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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge discovered $11.5 million in alleged methamphetamine in a shipment of mixed fresh produce from Mexico.

Agriculture-focused investment firm Arable Capital Partners has invested in Los Angeles-based Pacific Trellis Fruit/Dulcinea.

Dallas-based Avocados From Mexico is teaming with tortilla brand Mission Foods for the second consecutive year for the return of “Taco Tip Off.”

Giving an outlook on immigration reform and a view of what may be ahead for coronavirus relief, Robert Guenther of the United Fresh Produce Association spoke Feb. 22 with Tom Karst of The Packer.

Fourth-generation potato grower Dominic LaJoie of Van Buren, Maine has been elected as president of the National Potato Council, and to lead the grower-led organization’s executive committee.

The Newark, Del.-based Produce Marketing Association has joined the steering committee for the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA).

Organic sales have risen 31%, and the number of organic farms has increased 17% between 2008 and 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A pandemic that shuttered businesses and altered food production, purchases and delivery. Nationwide strife over racial inequity and injustice. A record number of climate-related disasters. Contentious elections.

Strawberries enjoyed a third week in a row at No. 1 on PMG, while pummelos bumped oranges down to take the No. 2 spot, landing oranges at No. 3.