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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.

In the journal Nutrients, the report “Differences in the Quantity and Types of Foods and Beverages Consumed by Canadians between 2004 and 2015" looked at comparing food consumption levels between 2004 and 2015.

The Environmental Protection Agency is taking public comments until March 14 on its proposed decision to establish tolerances for the use of streptomycin in/on citrus fruit.

State officials will be joining the Georgia Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association in an update of state agricultural funding.

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

Fresh-Link Produce LLC has hired Randy Bolhuis to open an office in Hamilton, Mich., where he will be the sales agent for Sandy View Farms.

Jim Cranney has been elected chairman of the Minor Crop Farmer Alliance.