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The Packer recently sat down with Avocados From Mexico President and CEO Alvaro Luque to learn more about the brand’s plan for continued success and its “big news” set to break later this week.

Despite the environmental benefits of compostable packaging, there are some prevailing myths distorting the truth and creating misunderstanding about them, says Daphna Nissembaum, CEO of the packaging company TIPA.

Fall is just around the corner, and growers in the Southern U.S. say they expect good quality when the sweet potato harvest gets underway.

Jim Jones has been selected to lead the Human Foods Program, a new initiative within the FDA that will encompass food safety, chemical safety, innovative food products and agtech. The news has received early praise.

The USDA is extending the public comment on regulatory policy options to control the spread of the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV).

The grant program provides funding to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops and support specialty crop growers through marketing, education and research.

The Vancouver, British Columbia-based marketer also is unveiling its seedless Daisy and Dekopon mandarin citrus selections from Australia.

WP Produce is reporting a steady supply of organic, larger-sized tropical avocados available year-round from Florida and the Dominican Republic.

Inflation has been a challenge for East Oregon and Idaho onion grower-shippers, but they say rising supermarket prices haven’t affected sales of their product.