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Avocado exporters in Colombia have met their ambitious expectations concerning their shipments to the U.S. market over the past 12 months, and all indications are that the exponential growth will continue for the upcoming season.

The Quebec Produce Marketing Association will present its annual convention Aug. 18-20 at the Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu in Charlevoix, marking the 75h anniversary of the prestigious event.

Canada had some of the strictest protocols during the pandemic, which meant many restaurants were closed and foodservice business declined immensely. But the summer of 2022 paints a different story as things are starting to look almost normal again and business is back to pre-pandemic levels. That’s good news for Fresh Taste Produce, which ships its produce to wholesalers, retailers, restaurants and foodservice customers throughout Canada and the United States.

As more and more points of origin increase their supplies of avocados to the United States, the marketing situation is being impacted like never before.

Wednesday, Oct. 19 is the date of this year’s Petal It Forward, the Society of American Florist’s international goodwill initiative, where on one day thousands of floral industry participants hand two flowers or bouquets to an unsuspecting stranger, urging them to keep one and share the other with someone else.

G&R Farms is a Peruvian sweet onion grower and has been growing in Peru for more than a decade.

Henry Lee Giclas III, who retired two years ago after a career of unflinching devotion to the betterment of the produce industry, died on Friday, Aug. 5, after a short battle with cancer. Mr. Giclas, who spent the entirety of his produce industry career with Western Growers, was born in Socorro, NM, in 1959 and retired in 2020 in nearby Albuquerque. In between, he lived an adventurous life that took him around the world and through several professions.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of nearly $8 million to support the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program Produce Prescription Program. The funding is part of USDA’s American Rescue Plan efforts and will be administered by USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. GusNIP Produce Prescription projects provide financial and non-financial incentives to income-eligible individuals and families to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables to improve dietary ...

Bob and Tom Nunes formed the Nunes Co. Inc., in 1976, creating the Foxy brand. Today that consists of marketing and selling fresh produce grown on more than 22,000 acres in California, Arizona, Nevada and Mexico.

With so many apple varieties out there, it’s hard for one particular type of apple to stand out, but that is exactly what the Pink Lady has done. Pink Lady apples are some of the first apples to blossom each year and the last ones to be harvested, but they are worth the wait. They soak up 200 days of sunshine, they have a delicious flavor and a beautiful rosy blush, and as the Pink Lady marks its 25th anniversary in the United States it has become the country’s sixth-most-popular apple.