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The Blueberry Coalition for Progress & Health, a group that includes domestic blueberry importers and foreign grower groups, has formed to oppose limitations on imports of the berries.

The USDA has imposed sanctions on Poblano Fresh Produce Corp., Los Angeles, for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

Robert Glasser, who started each morning at 2 a.m. for 60 years opening the family business, Torn & Glasser, has died.

Cooler and freezer manufacturer Polar King International has hired Rachel Giese as a customer service agent.

The Fresh Produce & Floral Council had its Annual Charity Auction virtually on Dec. 17th, raising $35,250 to support Caterina’s Club and Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently issued per capita availability numbers for fresh produce. Let’s dive into some of the numbers.

D’Arrigo California, Salinas, is proud to announce the launch of its newly redesigned website at www.andyboy.com.

Bill Stewart, a founder of WesPak Sales, Dinuba, Calif., has died.

Frieda Rapoport Caplan, founder of Frieda’s Specialty Produce, is memorialized in Inc. Magazine’s list of iconic entrepreneurs who died in 2020.

Grimmway’s Jeff Huckaby and Cal Poly’s Andy Thulin will discuss organic produce research at an education session Jan. 27 during the 2021 Global Organic Produce Expo.