Giumarra International Berry announced its recently completed agreement with Early Crop-Argentina for the upcoming 2013 import blueberry season. Early Crop is a newly formed company with a primary production region in Tucuman, Argentina, which leads the start of the import berry season each year.

Two seasoned sales and marketing experts recently joined the ranks at the Oppenheimer Group.

Thousands of produce industry members and affiliates headed to San Diego last week for United Fresh 2013, May 14-17. From the opening night gala aboard the USS Midway to the closing night awards banquet and even the post-show Produce Marketing & Merchandising Conference, the action was non-stop.

Traffic was strong both days at the United Fresh 2013 trade show, held Tuesday, May 14 to Thursday, May 16 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego. Attendees had a chance to view the latest offerings from around the world.

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Since fall 2004, Paramount Citrus Cooperative in Delano, CA, and Sun Pacific Marketing Cooperative in Pasadena, CA, have been involved in a joint venture to market clementines under the "Cuties" brand.

The United Fresh Foundation announced the 12 members of the 2013-14 United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program. Presented through the Foundation’s Center for Leadership Excellence and sponsored by a generous grant from DuPont Crop Protection, this program was launched in 1995 and more than 200 program participants have graduated.

The Produce Industry Leadership Program welcomed the following professionals to its 19th Class: