Awe Sum Organics' new-crop organic pears from Argentina are arriving now on both coasts of the United States.

RedLine Solutions, a leader in produce traceability and inventory solutions, will host the third in its Traceability For Dummies webinar series. Titled “Produce Traceability of Dummies Part 3: Getting Started with Traceability,” it will take place March 25 at 2 p.m. EDT.

Great avocado-consumption events just keeping coming down the road with no end in sight.

The marketing period approaching this year’s Super Bowl, which was held Feb. 1, saw a record number of avocados sold and consumed in the United States.

Mango consumption in the nation continues to increase, and consequently demand is stronger than ever.

Ronnie Cohen, Vision Import Group’s vice president of sales, said mangos continue to be a growth phenomenon in produce aisles and on foodservice menus.

“This positive trend will continue as consumers discover the versatility of the fruit,” said Cohen. “And the flavor profiles are fantastic. As new consumers experience mangos they will repeat purchases, hence increasing customer and consumer demand.”

As you looked west out on the horizon of the Pacific Ocean from the twin ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in late February, there was quite a backlog of ships waiting to be unloaded — and some of them had mangos.

Larry Nienkerk, manager of Splendid Products LLC in Burlingame, CA, said the well-publicized contract dispute between West Coast ports and the union representing longshore workers “had a terrible impact on Peruvian mangos.”

Pink Lady America is adding naturally occurring varieties to the "Pink Lady" trademark, which will result in improvements to some fruit characteristics.