The Canadian Produce Marketing Association announced that Murray Driediger, president and CEO of BC Fresh Vegetables Inc., has been selected as its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

The Chilean Citrus Committee estimates that global citrus exports from Chile will reach 383,000 tons this season, a 4 percent decline from 2023. According to the figures provided by the committee, clementine and mandarin volumes will decline by 35 percent and 9 percent respectively. Oranges will decrease by 2 percent, with lemons increasing by 33 percent.

Retailers can expect shipments of Zespri kiwifruit soon as the first two shipping vessels left New Zealand. The vessels are expected to arrive at the port of Philadelphia and Los Angeles at the end of April. Retailers can track the shipments here to start preparing for another successful Zespri kiwifruit season.

Kaliroy Fresh LLC is launching a new, exclusive peel-back shaker snacking tomato clamshell made from recycled PET at the Viva Fresh Expo in Houston.

The annual Mexico Table Grapes Spring Summit will take place April 20 at Hotel Pendry in San Diego, CA.

It was just two years ago that the avocado production in the Mexico state of Jalisco gained potential access to the U.S. market, with grower-packers having to also qualify for certification of their groves and facilities to begin exporting.