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The avocado’s surge in popularity has defied gravity over the past decade and once again it appears headed in that direction as f.o.b. prices are almost record-breaking even as volume increases. During the four full weeks of January, Mexico sent more than 222 million pounds of avocados to the U.S. market, and California began its harvest for the season chipping in another 8.8 million pounds. Those are robust numbers and will make January one of the top avocado-producing months of the year, yet...

Early bird registration for the 2022 CPMA Convention & Trade Show, which will take place April 5-7 at the Palais des congrès in Montreal, QC, is now open. CPMA’s annual trade show is Canada’s largest event dedicated to the fresh fruits and vegetable industry.

Plant City, FL-based Wish Farms, an international grower and year-round marketer of strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and pineberries, is proud to announce the hiring of Carlos Fear as director of berry genetics.

The Del Rey Avocado senior leadership team and business partners Bob Lucy and Bob Siemer announced the transition of leadership of the company to the next generation — Jessica Hunter (Siemer’s daughter) and Patrick and Donny Lucy (Lucy’s sons). Lucy and Siemer will remain active in industry and will serve on the company’s board of directors.

A good supply of Northwest pears is available right now. Quality is superior on all varieties. The Bartlett market is slightly higher. The market is steady on all other varieties. This is an excellent time to promote pears in weekly ad flyers. There are 10 attractive varieties of Northwest pears — Anjou, Red Anjou, Bartlett, Red Bartlett, Bosc, Comice, Concorde, Forelle, Seckel and Starkrimson. Check with your suppliers to secure as many of the variety pears as possible for your promotion. Add...

In anticipation of World Pistachio Day on Feb. 26, Wonderful Pistachios announced a new culinary partnership with world renowned, plant-based chef, cookbook author and restauranteur Matthew Kenney to celebrate all month long. Feb.

Country Sweet Produce’s Bako Sweet line of sweet potatoes are now certified by the American Heart Association’s Heart-Check Food Certification Program just in time to celebrate American Heart Month and National Sweet Potato Month this February.

Try your hand at creating your own version of a store-bought staple!

Procurant, a cloud-based software company transforming the global food supply chain, released Procurant Inspect, a mobile software solution available as an annual subscription that accelerates and modernizes the perishable goods inspection process at retail grocery distribution centers.

Prima Wawona, one of the industry’s largest producers of stone fruit, has announced further sustainable expansion. The company’s shift in priorities has started with the transformation of 2,100 acres of almond trees over to stone fruit trees as part of its Raisin City redevelopment. The redevelopment project is a strategic growth play for the company to continue being a dedicated industry leader in the cultivation of stone fruit.