencia, Calif.-based marketer.

A highlight of the Texas International Produce Association’s Viva Fresh Expo will be the culmination of the third annual Viva Fresh Clean Eating Challenge.