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In November, the Autumn Glory apple hit the retail shelves for a record-shattering season start. Shipment volumes were at all-time highs, ranking Autumn Glory as No. 2 in the Washington state “Other Variety” category, according to the November shipment report. The week after Thanksgiving sported a whopping 104 percent growth over the previous year.
In what is expected to be a down crop overall for Washington state, the Honeybear Brands premium variety Pazazz is up in volume and quality. “We have a nice crop of Pazazz coming along, our largest crop yet,” said Don Roper, vice president of sales and marketing at Honeybear Brands.
Pete Pappas & Sons, a Maryland-based fresh produce grower, shipper, distributor and award-winning green business, bolstered its management team with a new general manager and a new director of human resources. Anjanette Bizzarro joined as director of human resources, bringing new ideas and enthusiasm to the position. She is highly passionate about the fresh produce industry, as well as human resources, and brings over 12 years of industry experience to the company.
AgriFORCE Growing Systems Ltd., an intellectual property-focused agtech company dedicated to advancing sustainable cultivation practices and food and plant products, has entered into a binding letter of intent to acquire Berry People LLC for $28 million.
Over the final two weeks of January, the projection is that Mexico will send almost 150 million pounds of Hass avocados to the U.S. market, according to data compiled and released by the Hass Avocado Board each week.