Hydroponic tomato grower expands year-round offerings and organic varieties

Submitted by Elsewhere on 2020-Aug-11 Tue 09:49

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2020-Aug-11 Tue 09:49

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The fresh produce market, like all grocery categories, is experiencing new challenges relating to the COVID virus. Alejandro Santander, Vice President of Sales and Operations with Globalmex International, and their Magic Sun-branded hothouse tomatoes, indicates that there are always challenges in the ag…

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