A couple of Pacific storm systems are set to bring strong winds and heavy precipitation throughout California into the weekend. The brunt of these systems will impact California; however, strong winds 20-35 miles per hour and a slight chance of light rain are expected across the desert growing regions as these systems roll through.

Iceberg pack-outs currently show heavy density heads with growth crack and burst evident in some of the solid heads. Iceberg, Romaine and leafy green fields continue to exhibit blister, epidermal peeling, rib discoloration and fringe burn along with increasing

Salix Fruits, a leading company in the import and export of fresh fruit, successfully participated in Fruit Logistica Berlin 2025, the world’s premier fresh produce trade fair.

With a record-breaking attendance of over 91,000 industry professionals, the event provided an invaluable marketing, networking and innovation platform.

Salix Fruits’ primary objective at Fruit Logistica was to bring together its globally dispersed team, meet with clients and suppliers, and reinforce its strong industry presence.

“This event is essential for maintaining our exposure and reputation in the market,”

Nothing is better during the month of February than shoppers escaping cold, gloomy and dark wintry days. While temperatures are very chilly and snow is falling in many parts of the country, it’s an ideal time for shoppers to see a nice attractive berry display in the stores. It instills a feeling of spring in the air.

Retailers can capture those customers by changing their frigid mood into an aura of springtime excitement. This is a perfect time to set up that berry display at the front entrance of the produce department. Plan to promote berries in your weekly advertising flyer to help boost

ALDI plans to open more than 225 new store locations in 2025 as part of the next phase of its five-year national growth strategy. This is the most stores ALDI will open in one year in its nearly 50-year U.S. history.

The new stores will open through a combination of organic growth and converting select Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores to the ALDI format. In total, ALDI will convert approximately 220 Southeastern Grocers locations to the ALDI format through 2027.

As part of the strategy, ALDI has closed a transaction to divest approximately 170 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket

Todd Greiner Farms, a trusted name in Michigan agriculture, is expanding its sales and marketing programming to add much needed strength to the year-round asparagus category, while boosting Michigan asparagus and other locally grown products.

As part of this transformation, Todd Greiner Farms (although remaining a grower), has reduced its total growing acreage to focus more on building its sales and packing operations. The company will continue to grow asparagus and some fruit crops to ensure its continued presence in farming and its support of Michigan’s agricultural traditions but dedicate

Westfalia Fruit is committed to utilizing all parts of the avocado across the supply chain. Avocados imported for retail, foodservice and wholesale customers are carefully inspected. Any unsuitable avocados are processed at Westfalia’s facility into products like avocado pulp, smashed avocado, guacamole and more. The avocado skins and seeds from the process, which were previously typically used in low-value applications such as anaerobic digesters, are now finding new, innovative, higher value alternative uses.

Having partnered with Efficiency Technologies, the valorization of the entire