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Though prices were high in early April, seasonally increasing supplies of watermelon are on tap through the summer months.

Stockton, Calif.-based Grower Direct Marketing LLC now has “110 lanes of electronics,” said Jim Hanson, managing director.

The California sweet corn crop, grown in the Imperial Valley, is ready for shipping.

Dallas-based produce marketing agency DMA Solutions Inc. will send nine top-performing Texas A&M University students to the Viva Fresh Produce Expo April 25-27 in San Antonio as a part of the Aggies for Fresh scholarship.

The Eastern Produce Council has kicked off its 2019 Leadership Program, with a visit to Holt Logistics’ marine terminal in Gloucester City, N.J.

Fru-Veg Marketing, Miami, has hired Albert Grimaldi as vice president.

A new non-profit organization is using technology to bring produce farmers and food banks together to reduce food waste, creating an easier way of donating surplus produce.

CCOF Certification Services, Santa Cruz, Calif., has promoted April Crittenden to chief certification officer.

Fueled by consumer demand for fresh celery juice, prices for celery soared to more than $60 a carton in early April.

Fresh Farms has hired Dale Prinz as a sales associate in its Kingsburg, Calif., division.