Ken Gad, a partner in Cambridge Farms in South Easton, ME, along with Steve Cohen, told The Produce News that potato tonnage in the western United States is more normal this year, but not huge.

“It’s a more normal crop in terms of tonnage,” he said. “It seems that most areas on the East Coast had some issues with rain. Some areas had enough rain during the growing period, but there were also some washouts. We’d like to be able to store more than we are this year, but the quality of what we have in storage is very good.”

Bob Davis, president of Maine Farmers Exchange in Presque Isle, ME, sees both good and bad quality in Maine’s potato fields this year. The company will be focusing on ensuring only the high-quality product ships.

Rob Wedin

As with the avocado industry as a whole, Calavo Growers Inc.

Cindy Wong

As the demand for avocados in the United States continues to grow, so does demand for the avocado products from Fresherized F

Avocados from Mexico are now the primary year-round source for Henry Avocado’s established customer base in Texas and its expanding markets in the Midwest and the East. A year-round distributor based in Escondido, CA, with the majority of its customers in the West, Henry markets throughout the country from San Antonio and five other centers.

Ross Wileman

In anticipation of an increased volume of Mexican-grown Hass avocados in the U.S.