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U.S. fresh produce imports are exceeding expectations.

Customs and Border Production officers in Pharr, Texas, intercepted a commercial load of Mexican onions with $30.5 million worth of suspected methamphetamine in the trailer.

The Food and Drug Administration has set fiscal year 2021 fees for inspection relating to imports and third-party audits under the Food Safety Modernization Act.

Michael Walsh, a commodity manager at Seald Sweet, is retiring after more than four decades in the produce industry.

Holistic Solutions Global, a grower and distributor of Dominican Republic tropical fruit, will be using shelf life extension products from Hazel Technologies on mangoes and other fruit.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting a tomato brown rugose fruit virus survey of tomato greenhouses and has restricted imports to crack down on the virus.

Federal trade and agriculture officials have rescheduled hearings for growers to testify on how foreign trade is harming U.S. agriculture, with a focus on the effects of Mexican produce imports on southwest growers.

Awe Sum Organics, Santa Cruz, Calif., is starting its new crop of Southern Hemisphere apples.

Vision Import Group, Hackensack, N.J., has hired Alberto Obregon as director of global procurement.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is considering allowing imports of fresh raspberries from Peru into the U.S.