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The final 2019 shipments of Zespri’s New Zealand kiwifruit crop were heading to Asian markets in December, putting an exclamation point on a season that saw SunGold shipments exceed Zespri Green for the first time.

With overwhelming bipartisan support, the House of Representatives passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement with a vote of 385-41, setting up a vote in the Senate early next year.

The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo — GOPEX — is providing attendees with a behind-the-scenes look at PortMiami, a hub of international trade and commerce.

The U.S. and China have reached a “phase one” trade deal that takes additional escalation of tariffs by both countries off the table but is lacking specifics on when existing tariffs U.S. fresh produce will be removed.

Sun World International LLC, Palm Desert, Calif., has added a Chilean and two Peruvian grape companies to its licensees list.

Members of the Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association have elected Jay Rodriguez and Walter Yager as co-chairmen of the group.

ProducePay has much more money to finance growers sending produce to U.S. markets.

Politicians and agriculture leaders were responding Dec. 10 to news of a breakthrough deal for the USMCA, expected to lead to ratification by Congress in December.

Distributor Salix Fruits ended 2019 with 30% growth over 2018, in part because of its imported Argentine lemon program in the U.S.

Here is a quick look at U.S. exports and imports of fruits and nuts over the last ten years.