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December’s strong monthly sales results and year-over-year gain were driven by positive trends for the online-order receiving method of pickup and mass retailers. Order values trailed inflation.

Canadian greenhouse grower Lakeside Produce Inc., Leamington, Ontario, has filed for bankruptcy, according to documents of public record.

Grapefruit, however, has seen a big decline in per capita fresh availability, dropping from about 4.9 pounds in 2000 to just 1.4 pounds in 2019, USDA statistics show.

The New Jersey-based company anticipates growth in both supply and demand, with its citrus category expected to increase in volume, says Steve Stackhouse, director of operations.

The Sayreville, N.J.-based company’s newest manufacturing facility in Texas is already developing exclusively PFAS-free packaging products for the North American market and beyond.

The Texas International Produce Association is opening registration on Jan. 25 for the 2023 Viva Fresh Expo, set for March 30–April 1 in Grapevine, Texas.

Kopke is a vertically integrated fruit importer, exporter and distributor. Vision is in the lime, lemon and mango import-export business with additional staff in Arizona, Texas, Pennsylvania and Florida.

Companies increasingly look to fruits and vegetables grown in other countries that provide ideal growing conditions and a year-round supply of fresh produce.

Weather has been a surprise this year, with California’s heavy rains and harvest delays putting demand pressure on alternative supplies from Morocco for the midwinter to late spring months on mandarins and oranges.