With one day still to go, registration numbers at the Produce Marketing Association's annual conference had reached 16,080.
This represents a record gathering for the US trade's leading association, which had forecast 14,500 attendees.
International attendance also rose above expectations. See this week and next week's Journal and keep an eye on freshinfo for news from the exhibition floor.
Next year's event will be in Anaheim, California, from October 15-19.
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