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No good deed goes unpunished.

Despite the pandemic, ports on both coasts have optimistic fresh produce outlooks, and the Alliance for Food and Farming is looking at small, but positive changes during the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect companies and individuals in the fresh produce industry.

The Food and Drug Administration is extending the application period for the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program.

Echoing concerns raised in the fresh produce industry, members of Congress serving on House agriculture subcommittees, are asking about the process to award contracts for the Farmers to Families Food Box program.

Liability protection for employers and business owners is being sought by Senate Republicans in the next coronavirus assistance bill.

Has the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program made a difference in fresh produce market conditions?

The PMA and United Fresh Produce say they had a “candid dialogue” with U.S. Department of Agriculture officials about the Farmers to Families Food Box Program and expressed hope that improvements can be made.

United Fresh has launched a webpage with detailed information on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, the direct payment program to help producers reclaim some of the losses from the pandemic.

Are the U.S. and China headed for a “cold war”?