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A bill that authorizes the hiring of more inspectors at U.S. border to strengthen pest and disease control efforts is waiting for the president’s approval.

The Packer’s Tom Karst on Feb. 10 interviewed Chris Pawelski, owner of Pawelski Farms in Goshen, N.Y.

Check out leading U.S. fresh produce imports for the last five years and longer-term charts of U.S. berry and avocado imports.

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement became effective July 1, but it brings no sweeping changes to North American produce companies who have operated with the NAFTA for more than two decades.

Now that the USMCA has begun, what can we say about the North American Free Trade Agreement?

Registrar Corp. has upgraded it FDA Compliance Monitor with risk evaluation tools.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking comments on a proposal to allow South African citrus imports at all U.S. ports, without the current cold treatment requirement now in place.

U.S. fresh produce imports are exceeding expectations.

Customs and Border Production officers in Pharr, Texas, intercepted a commercial load of Mexican onions with $30.5 million worth of suspected methamphetamine in the trailer.

Holistic Solutions Global, a grower and distributor of Dominican Republic tropical fruit, will be using shelf life extension products from Hazel Technologies on mangoes and other fruit.