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The Packer Week in Review May 5

Our top stories the week of May 13 - May 19 were: California cantaloupe growers target baseball fans in summer promotion Chiquita launches ‘We are Bananas’ campaign Horton Fruit issues spinach recall

Just as avocado supplies were beginning to dry up in North America, Peruvian avocado grower-shippers found themselves dealing with flooding that was threatening their ability to get their fruit to ports.

The growth of the Peruvian avocado industry includes a small percentage of organic fruit, and some grower-shippers are looking to build the organic category.

Growers are experiencing a much different growing season this year. The U.S. drought monitor says that roughly 23% of the state is abnormally dry, 8% in a severe drought. It’s a stark difference from a year ago when t

Former Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers general manager Denton Hoffman died June 16 at the age of 77.

Organic produce continues to gain steady momentum, and that’s good news for suppliers and retailers alike.