High-quality lemons from several growing regions will be available all summer long from Santa Paula, CA-based Limoneira Co.

“Our lemons are produced in California, Argentina and Chile,” said John Chamberlain, director of marketing for Limoneira. “They run continually throughout the summer months.”

Progreso Produce, a leading grower-shipper in the Texas-Mexico import corridor, has expanded its product mix to include avocados from Peru.

Progreso has been importing Mexican avocados for over a year and offers a year-round Mexican avocado program. The addition of Peruvian avocadoes fills a short 12-week market window and is a complement to its Mexican program.

Toronto — The Ontario Produce Marketing Association, the Ontario Food Terminal Board, the Toronto Wholesale Produce Association, Farmer’s Market Tenants and FoodShare have partnered to hold an inaugural public event at the Ontario Food Terminal.

Douglas Kling, senior vice president, chief sales and marketing officer for Village Farms International Inc., headquartered in Eatontown, NJ, told The Produce News that the company’s 365-day-a-year greenhouse program is always in full swing.

Giumarra Wenatchee is planning its marketing efforts to prepare for the upcoming Washington apricot season. “Good early spring weather has produced some exceptional quality apricots for this summer’s harvest,” Jason Bushong, sales manager for Giumarra Wenatchee, said in a press release. “Fruit size is optimal for our retail and club store programs this season.”

California Giant Berry Farms, headquartered in Watsonville, CA, is moving into the 2012 Pacific Northwest blueberry season on a positive note. “We source from Oregon and from British Columbia during the key summer months each season. We are expecting a normal season, even though there has been a lot of early rain in the Northwest this year,” Director of Marketing Cindy Jewell told The Produce News on June 7.