Up and coming leaders from three of the nations’ most progressive organic growing operations have been confirmed as panelists for the Keynote presentation at the 2021 Organic Grower Summit presented by Western Growers and OPN Dec. 1-2, in Monterey, CA.

TerraFresh Organics, a Mill Valley, CA-based supplier of premium organic fruit, has entered into an agreement that sells majority ownership to Frutura through its Dayka & Hackett subsidiary. Frutura is a sales and marketing network formed earlier this year with the acquisition of Dayka & Hackett and Agrícola Don Ricardo.

Pure Flavor is introducing two new fresh products to its line of sustainable greenhouse-grown organics as the grower continues expanding its category offerings to meet consumer demand.

A pair of recently announced educational sessions will explore how technology is enhancing the production of organic crop production and offer a look at the growth of organic fresh produce sales at grocery stores across the nation over the past two years as part of the 2021 Organic Grower Summit presented by Western Growers and OPN educational program, slated for Dec. 1-2 in Monterey, CA.
 

With Mexico’s promotion of organic agriculture leading to a growing domestic market and creating outstanding import opportunities for U.S. growers, a just-announced educational session at the 2021 Organic Grower Summit presented by Western Growers and OPN will explore the relationship between the two countries and how they can support each other’s future organic growth.
 

Total organic fresh produce sales for the third quarter of 2021 saw a continuation of year-over-year growth, increasing by 3 percent from the same period last year and nearing $2.3 billion for the quarter, according to the Q3 2021 Organic Produce Performance Report released exclusively by Organic Produce Network and Category Partners.