With 12 days left until Christmas, ¡Yo Quiero! has a countdown calendar full of fun activities and tasty recipes!

Day 1: July in Christmas

Inventive company House of Avocado (La Casa del Aguacate) will showcase its full line of products and regional supply model at the New York Produce Show Dec. 15 in booth No. 569.

“We are looking forward to connecting with people to help them understand how we meet the increasing needs of the marketplace,” said Arturo Larios, CEO of House of Avocado in Westlake Village, CA. “We offer a fresh alternative with high quality and reasonable prices, supported by decades of experience in the industry in Mexico.

The recent rain and expected cold spell in the California citrus belt were welcomed by growers in the region. The current in the drought in the area tops grower concerns, and the needed rain should have positive effects on the water supply while also improving fruit size and quality.

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.

Ocean Mist Farms, a leading grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in the U.S., will showcase its conventional and organic commodity lines and feature the Season & Steam product line extension in the New Product Showcase at this year’s New York Produce Show in booth No. 242.

Hudson River Fruit Distributors currently owns and farms more than 450 acres in New York and Vermont. Additionally, the company represents more than 70 New York State and New England commercial apple growers.