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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.

U.S. imports of fresh fruits in May were down 10.4% compared with a year ago, while fresh vegetable imports jumped 17%, according to newly released statistics.

You probably saw the news that field hearings to consider protection measures for U.S. produce against fruit and vegetable imports have been postponed.

Field hearings to consider protection measures for U.S. produce against fruit and vegetable imports have been postponed.

Produce importer Jac. Vandenberg, Yonkers, N.Y., is replacing citrus bag plastic netting with a compostable netting made from beech tree pulp.

With travel bans due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, on-site audits have been disrupted, and the United Fresh Produce Association has a web seminar to answer importers’ questions.

After months of collaboration, U.S. and Mexican papaya industry stakeholders have a food safety document specifically designed for the tropical fruit.

The U.S. Department will start inspecting Mexican tomatoes entering the U.S. on April 4, as part of the suspension agreement with the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering a web seminar on electronic filing requirements in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Automated Commercial Environment.