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Increased regulations and other issues have prompted San Miguel Produce to reduce Ventura County, Calif., acreage and partner with other growers across North America to ensure a year-round supply.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has filed an administrative complaint against Bain Distributors Inc. for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – Trailblazer, activist, mentor and marketing genius are a few of the descriptors used to characterize produce industry icon Frieda Rapoport Caplan at a celebration of life Feb. 22.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has dropped several members of the industry from a Perishables Agricultural Commodities Act against Adams Produce Co. LLC.
Jacksonville Fla.-based Winn Dixie Stores Inc. has posted a $1 million surety bond with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, allowing the retailer to have an active Perishable Commodities Act license.
ORLANDO, Fla. — Truck rates could be headed sharply higher in early May, Kenny Lund told attendees of the National Watermelon Association convention on Feb 21.
Chiquita has announced new water conservation steps it is taking through land gifting and farm rejuvenation programs.
With the uncertainty of the effects of COVID-19 on business, any company selling produce should not extend payment terms past 30 days, thereby waiving protections under the PACA Trust, according to United Fresh.
Nebo Market and Pines Market are new companies to the Market. Alida’s Fruits, Berg Harvest LLC, J R Simplot Co., Kiowa Valley Organics Inc dba Golden West Farms, Orchard View Cherries and others have updates.
The 2020 Canadian Produce Marketing Association convention and trade show is canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As more consumers eat more avocados during more dayparts, the fruit is turning up on more restaurant menus.
Intralox is a new company to the Market. Epic Fresh Produce LLC, Harold Quebedeaux Produce Inc., Mandujano Brothers, Maris Farms, Nino Salvaggio Fruit & Vegetable Market Inc., S C Fresh and others have updates.
The United Fresh Produce Association is requesting urgent action by Congress to help the fresh produce supply chain deal with the financial shocks caused by the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.
Guan’s Mushroom Co., Commerce, Calif., is calling all cases of 7.05-ounce packs of enoki mushrooms from South Korea because of possible Listeria Monocytogenes contamination.
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide targeted assistance for the specialty crop industry because of losses resulting from the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
The Produce Marketing Association will hold a “virtual” town hall meeting on March 25 discussing the industry’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
By April and May, the logistics of transporting fresh fruit and vegetables will be in jeopardy from the COVID-19 pandemic more than the production of fresh produce, according to the United Nations.
New Day Farms, Swanson’s Foods Inc, and Willy’s Supervalu are new companies to the Market. McPeak Orchards, Moxxy Marketing, South Tex Organics LLC, Vine Line Produce Distribution and others have changes.
Canada’s government is exempting foreign nationals who have committed to working in agriculture from COVID-19 travel bans.
The Irvine-based California Avocado Commission has come up with a new advertising campaign to call attention to California avocados this season and help move more of them, said Jan DeLyser, vice president of marketing.
The Hass Avocado Board has invested in a nutrition program that has helped health professionals and consumers understand how avocados are beneficial to their health.
Keany Produce & Gourmet, Landover, Md., has donated more than $100,000 worth of fresh produce to food banks and other charities during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Packer’s Tom Karst visited March 24 with Ron Lemaire, president of the CPMA, about the decision to cancel the CPMA show and other produce industry effects from the COVID-19 outbreak.
While world headlines are fixed on the coronavirus COVID-19, the banana industry is concerned, as well, about stopping the spread of Fusarium Wilt tropical race 4 — commonly called TR4 or Panama disease.
The National Restaurant Association has canceled its May 16-19 show in Chicago because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Greensboro, N.C.-based Syngenta is investing $2 billion in sustainable agriculture, and the company said part of the investment will go toward packaging innovations.
The Oppenheimer Group will be expanding the Ocean Spray brand to grapes, starting with Mexican grapes in May.
UPDATED: Foodservice distributor Sid Wainer & Son, New Bedford, Mass., opened a pop-up store to help residents access fresh fruits and vegetables.
About 50 growers in California’s Ojai Valley in Ventura County have begun harvest pixie tangerines.
United Fresh and other food industry groups collaborated with the Food and Drug Administration on guidelines for food companies to follow if an employee or customer tests positive for COVID-19.