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New York apples are entering the home stretch and conditions are near perfect, one marketer reports.

The following articles from The Packer’s “A Century of Produce,” were published in 1993. The Innovators highlights those who made significant industry developments in The Packer’s second 50 years.

The genome of the avocado has been sequenced.

To the profound disappointment of U.S. fruit exporters, the tit-for-tat trade war with China shows no signs of ending soon.

China said Aug. 5 it would no longer buy U.S. farm commodities, signaling another escalation in a more than year-long trade battle with the U.S.

U.S. exports of fresh fruits were down but fresh vegetables exports were up the year from July 2018 to June 2019.

Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce NA has appointed Scott Owens vice president of sales and product management.

The Center for Produce Safety has awarded three sets of researchers funds to develop tools that can help growers identify and evaluate food safety risks posed by the proximity of fresh produce fields to farm animals.

Indianapolis-based IF&P and Bartlett, Ill.-based Get Fresh Produce have created a new company called FreshEdge.

New research indicates that close monitoring of citrus trees can prevent the spread of citrus greening.