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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on five businesses for failure to pay after receiving sanctions under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

West Coast celery shipping point prices continue to hold strong at historically high levels, and the market may not back down for several weeks.

Back by popular demand, author Dave Mitchell will speak at The Packer’s West Coast Produce Expo.

CKF Produce Corp., New York, faces a possible ban from the industry for up to three years under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

Registration is open for the Center for Produce Safety’s 2019 Research Symposium.

There is still time to send us your nomination for the prestigious Canadian Produce Person of the Year for 2019.

Fallbrook, Calif.-based Del Rey Avocado Co. has added a new facility in Vista that adds an additional 43,000 square feet of cold storage and ripening rooms to the company’s existing footprint in San Diego County.

Michael Robach has joined Clear Labs’ board of directors.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr (Texas) International Bridge recently found more than a ton of marijuana hidden in a commercial load of avocados.

Proprietary Variety Management (PVM) and affiliates Brandt’s Fruit Trees and Pink Lady America, have a revamped website.