Industry
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association, Ottawa, Ontario, has launched an initiative to spread the word on produce consumption benefits, the Half Your Plate Health Professionals Network.
Pilgrim’s Foodliner and Riesbeck’s Food Market are new companies to the Market. C & M Mushrooms, Economy Produce & Vegetable Co., Heritage Organic Farm, Michael Farms Inc., Shamrock Foods Company & others have updates.
China is cutting in half tariffs on U.S. fruit and other goods imposed in September and December last year, but leaving in place heftier tariffs imposed in 2018.
Brookshire Grocery Company, Packaging Personified Inc., and Schur Star Systems Inc. are new companies to the Market. Best Fresh Produce Inc., Canyon Sales Company LLC, General Produce Co. and other have changes.
Cooperativa de Consumo Sta Anita SCL has been Endorsed. Giunta’s Meat Farms and Idea Fresh LLC are new companies to the Market. Family Farm Inc., Feeding San Diego, Gamble Farm Organics LLC and others have updates.
The Texas International Produce Association has postponed the Viva Fresh Expo, and is considering whether to cancel it altogether, as concerns about COVID-19 escalate.
The forecast for U.S. fruit and vegetable imports in fiscal year 2019 was raised by $200 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The U.S. Department has sanctioned two Texas companies for violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has lifted Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act sanctions on PFI Express Inc.
Anthony Marano Co has been Endorsed. Cherry Capital Foods, EV Produce International Inc., Illume Agriculture, and Sebastian Trade are new companies to the Market. Genpro Inc., Rene Produce LLC, and others have changes.
Alko Green Fresh LLC, Golden State Fresh LLC, Gomez Produce and Dairy Corp. and Monarca Natural Foods Inc. are new companies to the Market. Applewood Fresh Growers LLC, Rice Fruit Co. and others have updates.
Big Chuy Distributors & Sons Inc. and Botsford & Goodfellow Inc. have been Endorsed. Driftless Fresh, Smith Eagle Logistics, and Uwajimaya are new companies to the Market. Hass Avocado Board and others have changes.
Berry Brokers International LLC, H & E Trading LLC, Jecam Fresh Produce Corporation, La Finca Produce Corporation, and La Tortilleria LLC are new companies to the Market. Anthony’s Farm LLC and others have updates.
Central Kitchen Foods LLC, Co Operate WNC, Pro Produce Inc, Ross Fruit LLC, and Tri-K Produce Inc., are new companies to the Market. B Catalani Inc., Fresh Life Organics, Transpacific Food Inc. and others have changes.
Companies awarded contracts through the USDA’s Buy Fresh program will be boxing the produce themselves to distribute to food banks, and the program is expected to last for six months at $100 million in produce a month.
Alder Market, Galaxy Fresh Produce LLC, JAG Distributors LLC, Rä Foods Wild About Sprouts, and The Farmer’s Table are new companies to the Market. Wiggins Wholesale, Inc., Zespri Kiwifruit - USA & others have updates.
With $2.7 billion targeted to the fruit and vegetable industry, the $19 billion Coronavirus Food Assistance Program was unveiled by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on April 17.
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Bountiful Blessings Community Services, Inc., Fortified Produce Brokers LLC, Jozour LLC, National Food Trading Corp., RS Produce LLC are new companies to the Market. Deardorff Orchards & others have updates.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 22 which puts a 60-day pause on immigration into the U.S.
Rouge River Farms has been Endorsed. Avoexport Co Inc., Food Connection US Corp., Kooljet Refrigeration Systems, New Era’s American Asparagus Packing LLC, and Organic World LLC are new companies to the Market & more.
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The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Grand Rapids, accuses Johnston, Iowa-based DuPont Pioneer and two recruiters of violating federal wage and migrant labor laws.
Female farmers might never be the majority, but they will be formative players in the future of agriculture.
Businesses often hire new employees to alleviate the work load of others, but they can’t just be thrown into the mix and expected to succeed.
To help prepare you for the road ahead, Top Producer will host its annual Tomorrow’s Top Producer conference Jan. 28 in Chicago.
U.S. and Ukraine dairy operations have similar management challenges with forage supplies.
University of Georgia researchers are researching drought-tolerant, alternative forages for the state’s dairy producers to help safeguard their feed supply and save money.
High employee turnover can lead to inconsistent animal production or potentially lower quality products, both meat and milk.