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The value of U.S. tomato imports from Mexico from October 2022 through September 2023 reached $2.7 billion.

Peter O’Driscoll, executive director of Equitable Food Initiative, and Kim Combs, supplier verification manager with The Kroger Co., explore the topic in this “Tip of the Iceberg” podcast.

Meet Lupe Gonzalo of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, one of the The Packer 25’s 2023 honorees.

The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against Cantero Produce Corp. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

Meet Ron Ferri of Tops Friendly Markets, one of the The Packer 25’s 2023 honorees.

The USDA has filed an administrative complaint against United Vegetable Produce Inc. (United Vegetable) for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

The USDA sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators of the businesses from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without approval from USDA.

Immokalee, Fla.-based Ark Foods has announced a pilot project that will expand its activities into the fruit industry with a watermelon trial.

Meet Dwight Ferguson of the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation, one of the The Packer 25’s 2023 honorees.