LINKFRESH Inc., a leading provider of supply chain ERP solutions designed specifically for the fresh food industry, announced that the Nogales, AZ-based organic fruit and vegetable producer Wholesum Family Farms Inc. will deploy its Microsoft Dynamics NAV LINKFRESH ERP solution.

The 40-user solution will be deployed across four sites in the United States and Mexico and will include the newest LINKFRESH modules for Foundation, Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics and Farming.

NOGALES, AZ – Because of short supplies, high Mexican watermelon markets can be expected until mid- or late March, according to Chuy Lopez, president of Big Chuy Distributors & Sons Inc., here.  

Because cold weather after Christmas affected production, acreage and volume was down, he said Jan. 20.

“Markets have been in the mid- to high 40s,” in cents per pound. In March and April, watermelon prices should decline as a new crop comes into production, he said.  

Vega Produce LLC announced the hire of Don Hood as its national retail business development manager.

Jason M. Lazor, senior regional marketing manager at Kroger’s corporate office, died Feb. 7 as a result of an accident while camping. He was 36.

Gourmet Trading Co., a year-round distributor of fresh asparagus and blueberries, announced it will have biodynamic blueberries out of Chile.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said its estimate of the 2014-15 Florida orange crop remained the same at 103 million boxes, including early-mid and Valencia orange varieties holding at 48 million and 55 million boxes respectively. During the 2013-14 season, Florida produced 104 million boxes of oranges.