Coronavirus failed to put a damper on this year’s Cinco de Mayo festival in the US, where guacamole, tequila and other Mexican foods and drinks are an integral part of the celebrations. Around 50,000 tonnes of Mexican avocados were sent to the US this year ahead of the festivities, according to the Association of Producers and Exporter Packers of Avocado of Mexico (APEAM). President Gabriel Villaseñor said sales began 15 days earlier, and “despite the Covid-19 pandemic, they

“Over the last few weeks, Sun Belle’s volumes of raspberries have been about 50 percent more than at the same time last year,” said Janice Honigberg, president of Sun Belle Inc. in Schiller Park, Il. “Over the next few weeks, our volumes will be about 30-35 percent more than the same time period last year.” She adds that Sun Belle’s volumes from the last week of May throughout June are considerably larger than last year. “We will have more product to make a strong finish at t