The first breakbulk vessel shipment of Chilean summer fruit arrived at the port of Los Angeles just before Christmas.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Pharr, Texas, busted a shipment of avocados hiding more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana.

Jamie Phillips, director of scientific affairs for SPINS Marketing, will give the opening keynote address Jan. 26 at the start of the education track at The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo.

The Packer now offers several powerful new features on its Produce Market Guide online platform all related to the growing organic produce category.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue appointed 13 people to serve on the National Watermelon Promotion Board.

Chef Michelle Bernstein will educate and entertain attendees of The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo at the Jan. 27 breakfast before the expo.

Employees rated the U.S. Department of Agriculture as among the top 10 best places to work in the federal government.

Sponsor Stemilt Growers Inc. and Peirone Produce and its partner retailers in the Northwest ran an Apple Cup competition to increase apple sales in October.

The Packer’s Global Organic Produce Expo, Jan. 25-27 in Hollywood, Fla., has finalized its education program.

Dave’s Specialty Imports will have its own strawberries from Florida this winter, as it will ship from about 100 acres.

Organic integrity is everyone’s responsibility.

Consumers make most decisions emotionally and then use rational reasons to justify them, produce marketers learned at United Fresh’s BrandStorm 2017.

Produce distributor PRO*ACT increased the grants in its Cultivating Change to $75,000 for small growers.

Sun Pacific, Pasadena, Calif., finds strong retail demand for its branded kiwifruit a month into the season.

The United Fresh Produce Association’s annual BrandStorm event set its speaker lineup.