Jim DiMenna, president of JemD Farms.JemD Farms, a Leamington, ON-based leading marketer of greenhouse-grown produce, will feature its new Art

DEMAND

Texas and Northwest onion shippers are seeing good demand on red onions and fairly good demand on yellow onions. Russet shippers are experiencing moderate to slightly less carton demand, while lettuce and leaf shippers are seeing good demand on temporarily light volume.

ICEBERG LETTUCE

DEMAND: Texas and Northwest onion shippers are seeing good demand on red onions and fairly good demand on yellow onions. Russet shippers are experiencing moderate to slightly less carton demand, while lettuce and leaf shippers are seeing good demand on temporarily light volume.

ICEBERG LETTUCE

WASHINGTON -- Most tariffs on fresh fruits and vegetables will be eliminated immediately and others phased out under the U.S.- Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement that takes effect May 15.

President Obama announced April 15 that the agreement would go into effect next month during his trip to Cartagena, Colombia, for the Summit of the Americas meeting. Congress approved the agreement Oct. 12 and high-level officials wrapped up negotiations on labor issues, clearing the way for the agreement to take effect earlier than planned.