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Trade sources worry that U.S. exporters of fruit and other commodities may face inspection delays and other non-tariff barriers after the latest round of tariffs imposed on China by the Trump administration.

Tony and Grammy award-winning performer Leslie Odom, Jr. is on the playbill of the 2018 Produce Marketing Association’s Fresh Summit on Oct. 18.

Procacci Bros., Philadelphia, is celebrating its 70-year anniversary.

Philadelphia-based AgroFresh Solutions’ FreshCloud Predictive Screening system is designed to predict the risk of disorder development in particular produce varieties.

Perrysburg, Ohio-based Dillin Automation Systems Corp. has completed a Pallet Load Accumulation System for Double Diamond Fruit of Quincy, Wash.

Organically Grown Co.’s David Lively has been re-appointed to the Organic Trade Association’s board of directors.

FDA officials looking into the source of the cyclospora in McDonald’s salads found two samples of U.S.-grown romaine with the parasites, although they weren’t connected to the outbreak attributed to the salads.

The 2018 edition of Interpoma, a biennial event geared to the apple production sector, is set for Nov. 15-17 in Bolzano, Italy.

Skies were sunny and blue on Sept. 11 in Chadbourn, N.C., but Hurricane Florence was bound to change that reality by Sept. 12 or Sept. 13.

Are fresh fruits and vegetables getting their “fair share”?