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Bee Sweet Citrus has introduced a wash line to ensure fruit is free of the Asian citrus psyllid, which spread huanglongbing, aka HLB.

Connecting with attendees and social media followers, Yakima, Wash.-based Superfresh Growers will offer an Instagram Live video featuring blueberries or cherries each day of United Fresh LIVE!

Jeff Huckaby, president of Grimmway Farms and Cal-Organic Farms, Bakersfield, Calif., has been named the Organic Trade Association’s Organic Farmer of the Year.

Domex Superfresh Growers has named the recipients of its five annual scholarships.

The Produce Marketing Association is using a “restaurant week” theme for its digital Foodservice: Delivered conference.

The California Avocado Commission is preparing its virtual “booth” for the start of the United Fresh LIVE! online trade show, scheduling live presentations and chef demonstrations.

The International Taste Institute, Brussels, has recognized three of Mastronardi Produce’s products with Superior Taste Awards.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited June 8 with Danny Dumas, the incoming chairman of the United Fresh Produce Association.

U.S. fresh oranges and tangerines showed the best year-over-year growth of any major fresh commodity in export sales in the year from May 2019 through April this year.

Led by grapes, avocados and berries, U.S. imports of fruits and vegetables rose 6% from May 2019 through April, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture trade statistics.