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Hans Eben is the new CEO of Agricom Ltda., a Santiago, Chile-based wholly owned subsidiary of Westfalia Fruit Co.

Magic Sun, Richmond, Va., known as a grower of conventional and organic tomatoes, is expanding to include blueberries, with plans to quickly ramp up production.

The Florida Tomato Exchange is keeping tabs on Mexican tomato imports through a new website, TomatoMonitor.com.

The “Report on Seasonal and Perishable Products in U.S. Commerce” was released yesterday, and it packs a wallop.

The Trump administration plans to take steps to protect U.S. growers of seasonal produce against what it calls threats of increased imports.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers discovered close to $1 million in suspected cocaine in shipment of produce crossing into the U.S. in Pharr, Texas, two days after a $4 million seizure there.

Vanguard International, Issaquah, Wash., has been named a gold-level member of Tru-Cape’s Millionaires’ Club, purchasing 2.5 million cartons of apples and pears from the South African exporter.

Today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission on the urgent issue of unfair foreign trade devastating Florida’s and America’s domestic produce industry.

Today, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried offered formal comment to the U.S. International Trade Commission on two investigations into imports of strawberries and bell peppers into the American market.

GrubMarket has acquired domestic and imported fruit marketer Bengard Marketing Inc.