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The Government of Panama has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to authorize the importation of Mangosteen fruit for consumption into the U.S. and Territories. 

Shippers and consumers both get excited for the California cherry season. This company handles cherries from all growing regions, which gives it an early start and long season.

WiseTrade Corporation of Irvine, Calif., is recalling all its cases of its 200g/7.05oz packages of ENOKI MUSHROOM (Product of Korea).

The Government of New Zealand has asked USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to authorize the importation of fresh pepper for consumption into the U.S. and territories.

Beachside Produce LLC plans for more volume this year. The company has begun its season and is looking for strawberry growers to rotate its other crops with.

USDA now expects food price inflation in 2022 to be from 4.5% to 5.5%, compared with 2021, based on the all-food Consumer Price Index. No category shows a potential decline.

Gold Coast Packing Co has focused on pursuing innovation and value-added produce for over 40 years. That makes change a certainty.

While the crop size may not match last year’s high yields, The Flavor Tree Fruit Company in Hanford, Calif., is expecting large cherries for the upcoming harvest.

The Packer’s Tom Karst interviewed Andy Higgins, CEO of Bakersfield, Calif.-based IFG, in February about trends in grape variety breeding and new introductions from the company in recent years.

Supply chain logistics, food safety, social responsibility, and U.S.-Mexico trade issues were hot topics at the March 16 Spring Policy Summit, hosted by the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas.