Luke Sear, owner of LGS Specialty Sales, is a member of the Peruvian Avocado Commission and the New Rochelle, NY-based company has a deep association with the Peruvian avocado segment.

Juan Monsalve serves as the category manager for avocados at LGS, handling everything from the negotiations with the company’s partners in Peru to working with the sales team to get programs in place with the customers.

NatureSweet has earned B Corporation Certification, becoming one of the largest Controlled Environment Agriculture companies in the world to do so.

With a 20 percent jump in entries received for this year’s Idaho Potato Lovers Display Contest, more retailers than ever lifted up spud sales as they competed for $150,000-plus in cash and prizes.

It’s a bountiful summer of blueberries for California Giant Berry Farms, as the company forecasts giant volumes of blues ahead. The grower’s high yields and exceptional quality continue as consumer demand for blueberries remains firmly in place.  

Westfalia Fruit is among the world’s leading suppliers of fresh avocados and has maintained a consistent supply of quality avocados for more than 75 years and plans to do so for generations to come. 

“To do this, Westfalia utilizes a diverse supply chain for avocados in multiple continents across the globe, including Peru, allowing access to fruit during uncertain times no matter the preferred region,” said Raina Nelson, president and CEO of Westfalia Fruit Marketing USA.

What started small has now grown into a major apple breeding program that is bringing a lot of attention, as well as sales and profits, to many New York state apple growers.

A little more than a decade ago, a small group of growers in the Empire State formed Crunch Time Apple Growers for the purpose of growing and marketing apples developed by the apple breeding program at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.