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The Produce Marketing Association will hold a “virtual” town hall meeting on March 25 discussing the industry’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visited March 24 with Ron Lemaire, president of the CPMA, about the decision to cancel the CPMA show and other produce industry effects from the COVID-19 outbreak.

The National Restaurant Association has canceled its May 16-19 show in Chicago because of the COVID-19 outbreak.

South Africa will go on a nationwide lockdown midnight March 26 to prevent the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19, but industry sources report fruit exports are expected to continue without interruption.

The Packer’s Tom Karst visits March 24 with Wendy Reinhardt Kapsak, president and CEO of the Produce for Better Health Foundation about PBH’s recent consumer-facing activity in view of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Scammers are using the COVID-19 situation to steal personal information from Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients, the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned March 24.

The Produce Marketing Association will host an April 1 Virtual Town Hall for members to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic.

Farmers, growers and ranchers are uncertain about commodity markets, the financial stability of their business and their labor force, according to a Farm Journal poll.

Sakata Seed America, Morgan Hill, Calif., is donating respiratory masks and gloves used in its seed production to healthcare agencies.

Congress and the Trump administration are sending $2 trillion in cash to help a U.S. economy that has been staggered by the coronavirus COVID-19 since mid-March, and the produce industry is anxious to see their share.