Autumn Glory Apple Off to Record-Shattering Start

January 16, 2023 Domex Superfresh Growers

In November, Autumn Glory® apple hit the retail shelves for a record-shattering season start. Shipment volumes were at all-time highs, ranking Autumn Glory as number two in the Washington State “Other Variety” category according to the November shipment report. The week after Thanksgiving sported a whopping 104% growth over the previous year.

Empaque Don Jorge II Opens for the Season in Chiapas

January 16, 2023 Crespo Organic Mangoes

Crespo Organic’s Chiapas packhouse Empaque Don Jorge II (EDJ II) opened ahead of schedule today and is currently preparing to pack and ship the first organic Ataulfo mangoes, expected to arrive in RCF Distributors’ US warehouses in McAllen, TX, and Nogales, AZ, by January 25th. Round mangoes will follow suit a few weeks after.

AgSocio First Farm Labor Contractor to Achieve Verification Through EFI Pilot Program

January 16, 2023 Equitable Food Initiative

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer groups, announced that AgSocio, an agricultural labor and service provider operating in California and Arizona, is the first company to complete an initial verification of EFI’s farm labor contractor (FLC) standards, as part of a pilot program.

VECS Partners With Te Mata Exports to Expand Market Capabilities

January 16, 2023 VECS

South American fresh produce and marketing company, Inversiones Vecs SpA (VECS), and leading Australasian produce exporter, Te Mata Exports, have entered into a partnership agreement for the supply of key produce lines into Asia.

SanLucar Opens Inscription for Dual Training in Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management

January 16, 2023 SanLucar

The new year is starting and with it a new call for young people who wish to enroll in the Dual Training program in Wholesale and Foreign Trade Management offered in Valencia by the multinational company SanLucar, in collaboration with the FEDA Madrid-German Business School.