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In keeping with a longstanding tradition, The Produce News office will be closed Dec. 21-29 to celebrate the holidays and give our staff some down time to spend with their families.
We will resume our normal schedule for posting breaking industry news Dec. 30. In the meantime, happy holidays as we all look forward to a healthy and prosperous new year.
Sincerely,
The Produce News staff
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Today's Headlines
- Michigan Apple Committee announces Healthy Living program for 2014
- Holiday, Game Day promotions drive sales velocity for Avocados From Mexico
- TIPA President and former United Fresh and USDA official John McClung feted at Texas retirement party
- Prime Time increases mini-sweet peppers
- Avocado pioneer Victor Tokar dies
- GWA announces plans for annual meeting and queen competition
- Retail Stars to be honored at United Fresh 2014
- ThorPack offers new twin bag and dual head wicket bagger
Florida Strawberry Growers Association Executive Director Ted Campbell talks about Florida’s $400 million winter strawberry deal as the season ramps up to full volume this month.
The area within a 20-mile radius of FSGA headquarters in Plant City, FL, is home to 95 percent of domestic winter strawberry...
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What's New
Ciruli Bros. LLC in Nogales, AZ, has increased plantings of hot peppers in Los Mochis in northern Sinaloa, Mexico, but has held steady on other commodities, according to Chris Ciruli, chief operating officer.
The company is optimistically looking for a good season, he said, partly due to apparent improvements in the economic climate. “The stock market is doing...
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Lisa Inc. in Nogales, AZ, and the company’s growers in Mexico, put a lot of emphasis on food safety and related issues, according to Abraham Chavez Lichter, financial manager, who has been with the company for eight years.
“There are a lot of issues, and we are working on them,” he said. Currently “we have food-safety certification, food-security certification...
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Farmer’s Best International, based in Nogales, AZ, added RUBEN PENUNURI to its sales team on Nov. 11.
Penunuri has been involved in the produce industry for almost three years. Prior to joining Farmer’s Best, he worked for Eurofresh Farms, which later became Nature Sweet Ltd., first as the packing supervisor...
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Weeklong freeze puts California citrus crops in jeopardy
Temperatures in citrus-growing areas in California’s San Joaquin Valley once again dipped to potentially damaging levels the nig...
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New York Produce Show
Marc Turner and Ken Gray of Bushwick Commission Co. with Henry Kreinces of Vision Import Group.
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