Industry
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Toronto, Canada-based Execulytics Consulting has released the second edition of its Produce Almanac, an annual review of produce markets.
Students at 17 Michigan schools will have more options for fresh fruits and vegetables, thanks to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Fresh Start Foundation.
Crown Jewels Produce, Nogales, Ariz., will significantly increase the amount of green beans the company brings in from West Mexico this season.
Lacewing Marketing LLC, Orion Pacific International Inc, and Salazar Produce Company have been cited by the USDA. Estrella Produce, WhyNot Farm and others are new companies to the Market, plus company changes.
A man who the U.S. Department of Agriculture ruled was “responsibly connected” to a business in a case involving $9.8 million in unpaid produce purchases continues to challenge the decision.
Although SunFed has year-round programs, most of the company’s production is in winter.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act Dec. 11.
1894-1919: It took a world war to propel the U.S. produce industry into the modern world, one in which horsepower—the mechanized kind—meant product could be shipped nationwide.
Economic hardship and innovation force shift in the industry
Mr G International Produce Inc. has been Endorsed. McElhinny Farm, Moses L Yoder, Paul Horst Jr, Raymond Esch, and Sarah K Beiler are new companies to the Market. Blue Jack Farms, Herr Foods Inc. and other have updates.
The Hunts Point Produce Market has a bright new logo to go along with a new era of leadership and fresh outlook of its place in the marketplace.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on California and Virginia businesses under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
Galaviz, Mtn View Nursery, Samuel O Nolt, Timothy Zimmerman, and Tuscarora Organic Growers Cooperative are new companies to the Market. Choice Food Group, Savor Brands Inc and others have updates.
The U.S. and China have reached a “phase one” trade deal that takes additional escalation of tariffs by both countries off the table but is lacking specifics on when existing tariffs U.S. fresh produce will be removed.
Blue Jack Farms has been Endorsed. Lewis M Burkholder, Samuel Lapp, Shanley Farms, Werkheiser Farm and Wesley Burkholder are new companies to the Market. Delina Inc., Aarestad Farm and others have changes.
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Alexandras Produce Inc., Foodlink, and ONCE27 LLC are new companies to the Market. Cargill Inc., Chukar Cherries, HB Farms LLC, M & L Produce, Maberry Packing Inc. and others have updates.
Supplies of Envy apples are now transitioning from imports to fresh, domestic production, as the brand eyes growth.
When President Trump signed the USMCA, responses from the U.S., Canada and Mexican fresh produce industries were generally positive.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has determined that Jeff Pfaff was not “responsibly connected” to a Florida company that violated the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
USDA has determined that Jeff Pfaff was not responsibly connected to Farm Fresh Packers LLC. Balfour Consumer Meats and Josie Mosie and Company LLC are new companies to the Market. CMI Orchards and others have updates.
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RR & Tequila Limes LLC has paid PACA reparation award. ANB Farms LLC, Great Basin Sales and TerraFresh Organics are new companies to the Market. Nickey Gregory Company and others have updates.
Alexandra’s Produce Inc., EasyPeasy LLC, Henderson Foods Inc., UP Indian River (North), and UP St. Lucie are new companies to the Market. American River Ag Inc., B C Tree Fruits Cooperative and others have updates.
Securing long-term trade certainty with Canada and Mexico, President Donald Trump has signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Specialty and Top Quality Produce LLC, and World Distribution Group LLC are new companies to the Market. Gibson Produce & Watermelon Sales LLC, Hitchcock Farms Inc., Villa Produce Inc. and others have updates.
The U.S. fresh produce industry needs the federal government’s immediate assistance to recover from economic distress caused by the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
t’s watermelon season in Florida. But as the top U.S. watermelon-producing state prepares for harvest, many of the workers needed to collect the crop are stuck in Mexico, unable to secure visas.
Congress and the Trump administration are sending $2 trillion in cash to help a U.S. economy that has been staggered by the coronavirus COVID-19 since mid-March, and the produce industry is anxious to see their share.