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The Packer’s Tom Karst visited March 25 with Alex DiNovo, president and chief operating officer of DNO Produce, the Columbus, Ohio-based distributor.
Phoenix Microgreens, Sunshine Orchards and Y Hata & Co Limited are new companies to the Market. Arca Organics, La Galera Produce LLC, Lynn-Ette & Sons Inc., Oneonta Trading Corp. and others have updates.
WestFresh Distributing Inc., Monterey, Calif., has hired Bonny Iten to manage the company’s new office in the Coachella Valley.
The fresh produce industry is facing unprecedented losses with the COVID-19 pandemic according to Western Growers, which is asking the USDA to cover all PACA claims to ensure produce sellers are fully protected.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed a Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act administrative complaint against the Enson Group LLC, doing business as Eternal Food Service.
The USDA announced actions taken regarding Enson Trading Corp. and PAB Produce Inc. Holistic Solutions Global and King Specialty Foods are new companies to the Market. Cinnabar Produce and others have changes.
The Packer’s Tom Karst talks on March 26 with Jason Resnick, vice president and general counsel for Western Growers, about the current foodservice crisis tied to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
PAB Produce Inc., Los Angeles, has posted a surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to employ Jose Del Toro Jr.
The Andrew and Phyllis D’Arrigo Charitable Foundation, Salinas, Calif., is donating to Monterey County non-profit organizations as residents comply with a shelter-in-place order in the county.
The Department of State is taking steps to reduce delays in the processing of H-2A workers caused by the COVID-19 crisis.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited on March 26 with Richard Owen, vice president of global membership and engagement for the Produce Marketing Association.
Organics Unlimited, San Diego, is using funds from its Disaster Relief GROW sub-fund to help workers during the COVID-19 crisis.
The United Fresh Produce Association is extending the application period for the 26th class of its leadership program because of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has compiled a list of FAQs for the Perishable Agriculture Commodities Act as customers ask suppliers about extending payment terms.
Produce and allied industry companies are finding ways to help consumers whose finances have been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with donations of produce and resources.
Nearly $10 million has been awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to 11 multi-state projects that seek to boost the competitiveness of specialty crops.
ERC Produce has been Endorsed. Exp Group LLC, Flaum Appetizing Corp., Nellai Marts Worthington Lewis Center, Ocean Sunbelt Produce Inc., and PNW Veg Co LLC are new companies to the Market. Plus, many company updates.
Publix plans to support farmers and people in need in the areas it serves with a new initiative to buy additional produce and milk to donate to Feeding America food banks.
For produce it has been the tale of two industries. Retail is rockin’. Foodservice? Not so good.
Companies and industry associations are donating products and resources to respond to the pandemic, helping feed hungry families and keeping field workers safe.
Ecuador’s fruit and vegetable exports are not being diminished by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Pro Ecuador, the country’s export promotion authority.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited April 24 with Sabrina Bosiacki, agriculture industry manager for the Houston Food Bank, about the promise of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Buy Fresh Program.
Through Pro*Act’s network of distributors, a new initiative called Feeding Our Frontlines is delivering more than $1 million in fresh produce to health care workers across the country.
The Castellini Group of Companies, Cincinnati, has a new website and logo as it enters into a new phase of a growth plan that’s unifying its companies under the Castellini brand.
The Hass Avocado Board has released a video showcasing its work to support growing consumption of the fruit in the U.S.
Taking a close look at distressed markets for produce, milk, and eggs during the COVID-19 pandemic, a live digital event by Farm Journal is set for April 30 at 3 p.m. Central.
Registration is open for the Center for Produce Safety’s Research Symposium weekly web seminars, a five-part series in place of the annual meeting that was cancelled by COVID-19 restrictions.
California table grape acreage for the 2019 crop, at 121,000 acres, was unchanged from the previous season’s acreage.
A lack of labor interest and potential legal and political factors limit the potential of turning to a “gig economy” to decreasing food waste from produce farms.
Abendroth’s Apple Ridge Orchards, Amazing Dollar, Nellai Marts (Sawmill), Raw Generation Inc., and SJ Distribution LLC are new companies to the Market. Blueberry Ridge Farm, Sunrise Organic Farm and others have updates.