RIO RICO, AZ – Ciruli Brothers, a long-time shipper of Mexican produce, was seeing outstanding quality on its vegetable crops early in early November.

“We had good summer rains, so there is plenty of water in the reservoirs, and the phenomenal weather we have experienced is bringing good early volume and great quality for our vegetable crops,” said Chris Ciruli, who is a partner in the business with brother Chuck.

Andrew Kamenitzer has joined Greenyard USA/Seald Sweet as an account executive for its sales team. Kamenitzer’s 20-plus years of sales and marketing experience will complement Seald Sweet’s sales team and support its strong position in the industry.

Jacobs Farm del Cabo is making significant progress in its ClimateLab efforts, a program focused on building a more inclusive, climate-resilient food system. For close to 40 years, the company has helped hundreds of small-scale, organic family farms and increased farmer incomes by 10 times, yet climate-related events have rapidly become the most significant threat to protecting and ensuring those gains for thousands of farmers and their families.

Pear Bureau Northwest is launching the sixth edition of its annual World Pear Day on Dec. 4. Taking place the first Saturday of December, this year’s World Pear Day will give consumers around the world the opportunity to celebrate pears through a 24-hour social media activation.

Walmart Inc. announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Brett Biggs will begin transitioning from Walmart during this upcoming year, after 22 years with the company, to begin a new chapter of opportunities in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors.

The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is worsening the situation in many European countries. At the same time, the industry's wish to meet in person remains unwaveringly high. In light of these circumstances, Messe Berlin has decided to postpone Fruit Logistica to April 5-7, which it expects to be beyond the fourth wave.