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There’s good news for fans of organic avocados — and those who market them. Supplies out of Mexico should be plentiful this season, and prices should be reasonable.

Growers were reporting good quality on California strawberries as the season passed the halfway point in early July.

Smurfit Kappa executive Juan Pablo Perez has been appointed as the president of the Corrugators Association of the Caribbean and Central and South America.

There might be a gap for some fall/winter items between the end of production in Salinas, Calif., and the transition to the desert growing areas, but buyers likely will be pleased with the quality out of the desert.

U.S. importers of Mexican avocados expect to see higher volume this year than last, and reasonable prices should make the fruit quite promotable.

Wild Flower Vineyards, Bakersfield, Calif., will start harvesting the California crop on July 13.

Mostly favorable growing conditions for leaf and lettuce items have helped produce some good-quality crops from California this summer, grower-shippers say.

Avocados From Mexico has been named to Fast Company’s second annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Dole Food Co., which grows about 80% of its leaf and lettuce items in California at this time of year, has implemented strict COVID-19 safety protocols.

Salinas, Calif.-based Church Brothers Farms has “worked tirelessly” to expand its retail line of Green Giant Fresh products, said Rick Russo, senior vice president of sales and marketing.