Cinco de Mayo is right around the corner, and as we all know, without guacamole (and tequila, but that’s another story), Cinco de Mayo becomes just May 5.

Mexico is the main supplier of avocados the United States: between 80 and 88 percent of the non-domestic avocado supply, depending on who you ask. No matter how the on-again, off-again, on-again tariff drama continues play out, Mexico will surely remain the main supplier of avocados the United States.

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association is advocating for fresh produce industry priorities to be front and center in the federal election campaign. Canadians will go to the polls on April 28.

The Wonderful Company has again been named one of Fortune magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, moving up six spots from its ranking last year to No. 85. Earning a spot on this highly coveted list is the result of candid and anonymous input from thousands of Wonderful Company employees attesting to the company’s extraordinary culture, leadership and relationship with its workers. 

Mexico exports 22.7 million boxes of table grapes annually, while 4.6 million boxes are sold in the national market. Those numbers have been growing exponentially as Mexican grapes have become highly in demand among consumers.

As loaded potatoes trend, Fresh Solutions Network is sharing a six-minute solution from Side Delights.

Ocean Mist Farms, a leading grower and shipper of fresh artichokes, officially kicked off its spring season. With its annual migration north complete, the company’s transition to its spring-summer growing region — in Castroville and Salinas Valley, CA — is in full production.