China’s appetite for imported oranges in 2021 will improve slightly with economic growth, but a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts demand will remain well below pre-COVID levels.
Evidence showed that leafy greens were the likely source of a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections this fall, but federal health officials were unable to identify a type of leafy greens responsible.
The USDA said Dec. 22 that Fernando McIntyre, doing business as Morning Star Produce, satisfied an $8,640 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act involving unpaid produce transactions.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that President Trump has named Carrie Castille as the new, permanent director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Worthington, Minn.-based Bedford Industries, a supplier of twist ties, bendable components and packaging reclosures, has issued its first-ever sustainability report and also updated its website.
Orlando, Fla.-based vertical farming company Kalera said it will begin construction on a facility in the Columbus, Ohio area, set to open in 2021. The facility will generate about 65 jobs, according to a news release.
Mexican orange production will rebound in 2021 after drought cut the 2020 crop by 40%, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
