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Eco Farms expects slight growth in market share as California comes into larger crop

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Steve Taft

TEMECULA, CA — The California avocado industry is projecting a substantially larger Hass crop this year than in 2011,

New growers, new plantings will give Index Fresh increase in market share

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Dana Thomas, president of Index Fresh Inc.

BLOOMINGTON, CA — The California avocado crop will be up considerably in volume this year com

Donny Lucy, formerly with White Sox, on sales full time at Del Rey

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Robert (Bob) Lucy, president of Del Rey Avocado Co. Inc.

Southeast Produce Council’s 2012 Southern Exposure

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Keith Childers and Greg Leger (far right) of Leger & Son with former National Watermelon Queen Whitney Conner and Georgia Watermelon Queen Jenna Saxon.

‘Glory’ kale now available on the West Coast

Glory Foods Inc., a provider of ready-to-cook southern-style vegetables based in Columbus, OH, and C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc., a leading produce sourcing company in North America and marketer of Glory Fresh Foods, are now delivering “Glory” brand fresh kale to the West Coast.

Recent increases in consumer demand has made kale more prevalent in regions of the country that previously saw little distribution, according to a March 7 press release. The expanded distribution allows “Glory” fresh kale to be available throughout the country.

Al Vangelos joins board of directors of Naturipe Farms

Naturipe Farms, based in Salinas, CA, announced March 6 the addition of Allen J. Vangelos to its grower-owner board of directors.

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