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

Canada’s House of Commons and Senate voted in favor of implementing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, one of the final hurdles before it becomes law.

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 forecast for U.S. fruit and vegetable imports in fiscal year 2019 was raised by $200 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Sun World International, Palm Desert, Calif., has added three companies the list of marketers who can sell its proprietary grape varieties.

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 Office of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has scheduled hearings for growers to talk about concerns of unfair competition with Mexican products.