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Paper prices just went up 14% for the packaging industry, the first increase of 2022, and the increases aren’t over yet, one paper industry executive believes.

As the USDA readies another referendum on the future of South Texas onion marketing order, the South Texas Onion Committee has said it is currently seeking producer and handler nominees.

Seasonally increasing Peruvian imports and the start of the Mexican hass flor loca harvest beginning in July should help expand avocado supply for Riverside, Calif.-based Index Fresh later this summer, says Susie Rea.

The USDA has announced that it will conduct another referendum among South Texas onion producers to determine their level of support for continuing their federal marketing order.

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The San Antonio, Texas-based company has hired product strategy executive Martin C. Ruebelt, Ph.D., to its newly created position of chief scientific officer.

Kieler, Wis.-based food safety provider PSSI has announced the 2022 recipients of their newly established, annual scholarship program.

The Vancouver, B.C.-based grower, marketer and distributor of fresh produce, has made its first-ever investment in technology, partnering with Bloomfield Robotics.

GRAPEVINE, Texas – Sunrise Fla.-based Delina Fresh is selectively using more air freight options to combat port delays for ocean shipments of exotic produce bound for the U.S.