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Georgia produce growers, the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and other groups recently testified to federal agencies that domestic growers face a “staggering increase” of produce from Mexico.

SiCar Farms, McAllen, which began its Mexican lemon season in July, will be shipping through December.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Sept. 15 with Brittany Lee, executive director of the Florida Blueberry Growers Association.

Holistic Solutions Global, a grower and distributor of Dominican Republic tropical fruit, will be using shelf life extension products from Hazel Technologies on mangoes and other fruit.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting a tomato brown rugose fruit virus survey of tomato greenhouses and has restricted imports to crack down on the virus.

Federal trade and agriculture officials have rescheduled hearings for growers to testify on how foreign trade is harming U.S. agriculture, with a focus on the effects of Mexican produce imports on southwest growers.

California Citrus Mutual is commending the Trump administration plan to protect domestic growers of seasonal produce.

Awe Sum Organics, Santa Cruz, Calif., is starting its new crop of Southern Hemisphere apples.

Vision Import Group, Hackensack, N.J., has hired Alberto Obregon as director of global procurement.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering allowing imports of fresh raspberries from Peru into the U.S.