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The Texas International Produce Association, Mission, and other groups are sponsoring a meeting on inspections of Mexican tomatoes under the Tomato Suspension Agreement.

The U.S. and China will sign what is being called a “phase one” trade deal by mid-January.

We have been reviewing (see previous posts here) the top-performing produce stories of the year.

In this Fresh Talk blog space, I have been reviewing the top stories in The Packer during 2019.

The last installment of our month-to-month review of the top produce stories of 2019 is at hand.

South Africa citrus production and exports will continue to rise in 2020, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service.

Medford, Minn.-based greenhouse grower Revol Greens has plans to add California production, with a 16-acre facility near Los Angeles that more than doubles the company’s acreage.

Applications are being accepted for the Eastern Produce Council’s 2020 Leadership Program.

Fyffes has converted all of its melon shipments to include the use of recycled and repurposed wooden pallets from CHEP.

Large farms grew even larger during the mid-20th century. Advances in planting technology boosted yields thanks to chemical treatments.