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Foodservice business has bounced back significantly from where it was a year ago, but most California winter vegetable grower-shippers say there’s still a way to go before sales approach pre-pandemic levels.

The Packer has compiled business updates from importers of Mexican avocados.

If you’ve been to the store lately, you know that post-pandemic inflation is spiking in just about every category.

The U.S. government suspends all imports of Mexican avocados after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico received a threat.

The Mexican mango season began in January with Ataulfo mangos. The weather has been ideal in many areas, and retailers can expect to see a big crop this year of yellow mangos from southern Mexico.

Mission Produce is gearing up for its second season of Mexican mangos. The upcoming season will see more varieties and pack styles than their first year.

Wynne, Ark.-based Matthews Ridgeview Farms is the state’s largest grower/shipper of sweet potatoes, and the firm is expanding acreage again this year, says sales manager Autumn Campbell.

Peebles Organic, Augusta, Ark., is a USDA-certified organic vegetable operation that farms about 2,000 acres, said Shawn Peebles, owner and general manager.

California’s 2022 avocado crop is expected to be about 15% larger than last year’s, and prices likely will be higher, too.

South Carolina and North Carolina are a powerful one-two punch for U.S. watermelon availability.