Greenhouse tomato specialist NatureSweet has submitted a request to the Department of Commerce for a "Changed Circumstance Review," which would release certain greenhouse-grown specialty tomatoes from coverage under the 2019 Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico.

The Cold Hardy Citrus Association (CHCA), a collaborative group of more than 75 growers, handlers, processors and allied businesses, with groves and packing facilities throughout the Florida Panhandle, Eastern Alabama and Southern Georgia, will debut its newly created regional brand—Sweet Valley Citrus—at the New York Produce Show on Dec. 15.

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council (USHBC) and North American Blueberry Council (NABC) have named Amanda Griffin vice president of engagement and education.

Envy apples, the best-selling premium apple brand, is positioning itself as “The Ultimate Holiday Apple” this season.

Fresh berry category leader California Giant Berry Farms has launched a new website and redesigned its clamshell label.

 Ocean Mist Farms, the leading grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in the United States, has named Jeff Hutterer director of value-added sales and Christa Schuck sales representative.

Kiwifruit specialist Zespri will attend the New York Produce Show Dec. 13-16. It will be the company’s first appearance at a show since the beginning of the COVID pandemic.

Wenatchee, Wash.-based fruit grower-shipper Starr Ranch Growers has inked a deal with produce freshness specialist AgroFresh Solutions Inc. to use AgroFresh’s FreshCloud Quality Inspection to digitally integrate its quality inspection efforts. 

The U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council will receive nearly twice the amount of 2022 Market Access Program (MAP) funding in 2022.

Oppy and two partners are set to ship its first hydroponic tabletop strawberries in mid-December.