“Our peppers are looking good this year, and the new fields of cucumbers will be producing every week throughout the fall,” Tom Sheppard, president of Eastern Fresh Growers Inc., in Cedarville, NJ, told The Produce News in late August. “We’re not producing zucchini this fall because of the poor past two years we had with the crop. Peppers and cucumbers will run through to October.”

HAMMONTON, NJ — Frank Donio Inc. will have an extensive line of produce items this fall from the state of New Jersey, as it always does, but the company is especially excited about its fall cauliflower deal.

The Chilean Avocado Importers Association has launched a fresh new logo in its latest move to distinguish the organization's product for retailers and consumers.

Blueberry season is far from over in Washington state. Rainier Fruit Co. continues to harvest Northwest blueberries through early October. "Many retailers have experienced frustration finding quality blueberries this time of year," Suzanne Wolter, director of marketing at Rainier, said in a press release.

Tater Man announced that it has the first cured sweet potatoes available for the 2012-13 season and started shipping its "Suwannee River" branded sweet potatoes Aug. 15.  

Tater Man is a Dover, FL-based produce company that specializes in growing and marketing sweet potatoes on approximately 800 acres. Most of the crop is located in northern Florida and in southern Georgia near the Suwannee River. Tater Man also grows sweet potatoes in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and North Carolina.

Boca Raton, FL-based Fresh-Veg announced that it has created a new logo and is working with TFM International Inc. to help with a new marketing strategy and execution.

Fresh-Veg is a family owned broker-grower representative and specializes in year-round sales of squash, tomatoes, Bell peppers, hot peppers and Mexican fruits and vegetables that cross Nogales, AZ, and McAllen, TX. Fresh-Veg has offices in Florida, Nevada, Arizona and South Carolina.